Hiring qualified and suitable employees is an important part of any business including catering as the your reputation depends on their work. Though it may not appear so to many people, Catering business is a very specialized field and the people working there should possess certain qualities. Doing Catering business is not as easy as putting on an apron and cooking, but it involves so many other aspects.


In addition to having the knowledge of cooking, the people you employ should have good manners and etiquette to properly handle earlier customers as well as impress and attract new ones. To make your catering business a successful venture, you need to set certain standards while selecting the most suitable ones from the several people who apply for the jobs.

There is nothing wrong with you hiring someone who has no experience in the food industry but you do not want to hire them if you are new into the business. Since your initial weeks in the business would decide your future in the business, this may not be the suitable time to take an inexperienced novice and train him or her. You would definitely need the able assistance of a well experienced staff members to ensure that nothing goes wrong in those first days and help you to tide over in case something goes wrong.


There is always a tendency for the job applicants to misrepresent facts in their resumes whenever they apply for a new job to impress the employer, and so you should not believe everything given in the job application. So do not take every fact to be true and do not skip over any factual detail how so ever unimportant it may seem since then you will be making a huge mistake. In case the applicant has mentioned previous places of employment it would be wise to do some verification from the previous employer.


So while you are hiring new staff, ask intelligent questions during the interview to learn more about the person. Ask them about the value of team work and whether they play any sport and important a role team work played in winning or losing.


You can also assess their marketing skills by asking them to sell some items. You can also ask sudden questions to assess their ability in thinking and answering on the spot. See if they can come up with a unique answer. Closely observe the body language of the applicants during the interview to find out whether they are smartly dressed and if they have the friendly vibe about them to win the confidence of the customers.