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Is being a restaurant or catering manager a good fit for you?

Runs a restaurant, cafe or catering business. Plans the work, leads staff and makes sure food and drink are served well.

What the work involves

  • Counts money and takes it to the bank.
  • Sets standards for staff performance and customer service.
  • Keeps records required by government on cleanliness and food support.
  • Writes staff rosters and assigns tasks.

The interests that suit it

People in this work tend to be persuading and organising. Here is how much each of the six kinds of interest comes into it.

Hands-onSome. Building, fixing, and working with tools, machines, animals or the outdoors.
CuriousLow. Finding things out, solving problems, and working with ideas and data.
CreativeLow. Making things: art, writing, music, design and performance.
HelpingSome. Teaching, caring for and supporting people.
PersuadingStrong. Leading, selling, and making the calls.
OrganisingStrong. Keeping things in order: records, numbers and systems.

What it tends to reward

Compared with other work, this job stands out for:

  • Independence. Trusted to decide how the work gets done.

How much training it needs

Fast start. Little or some training needed. Rules differ from country to country, so check locally before you commit.

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