Need advice for Hiring staff!

What Kind of person to hire?

  • Just Females

    Votes: 22 36.7%

  • Hot Blonds

    Votes: 24 40.0%

  • Hot Asians

    Votes: 28 46.7%

  • Hot Brunettes

    Votes: 21 35.0%

  • Hot Gingers ( do they exists )

    Votes: 14 23.3%

  • Random Douches ( Guys )

    Votes: 9 15.0%
  • Total voters
    60
If you are going to go for the breakfast crowd, consider serving Crepes.

Cost is about $.20 (if that) but you can sell them for around $4-$5. They take about 30 secs in prep and people love the taste and 'old-world' idea. Am NOT familiar with Vancouver but with the French influence around there people should already be educated what they are etc..

Number one thing though: Figure out WHO you want your customers to be. Then plan/hire accordingly. Don't be all things to all people. That's when your shop will blow.

With a coffee shop (keep in mind I don't know your demographics of the area you are in) hit every competitor in a 2 mile radius. What do they do? What works? What doesn't? Talk to the barrista's... ask them what's popular.. when you find folks with an awesome personality... hey, I'm starting a new shop.. any advice you can give? ASK THEM! You'll be surprised how frank most folks will be with you.

If you love them and their personality tell them flat out, I love your personality/etc. would love to hire you! They are already working locally and KNOW the business. Pay them a couple $$ more but they probably have a following as well, that will then come to your store. (especially the chicks)

What kind of store front do you have? How big is it?

Have you thought about putting up white boards so folks can have 'idea sessions'?
Free Internet access of course?
How about a theme certain days of the week? Thursday evening is 'small business networking' night at which time we will have a socializer and a workshop afterwards. Tonights theme is - how to market your business locally on google! (then skim the local seo thread on this forum, write down 3 points and teach it in a 3 week course) lol
Tuesday nights is MBA student night were they can network and help each other with course work.

Long story short, become the place where you don't just buy 'coffee' but the place where 'IT' happens!

Be EXTRAORDINARY!!!
 
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I'd rather have someone who gets my order right than some hot chick that I get to stare at, make a highly obvious attempt at flirting with, and then share an awkward 3 minute silence with until my caramel latte is ready.
 
I used to own a Gelato Cafe so wish you the best of luck with the new venture. As to hiring you want to stick with brunettes that are 5'2 to 5'7" and weigh no more than 136 pounds, with preferably a large B cup or a small C cup (stray from this and you will have problems) and glasses or contacts are a plus but not necessary for a good barista.

Now you want to narrow that down some more to get the best candidates. On your application you need to add some math questions to it. Ask 3 or 4 story problems and 2 straight math questions. Mark that section to be completed at the interview. When they get to your interview have them go complete the test with no calculator (or cellphone) and also make sure you time it. Anyone that cant complete it or takes way to long is to stupid to work for you so you can send them down the road.
 
dmnEPC said:
I used to own a Gelato Cafe so wish you the best of luck with the new venture. As to hiring you want to stick with brunettes that are 5'2 to 5'7" and weigh no more than 136 pounds, with preferably a large B cup or a small C cup (stray from this and you will have problems) and glasses or contacts are a plus but not necessary for a good barista.

Now you want to narrow that down some more to get the best candidates. On your application you need to add some math questions to it. Ask 3 or 4 story problems and 2 straight math questions. Mark that section to be completed at the interview. When they get to your interview have them go complete the test with no calculator (or cellphone) and also make sure you time it. Anyone that cant complete it or takes way to long is to stupid to work for you so you can send them down the road.
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Not sure if this formula tranlates to cafe bars.

You need a flirt, a serious all biz type chick, a slut, and an older women that has corporate office experience.

All should be very attractive, the older one must be a milf.
 
GerardWon said:
Not sure if this formula tranlates to cafe bars.

You need a flirt, a serious all biz type chick, a slut, and an older women that has corporate office experience.

All should be very attractive, the older one must be a milf.
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Not necessarily here's the problems with your choices
1 The flirt can be great but she can loose a lot of productivity by having guys just hanging around her keeping her from doing her work. These guys will hang around for 1/2 hour or longer, this is death to her productivity.

2. The serious chick will be your brunette so she's fine, if you can find one that's a bit of a flirt great but not a full blown flirt

3 The slut. You can forget productivity here she is going to have all her boyfriends stopping by all the time, and when they are not there she will be texting them. You might think that having all these guys there would be great but think again they don't buy shit and when your not looking she will give your shit away. The slut will also be late for work all the time. All the other staff will hate her and cause bickering and in fitting. And if you don't fire her one day shes just not going to show up.

4. The MILF go ahead and hire her you cant really go wrong.

I have have hired dozens of women over the years and have found the brunette is your best choice for an all around good worker. They can be fun, sexy, flirty, and most of all reliable
 
Make sure you hire a gay black guy (and make sure he's in a relationship so he won't hit on customers or employees), and just one. He won't work much and he'll pilfer supplies. But girls love them, and now you can hire all the hot girls you want because you've got a "diverse" set of employees.
 
This thread is hilarious. When I order coffee I don't give a shit who's serving it as long as they do a good job and I never tip; I already know how cheap it is to make.
 
if your focus is more on driving in customers than making good coffee why not hire people that have a ton of friends? The successful coffee stands and shops in my area always have a few dozen kids hanging out and drinking coffee all day and night cus their friends work there.
 
Hire a senior citizen. You may not find any old ladies needing work because See's Candies employees them all but I'm sure there are plenty of old men looking for work who just want to feel useful.

They might be a little slow but your customers will appreciate the good service and the kindness as opposed to the teenager who can't wait to get off her shift so she can go to that party.

Throw a couple of hotties into the mix and now you can hit most of the demographic.
 
No fat chicks. Nothing is more disgusting then having a fat chick with her jiggling double chin and monsterous gut serving my coffee in the morning. (Fat guys are okay if they're jolly)

Watch out for bitchy Canadian born Asian chicks.

Also, don't tell them you're the boss, be the superviser so you can bang your employees.
 
I used to run/manage a coffee shop for years and would recommend both girls and guys; people that tell you that skilled staff is all that matters are wrong. We used to have a perfect 10 waitress, who was seriously careless and sloppy and all men loved her and were asking for her months after she quit. On the other hand, if you have hot girls serving couples, you are asking for trouble - women don't take super hot chicks near their boyfriends/husbands too lightly..
 
it looks creepy if a male shop owner hires only hot girls. Make sure to hire at least one handsome guy because

a) it looks less creepy

b) your frustrated mummy customers need some eye-candy too
 
lschmidt said:
Make sure you hire a gay black guy (and make sure he's in a relationship so he won't hit on customers or employees), and just one. He won't work much and he'll pilfer supplies. But girls love them, and now you can hire all the hot girls you want because you've got a "diverse" set of employees.
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Best idea yet. Gay black guys are the perfect coffee shop employees

Oh, and if you can find a hot female junky, all the better. Because when you catch her stealing out of the till, you might need to be convinced not to call the cops
 
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