From Corrections to Careers: Today's Foodservice Workforce

The food service industry faced immense challenges during and after the pandemic, forcing businesses to reinvent their operations to survive. Despite innovation and creativity, many operations did not make it. So, what now?While business operations have returned to normal, attracting and keeping exceptional employees remains difficult. If this resonates with you, this book is for you.This book offers practical tools for incarcerated men and women who work in a correctional facility's food service department to gain employability and career development skills and create a realistic post-release plan. It focuses on job opportunities, career development, and mentorship through both soft skills and food service-specific skills to prepare for a future post-release.This comprehensive guide will help you recruit, keep, and reimagine a new type of workforce by:Identifying potential new employees for your operation.Engaging people to learn and share through mentorship.Creating a path to work with purpose, and while leaving a legacy. Read more