Restaurant Jobs India after the COVID Lockdown!

Bracing for Impact is what anyone should be doing right now. With loss of business in all sectors and uncertainly of a bounce back in the economy, job losses are on the anvil.  Non-Essentials like Luxury dining, leisure travel which has come to a screeching halt will take much longer to get started which means that it will be the survival of the fittest for businesses and survival of the fittest employees within the business. 
The fittest businesses in case of this event are the ones with deep pockets with an ability to burn cash and keep their employees with them for the dawn that will eventually happen.  But most in the restaurant businesses will not have that depth and hence they will have to let go of people in the interest of the greater good. So here I am speaking for entry level , rank and file employees  in hotels and restaurants, retail services. 

What should you do so that you don't suffer a job loss after or during the lockdown?

• Be prepared to multitask. Take initiatives. Be a salesman. If the business survives you survive
• Be prepared for a salary cut. Less salary is better than no jobs. 
• Keep a positive attitude and help the promoters to help you
• And yes; while you are sitting at home now, use this opportunity to upskill your self in skills like marketing, technical, public speaking etc whatever will help you in your job.
• Don't forget to highlight your upgraded skills on Social Media. You employers are watching. 

What do you do if you lose your job because of this lockdown?

• Be prepared for it, ensure you work on your resume in the lockdown
• Once without employment, upload your resumes on various job portals
• Don't panic now as you have done what you could so utilize your time. Take up a course and upskill your self for the job that you wish to take up in the industry or outside. 
• Network with colleagues who know your work from the past, they will be your lowest hanging fruits. 
• Seek short internships, even if unpaid in the workplaces/industry you aim to work in. 

We at The Happy High announced our full time 6 week bartending course and this could be one of the skills one  could acquire which could or rather have led to globe trotting careers. Our bartending institute in Mumbai looks to admit students from any discipline with a minimum education of 12th Pass and a good conversational level of English.  Bartending is a skilled job and it take years to learn the skill which translates to better jobs each time. So if you have lost your jobs as a waiter, flight attendant, retail store associate, travel desk associate then this may be the course you want to upskill with.  Even fresh graduates who are coming out of colleges in this difficult times, may consider this.  You can find more detail on this vocational course  in bartending here  
https://www.thehappyhigh.com/bartending-academy-mumbai.html

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