Hire restaurant staff in Austin.
Pre-vetted candidates, backed by the people they have actually worked with. Post once and interview only the few worth meeting.
How Grain works for Austin restaurants
Your existing job post routes applicants through Grain. Nothing about how you hire has to change.
Every applicant answers interview questions, and their work history is confirmed by real coworkers and managers.
A ranked shortlist of the few worth meeting, with interviews booked for you.
What a verified record shows
Every candidate is screened the same way: how they performed and how they worked with their team, in their own voice and in the voices of the people who worked alongside them.
Where they worked, in what role, over which dates, confirmed by the coworkers who were there.
Real people from their past teams vouch that the work happened, verified by work email.
How they performed and how they worked with the team, in a past manager’s own words.
Interview answers and a short intro they record once, so you hear from them before you read a word.
Why Austin operators use Grain
Work history is confirmed by real coworkers and managers, verified by work email. Not self-reported, not a form reference.
You meet a person: their confirmed history, their interview answers, and a short intro in their own voice.
Your existing job posts route applicants through Grain. No new inbox, no new process to learn.
Grain vs. job boards
What Austin operators ask.
How fast can I hire restaurant staff in Austin?
It speeds you up, and it cuts out the first-round screening calls. Those run up to an hour each, and most go nowhere. We do that part for you. You see applicants the day they apply, already vetted. All you do is approve the shortlist. Then we bring those people in for a shadowing day, and we handle the messaging, scheduling, and coordinating. You get back all the hours you’d normally spend on calls and back-and-forth.
I already post on Indeed or Poached. Does Grain replace it?
Keep it. Indeed is good at getting you applicants. It can’t tell you which ones are any good. That’s what we do. You don’t change where you post. We pull the applicants from there and screen them for you.
What do you actually verify?
The stuff on a resume that anyone can fake. We get the people who worked with someone to confirm they really worked there, in that role, over those dates. A real former coworker has to do it, so it’s a genuine check, not just the candidate’s word. Then we get a reference from their old manager on how they actually worked. Each profile shows what we’ve confirmed and what’s still unverified.
Do candidates come from Grain, or from my own applicants?
Your own, for now. Everyone on your list applied to you directly. The profiles you see here are just samples of what a finished one looks like. Later on, we want restaurants on Grain to vouch for people to each other. So a good cook who got verified across town could show up on your list too. That part isn’t live yet.
What does it cost?
Right now, nothing. We’re starting with a handful of restaurants, and it’s free for them. When we do start charging, you’ll pay when we actually save you a hire. Not for every resume we screen, and never a cut of what your staff earns. The places that start with us now help set the price.
See it on your hardest role.
Tell us where you post in Austin and send your applicants our way. We take the hiring grunt work off your plate and send you the people worth meeting. No setup fee, no contract.
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