Restaurant hiring software for hourly crews
TalentAxis is a high-volume hiring platform for hourly teams. Candidates apply for crew, cook and cashier jobs by text or WhatsApp, from a sign in your window or a QR code, and you see who can work the rush.
Why restaurant hiring never stops
Restaurants hire all year, mostly from people standing in front of the counter with a phone.
- Crews turn over fast. In accommodation and food services, 4.2% of workers quit each month, almost twice the 2.2% across private industry (BLS, JOLTS 2025).
- Most clicks on a job ad go nowhere. In food service, 6.23% of job-ad clicks became an application in 2025 (Appcast, 2026 Recruitment Marketing Benchmark Report).
- Good candidates have other offers. Recent hires held a median of 2 job offers (ZipRecruiter, New Hire Survey Q2 2026). The restaurant that answers first gets them.
- The manager is running a shift. Hiring happens between tickets, from a phone.
How it works
How it works in a restaurant
From the sign in your window to a confirmed interview, in one chat on the candidate's phone.
A sign in the window
Each job gets a now hiring sign with a QR code and a short code. Put it on the door, the drive-thru window, table tents or receipts.
Apply in a chat
People scan it or text the code and apply by text or WhatsApp, with no new app and no account.
Your questions, one at a time
The chat asks your screening questions: shifts, rushes, start date, experience.
The best ones on top
AI scores each applicant from their answers, so you call the right people first.
Interviews that get confirmed
The recruiter picks a time; the candidate confirms with one tap. Reminders go out on their own.
Spanish-speaking crew
Candidates can apply in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Screening
Screening questions built for restaurants
Pick Restaurant when you sign up and your account starts with these questions. Change them any time.
Restaurant experience
Have they worked in a restaurant or food service before?
Front, kitchen or drive-thru
Which kind of role they want, or any role.
Food handler card
Whether they have one (like ServSafe) or can get one.
Lunch rush, dinner rush or both
Who can cover the hours you need most.
Standing and lifting
Whether they can do the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
The basics
Work authorization, age, start date and shift, one tap each.
Locations
Every location hires on its own
Each store runs its own hiring, and you still see everything in one place.
A code and sign per job and location
Applicants land in the right job at the right store.
One place to see every applicant
Scores, answers and the chat, with notes for whoever hires next.
Standalone, with an open API
Keep your POS and payroll as they are.
Frequently asked questions
Can candidates apply in Spanish?
Do candidates need to download an app?
Do applicants need a resume?
Does it work with my POS or payroll?
Can I try it first?
Is it legal to text job applicants?
How much does it cost?
Hire your next crew member by chat
Set up a job, print its sign and see candidates apply.
