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Katie’s Pizza Case Study:

How StaffedUp Helped Katie’s Pizza Build a Better Hiring Funnel with the Right Candidates—Fast

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The Hiring Challenge

Before using StaffedUp, Katie’s Pizza, a beloved restaurant group in St. Louis, faced a common but critical hiring challenge: visibility.

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“Our biggest struggle was simply letting the right people know we were hiring,” the team shared. Despite offering a strong culture, competitive pay, and low turnover, their job openings weren’t getting in front of the right audience—especially for roles that demanded restaurant-specific experience.

Even when they attracted applicants, scheduling interviews quickly became a bottleneck. Their team spent hours chasing down candidates just to coordinate availability, only to be disappointed by underqualified applicants.

In short:

  • Too few qualified candidates
  • Time-consuming manual scheduling
  • Lack of brand visibility to the right job seekers

Why Other Hiring Platforms Didn’t Work

Like many restaurant operators, Katie’s Pizza tried the big-name job boards—but with poor results.

“We were constantly getting unqualified applicants. People looking for warehouse or retail jobs would apply to our restaurant postings.”

The lack of industry targeting and high noise-to-signal ratio made traditional platforms frustrating and inefficient. What they needed was a system tailored to hospitality hiring—with automation built in.

How StaffedUp Solved It

Katie’s Pizza implemented StaffedUp’s branded careers page and instantly began to see results.

Key solutions included:

  • Hospitality-specific candidate traffic: No more off-target applicants.
  • Branded careers page optimized for SEO and built to reflect Katie’s culture.
  • Automated interview scheduling: Applicants now schedule themselves.

  • Pre-screening filters to surface the most qualified candidates instantly.


“The right candidates are starting to apply. We’re not wasting time on poor fits anymore.”

Results That Matter

Since launching StaffedUp, Katie’s Pizza has:

  • Improved applicant quality dramatically
  • Eliminated the manual back-and-forth of scheduling
  • Reduced time-to-hire through automation

  • Built a consistent pipeline of hospitality-minded talent


“We’ve seen our hiring process become way more efficient—and we’re getting better applicants across the board.”

Testimonial

“Over the past 3 years using StaffedUp, I’ve been able to reach a level of qualified candidates that I was unable to do using other sites. It’s made hiring smoother, faster, and honestly, way less stressful.”
Chris Kelling — Katie’s Pizza

Hiring Results That Scale With You

Whether you’re a multi-location operator or just getting your restaurant off the ground, StaffedUp gives you:

  • High-quality applicants ready to work in hospitality
  • Tools that automate and streamline your hiring process
  • A system built to support long-term team building—not just quick fixes

  • Industry::Restaurants
  • Locations::3
  • Locations::90
  • Turnover Rate::Low
  • Average Monthly Hires::1–2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • How does StaffedUp find applicants for me?

    StaffedUp leverages our extensive talent networks, optimized SEO, external automated job board posting such as Indeed and Google Jobs, social media integrations, QR code scan to apply marketing, and by leveraging your website and brand to drive genuinely motivated applicants for hire.

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    100% your can. We offer complete customization to fit your exact needs. Create custom company recruitment pages, company culture, jobs, application questions, and customized automated or one click messaging to expedite engagement.

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  • What is the WOTC (Work Opportunity Tax Credit)?

    WOTC (Work Opportunity Tax Credit) is a federal tax credit available to business employers, both large and small. The credits are designed to offset Federal income tax liabilities. When the WOTC program is executed the right way, employers can capture enough tax credits to significantly reduce, or even eliminate, their Federal income tax liabilities. (And if your business was formed using a flow-through-entity, like a S-corp or LLC, then the credits could flow-through to the owner’s K-1).

  • How can WOTC impact my business?

    Executing the WOTC program is simple and easy with the right provider. We’ll screen your applicants to determine if they satisfy one of nine qualifying criteria. If so, our team of tax credit experts work with specific government agencies, behind the scenes, to capture the tax credits for you. Once captured, tax credits can be used to eliminate Federal income tax liabilities and thus improve cash flow for stakeholders and the business.

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