Hire bartenders and bar staff.
In 2 days, not weeks.
HeyHire fills bartender, barback, and door staff roles with local, pre-screened candidates who actually show up. You just pick who to interview.
Bar hiring is broken.
Every weekend the same story: short-staffed, scrambling for coverage, burning out your best people.
Three out of four bar employees leave within a year. You're not building a team — you're running a revolving door.
Between recruiting, training, and lost revenue from understaffed shifts, every departure hits your bottom line hard.
More than two weeks to fill a single bartender position. That's two weeks of overtime, burnt-out staff, and lost sales.
We built HeyHire because we've closed bars at 3am short-staffed. Bar owners deserve faster hiring than a 3-week Indeed cycle.
Here’s exactly
how it works.
You do the easy part. We do everything else.
Post in 60 seconds.
- Publish your opening and we push it to local candidates automatically.
- SMS blasts, job map, social network. All handled for you.
Post in 60 seconds.
- Publish your opening and we push it to local candidates automatically.
- SMS blasts, job map, social network. All handled for you.
We screen. You review.
- AI filters every applicant by experience, availability, and proximity.
- You only see candidates who are actually worth your time.
We screen. You review.
- AI filters every applicant by experience, availability, and proximity.
- You only see candidates who are actually worth your time.
Text, interview, hire.
- Message candidates directly and they self-schedule interviews.
- Go from first message to hired in 2 days.
Text, interview, hire.
- Message candidates directly and they self-schedule interviews.
- Go from first message to hired in 2 days.
What happens when you stop relying on job boards
Hiring tools built for
how bars actually operate
Post a Role in 60 Seconds
Bartender, barback, door staff, server. Select the role, set your shift requirements, and your opening is live across HeyHire's local network before your next happy hour.
- Pre-built templates for every bar position
- Set shift patterns: nights, weekends, doubles
- Unlimited posts across all locations
Create New Position
Reach Candidates Who Live Nearby
Bars run late. You need people who can get home safely without a long commute. HeyHire targets candidates within a short distance of your venue.
- Hyper-local targeting within commuting distance
- SMS outreach to candidates already in nightlife
- Your opening reaches phones, not buried inboxes
AI Screening That Gets Bar Culture
Every applicant is automatically scored on bartending experience, cocktail knowledge, late-night availability, and proximity. Your dashboard shows a ranked shortlist.
- Filters by experience level and certifications
- Late-night and weekend availability matching
- Proximity ranking so you hire locals who stay
Jamie Torres
Text Candidates Directly
Bartenders don't check email between shifts. They live on SMS.
- Two-way SMS chat from your dashboard
- 85% response rate within 15 minutes
- No app download required for candidates
Interviews That Book Themselves
Schedule interviews between brunch and dinner service.
- One-tap self-scheduling via SMS link
- Syncs with Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCloud
- Automated reminders reduce no-shows by 60%
Interview Invitation
Select a time that works for you
The Sidebar
Lead Bartender
View their availabilityEverything else under the hood
Video screening, payroll sync, analytics, and more. Enterprise-grade tools built for bar operations.
Intro Reel
90-second video intros so you can read personality and professionalism before bringing someone behind the bar.
Learn moreNight Shift Screen
Auto-reject filters for missing requirements. AI matches candidates open to closing shifts and weekends.
Learn moreVenue Analytics
Track time-to-fill by location. Spot which venues are struggling to staff before it becomes a crisis.
Learn morePOS & Payroll Sync
ADP, Gusto, Toast, Square. New hires flow into your systems automatically.
Learn moreMulti-Venue Dashboard
One login for your bar group. Bulk post across locations, or share great candidates between venues.
Bar-Top QR Posters
Custom QR posters for each location. Place them near the register for walk-in applicants.
Taproom & Events Hiring Tab
Embed a hiring strip next to your calendar of DJ nights, trivia, and tap takeovers. Fans already planning a visit see open shifts before the crowd does.
Lunch-Bridge Interview Slots
Auto-preserve 2-5pm for walk-throughs when the well is prepped and the room is still calm enough to hear a candidate’s story.
Learn moreBottle-Program Story Pages
Per-venue career pages that spotlight your mezcal list, wine dinners, and bar culture, not a generic “now hiring” PDF.
Last-Call Commute Map
Prioritize applicants within a late-night safe radius cabs, rides, and public transit can actually cover after 2 a.m. close.
Slate-to-Slate Inbox
Text threads that roll up by venue, shift, and TABC expirations so a Saturday closer never ghosts because the follow-up got lost in email.
Learn moreBouncer-to-Barback Roles
Granular access so door staff, leads, and beverage directors can each see only the candidates, pour costs, and compliance data they are allowed to touch.
We used to dread hiring season. Post on Craigslist, sift through garbage, interview no-shows. With HeyHire we posted a bartender opening on Monday and had three solid candidates texting us by Tuesday morning. We hired our best bartender that week.
Frequently asked questions
In HeyHire you can bake age and compliance checks right into the role. Post the shift with TABC, dram-shop, or other bar-specific requirements, and the AI layer filters the inbound stack before a manager ever opens a message. You still meet every candidate, but the chat thread now starts with people who at least pass the gating you care about, which matters when service penalties are on the line. The SMS side keeps those conversations in one place so an assistant manager and a lead bartender are not each guessing whether someone is even eligible to pour. When a candidate is ready, documentation reminders can nudge them to bring physical IDs in person, which is still how most bars make the final call. The goal is to stop wasting Tuesday afternoon tastings on people who will never be legal on your floor. In practice we see bar teams run three parallel openings—weekday day bar, high-volume well, and craft cocktail list—and keep each one scoped so candidates only see what you want them to see, without exposing the whole hiring playbook to the public. That speed plus proof-of-age hygiene is the combination bar owners have been piecing together with Post-its, group chats, and spreadsheet chaos until now, so teams finally spend time pulling drinks instead of auditing paperwork.
All hourly and tipped bar roles: bartenders, barbacks, cocktail servers, door staff, bouncers, shot girls, bar managers, floor managers, and event staff. If the role keeps your bar running, HeyHire can fill it.
Yes. HeyHire's multi-location dashboard lets you manage hiring across all your venues from one login. Each location gets its own branded hiring page, QR code posters, and local talent pool. You can also share top candidates between locations when someone is a better fit at a sister venue.
Weekend and late-night availability is the #1 challenge for bar hiring, and it's exactly where HeyHire excels. We filter candidates specifically by their willingness to work nights, weekends, and closing shifts. You'll only see people who are actually available when you need them.
Indeed and Craigslist are built for office jobs. They rely on email, which bar candidates rarely check. HeyHire uses SMS — 98% open rate vs. email's 20%. We also pre-screen every applicant by experience and availability, so you never waste time reviewing unqualified applications. And our local-first approach means you're reaching people who actually live near your bar.
For salaried leadership roles like Bar Managers, General Managers, and Beverage Directors, we recommend our sister company MenuTalent. They specialize in executive hospitality search with an average 21-day placement time and a fixed-fee structure. Visit menutalent.com to learn more.
Absolutely. Bars see massive staffing swings around summer, holidays, and special events. HeyHire's speed is built for exactly this. Bulk post roles across positions, get a wave of local applicants via SMS, and staff up in days. Pause postings with one click when the season winds down.
Yes. HeyHire integrates with ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Toast, Square, and 50+ other payroll, POS, and scheduling tools commonly used by bars. New hires sync automatically so you can skip the manual data entry.
HeyHire works across industries
Fully staffed by this weekend.
15 minutes is all it takes. We'll walk through your venues, your roles, and show you exactly how HeyHire fills them faster than anything you've tried.