Rising Senior
Restaurant/Hotel/Hospitality Management Major
Restaurant experience preferred
Leadership skills
Passion for restaurants

Internship Overview
The internship consists of hands-on training in all areas of the restaurant, management projects, and shadowing managers. Interns will average 40 hours of work per week.

Pay
$10.00 per hour based on a 40 hour work week

The Training Process
The Red Lobster Internship Program offers you 10 jam-packed weeks of rotational structured training. You will learn Front of House (FOH) and Heart of House (HOH) restaurant operations, crew member roles, and management responsibilities, along with Red Lobster systems and living the principles of Our Compass.

Your Work Week
At the start of the program you will receive a thorough intern schedule outlining your weekly responsibilities. Special circumstances may allow for a different approach. However, any changes need to be approved by your General Manager. In the manual you'll find:

1. Weekly schedules. While in training, you’ll be scheduled for a 40 hour work week and compensated at an hourly rate. Your manager will assign your days off each week. Planned activities, trainer availability, and special events such as meetings and inventories may affect your schedule.
2. Over-the-top preparation. Your key to building confidence and making you successful. This weekly checklist tells you what you need to DO and KNOW by the end of the week.
3. Manager Quick Reads. Short readings filled with information on technical and managerial topics.
4. Projects. Manager activities designed to increase your leadership and administrative skills.

The program is competency based. To be competent, you must be able to:
Know what resources and equipment are needed to perform each task
Perform each task and recognize "accurate" performance in others
Train each task to others

You're responsible for becoming competent in the tasks. You will need to demonstrate competency before moving on. Your managers and certified trainers will determine your competency with skill demonstrations, tests and projects.

Our Compass
You'll also receive a copy of Red Lobster's call to action, Our Compass. Our Compass articulates our goals for all aspects of our enterprise. Our Compass lets everyone work toward the same goal with the same vision. Your General Manager will review Our Compass often. It's our way of life at Red Lobster; use all of it - often! To grow and be successful with Red Lobster, learn and live Our Compass.

Typical Intern Schedule
"Building your confidence and making you successful"

Take a look at the weekly responsibilities, competencies, and projects you'll cover each week as a Management Intern.