D.O.C. Wine Bar Begins Hiring Process for Lombard Location

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Lombard, IL (October 3, 2007)-Over the past year the Lombard community has enjoyed the surge of new shops, new attractions and new restaurants. The latest addition to the growing restaurant community in Lombard is D.O.C. Wine Bar (326 Yorktown Center) part of a vibrant and growing Chicago restaurant company whose management team has a passion for great wine and great food. This is one of the reasons their past restaurant ventures have been so successful. As plans for their early November opening draw closer, D.O.C. Wine Bar in Lombard is currently looking to fill more than 60 positions with great people who also possess this love for great wine and food and a positive, friendly attitude.

"Part of what makes our hiring process so successful is that we always have an owner meet with potential candidates" said Derek Rettell, co-owner of D.O.C. Wine Bar. "Having an actual owner of a restaurant present at an interview is exciting to a new employee; it really makes a statement about what kind of company we are."

"Rather than have an influx of resumes sent to us, we encourage people to come visit us, fill out an application, meet with an owner and really get a sense of who they will be working with," commented Rettell. Since beginning their hiring process at the end of September, D.O.C. Wine Bar has had more than 50 applicants apply for positions from servers to kitchen staff. Within the next three weeks, they expect to see more than 500 applicants to be interviewed at the actual site of the establishment.

The need to aggressively seek out the best job candidates has become a necessity in Lombard, where rapid development of new businesses has resulted in many new jobs. With so many jobs available in Chicago's western suburbs, potential employees can be choosy; they want to learn about the culture of the work environment just as much as they want to learn about the job for which they will be hired.

"One of the most important things a potential employee will learn about D.O.C. Wine Bar is that we are a small but growing local business that possesses a passion for serving great food and great wine in a casual, relaxed and fun atmosphere" stated Rettell. "We always hire for personality," he adds. "It's easy to train someone on our menu and our techniques, but you can't train people's personalities."

D.O.C. Wine Bar conducts an intense week long wine and food training program for their new hires in order to make them feel comfortable in educating customers on the more than 300 wines from around the world that can be found on the menu. Bringing in local wine experts along with hands-on wine tastings are part of the employee training program.

Utilizing the same hiring practices when opening their other Chicago-area establishments, including D.O.C. Wine Bar in Chicago in 2005, the group has created a successful formula for hiring which includes always having one of the five partners on-site and interacting with everyone. Being hands-on owners is important to Rettell and his partners. They are present in their establishments every day. "We are always around for our employees. We are there to educate them and make sure they feel comfortable in their new roles" remarked Rettell.

D.O.C. Wine Bar is located at 326 Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL. The restaurant is open for lunch 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Dinner hours are 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday. A late night menu is available from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday evenings, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday. D.O.C. Wine Bar is a non-smoking facility throughout. Major cards accepted are American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover. For more information visit www.docwinebarchicago.com. Additional restaurants owned by D.O.C. Wine Bar include: Dunlays on Clark, Dunlays on the Square, The Smoke Daddy and Frasca Pizzeria and Wine Bar.

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