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How Multi-Unit Franchises can Streamline Hiring and Find Better Candidates with Wedge
February 7, 2025
One of the biggest problems franchisers face is hiring for high-volume. The process is rushed, impersonal, and there’s no way to guarantee a candidate will stick around...but what if there was a solution? Let’s look at a hypothetical example.
Meet Sarah. She’s the regional hiring manager for Joe’s Burger Haven, a fast-growing multi-unit franchise with 50+ locations across the Midwest. Business is booming, but with success comes a massive challenge: hiring…and doing so in less time than Sarah reasonably has.
Right now, she’s scrambling to fill a store manager position at one of their busiest locations. The previous manager left with two weeks’ notice, and the team is struggling to keep up. The job post has been live on LinkedIn for a week, and applications are pouring in—over 100 of them; no wait, it’s 200 now. Sounds great, right? Lot’s of candidates interested? Not exactly.
• Half the résumés are irrelevant—people with zero experience or clearly job-hopping every few months.
• Calling candidates is a nightmare—most don’t pick up, and voicemails go unanswered.
• Scheduling interviews is impossible—when Sarah finally gets ahold of someone, their availability never lines up, they've lined up another job, or they’re too far to do something in person.
• No-shows waste her time—She blocks off hours for interviews, only for candidates to ghost her completely.
Sarah is buried in the hiring chaos, and frustration is obviously growing. The longer this drags on, the more overwhelmed she and the rest of the store staff gets. Turnover is rising, customer service starts slipping; it’s clear Sarah needs a faster way to hire someone who will stick around and fit perfectly with the business. And that’s when she finds Wedge.
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Instead of scheduling dozens of phone screens and in-person interviews, Sarah tries something different: one-way video interviews.
Here’s how it works:
Within 24 hours, Sarah had 15 solid video interviews to watch—no coordination needed. Using Wedge’s AI-generated summaries, she quickly highlighted key points for her team, skipping hours of manual note-taking.
The result? What used to take weeks to setup now takes days.
An unexpected bonus? The quality of candidates improved.
Those who completed the video interview were more engaged, thoughtful, and genuinely interested in the role. The one-way format filtered out low-effort applicants and surfaced people who truly cared about joining the team.
Sarah quickly shortlisted five standouts, scheduled final interviews, and made a confident hire within a week—someone experienced, reliable, and excited to grow with the franchise.
For multi-unit franchises, hiring fast isn’t just a luxury—it’s a business necessity. Wedge gives franchise teams the tools to streamline their hiring process without sacrificing candidate quality.
✅ Reduce time-to-hire by 50% or more.
✅ Cut down on no-shows with pre-recorded interviews.
✅ Spot top candidates faster without wasting hours on phone screens.
✅ Create a better hiring experience for both managers and applicants.
If you’re drowning in applications and struggling with turnover, it’s time to rethink your hiring process.
If you’re struggling with high volume franchise hiring, buried in résumés, and losing time to no-shows, Wedge can help you hire faster and smarter.
See how Wedge works and discover why so many franchise hiring managers rely on it to build stronger, more reliable teams.
Ready to simplify franchise hiring and reduce time-to-fill across all your locations? Try our one-way video interview platform free—no credit card required. See how it fits seamlessly into your high-volume hiring process and helps your team find the right candidates, faster.
