Gold Standard Career Development Conference
A 4-day program, our Career Development Conference provides a series of seminars offered by various executives from BJ's Home Office. During this program, you will personally meet our CEO, CFO and the senior restaurant operations executives at our Company. This time is spent to develop your skills as a manager and coach as well as teach you more about BJ's Gold Standard of Operational Excellence. Most new managers attend this conference within the first six months after the completion of their initial 10-week training program.

Gold Standard Career Development Program
This program provides a path which will enable you to further your personal development and career with BJ's. It is designed for a manager to progress at his/her own pace. The program encompasses the competencies and skill sets that are required at different levels of responsibility within the restaurant operational management team and allows for every manager to know exactly where they stand in their career progression with BJ's at any given time.

Leadership Development Day
A personal development day spent with our top home office and restaurant operations executives and other executives for those restaurant managers who are considered ready for promotion to the restaurant general manager level and above. This program provides those managers who are selected to participate with immediate, direct feedback on their skill and competency levels, as well as a suggested personal development plan.

The Gold Standard General Managers' Conference
Held annually, a three-day conference for all restaurant general managers and the field supervision organization to develop both restauranteuring and business execution skills. The conference includes a special awards dinner where our "restaurant of the year" and hourly team members of the year are recognized.