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How the frontline actually hires.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit: How to Capture It in High-Volume Hiring
When authorized, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit can provide employers with credits within a per-hire range of $1,200 to $9,600,…
Indeed’s 2026 Organic Visibility Change: What It Means for Frontline Hiring
Indeed’s organic visibility change became effective March 31, 2026, and frontline employers are now hiring under it. Jobs sent to…
What Is Candidate Sourcing? A Frontline Hiring Guide
Frontline hiring gets decided in hours. Application to offer averages 27.5 days, per Fountain’s Redefining Frontline Operations white paper. A…
Responsible AI in Hiring: What It Requires and How to Verify It
Frontline workers are not anti-AI, but they want to know when it is used and who makes the final call;…
A Sample Onboarding Plan for High-Volume, Frontline Hiring
43% of frontline new hires leave within 90 days, and replacing one runs about $7,000 once recruiting, onboarding, and lost…
What Causes Employee Turnover? A Frontline Hiring Breakdown
Replacing a frontline worker costs about $7,000 on average, per Fountain’s Frontline Report 2025, or roughly 40% of their annual…
25 HR Words (and Acronyms!) You Need to Know
Welcome to our list of commonly used high volume HR words! The world of high volume Talent Acquisition is constantly…
Key Insights from LEAP HR: Manufacturing 2021
At LEAP HR: Manufacturing in Denver, Colorado in September industry experts came out in full force, from cereal producers to…
How Glassdoor Reviews Impact Your High Volume Hiring
It’s probably no surprise that Glassdoor, a website where current and previous employees can review the companies they work(ed) for,…
5 Ways to Attract Working Parents to Hourly Jobs
Parenting while holding a job can be a tricky balancing act for many, which is why it’s imperative for employers…
Top 5 Email Templates for High Volume Recruiters
To say that Talent Acquisition professionals send a lot of emails would be an understatement. Sourcing a candidate? Send an…
Fountain Wins a Gold Stevie® Award For Talent Acquisition & Retention Solution Provider Of The Year!
We are so excited to announce that Fountain has won a Gold Stevie® Award in the Talent Acquisition & Retention…
Pros and Cons of Offering Referral Bonuses
Spending hours scouring job boards and scanning resumes for the right candidate is an exhausting and seemingly never-ending process. It…
Is AI Helping or Hurting Your Hiring?
Artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting gives the great promise of eliminating human bias. In order for AI to work well,…
We Made the List—Fountain Ranks No. 1265 on the 2021 Inc. 5000!
We are thrilled to announce that we’ve made the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s…
Defining Career Paths for Auto Workers
The auto industry is undergoing massive changes as technology takes over and the roles of humans become overshadowed by machines.…
5 Recruiting Tasks That Aren’t Considered Olympic Sports but Should Be
After watching the 2020 Olympic Games over the past few days, we’ve been amazed by the talent and strength displayed…
Enhancing Distribution Center Talent Acquisition with Digital Transformation
Fountain recently sat down with Richele Middlebrooks, Director of Talent Acquisition at Grocery Outlet with about 400 stores to talk…