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How to Manage Gen Z Employees on the Frontline
Gen Z now makes up 41% of the U.S. shift workforce, overtaking Millennials in Deputy’s analysis of more than 41…
10 Practical Tips for Managing Millennials in the Workforce
Millennials are roughly 30 to 45 years old in 2026, and the label now covers store managers, warehouse leads, working…
Internal Mobility for Hourly Workers: How to Build Promote-From-Within Paths
More than 70% of frontline employees have applied for a promotion or new role, according to McKinsey, and fewer than…
Stay Interviews: How to Catch Frontline Attrition Before It Happens
43% of frontline new hires are gone within 90 days, and replacing each one costs about $7,000, according to the…
Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees: Keeping Classification Consistent From Requisition to Payroll
Exempt and non-exempt status is a pay-and-duties classification decision that legal counsel makes and periodically revisits, not a one-time label…
What Is Ban the Box? A Fair Chance Hiring Guide for High-Volume Employers
Ban-the-box takes its name from the criminal-history checkbox that used to sit on nearly every job application; the laws remove…
Hiring challenges in the manufacturing industry: How a high volume ATS can help
The manufacturing industry is a rapidly changing and highly competitive field. According to Statista, the industry will continue to grow…
3 challenges of hiring in transportation (and what you can do about it)
The transportation industry is a rapidly growing and highly competitive field. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the…
The challenge of hiring in the quick-service and fast-food industry
The quick-service and fast-food industry is a rapidly growing and highly competitive field. According to the National Restaurant Association, 47%…
AI for hiring: 7 ways AI can deliver high volume hiring results
How companies can use AI to improve the hiring of hourly workers Can’t get enough AI buzz? You’re in the…
Fountain Voices: A skills-based hiring discussion with the Fountain People team
As part of a new series called Fountain Voices, we’re tapping into the experience and expertise of our very own…
6 ways to attract more applicants to seasonal job openings
How to get more candidates to apply to your seasonal job openings and ensure you’re fully staffed this fall and…
Demote your corporate ATS to hire more frontline workers
Why traditional applicant tracking systems will fail your hiring of frontline workers, and why you need a frontline ATS to…
‘Tis the season for talent: 5 tips for retail seasonal hiring
Stock your seasonal hiring team and staff to ensure smooth retail operations throughout the winter season Believe it or not,…
Fountain’s automated recruiting shines at SHRM 2023
For four days in June, our team demonstrated why Fountain is the industry’s top tool for automated recruiting From June…
Supporting LGBTQIA+ workers in the workplace
Insight, advice, and tips on creating a supportive workplace In the ever-evolving workplace, four powerful words hold the key to…
Fountain & Clevy: Conversational AI Together
Fountain adopts talented new team members and conversational AI technology to supercharge high volume hiring efforts A company is only…
Fountain takes the lead in retail recruitment at HR Retail
What happens when you gather hundreds of the retail industry’s recruiting leaders in Seattle for two days and add a…