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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…
Fountain announces ISO 27001 Certification
Fountain is excited to announce that we have achieved ISO 27001 certification, one of the most globally recognized information security…
The state of hourly hiring in Germany: An interview with Christa Stienen
We had the pleasure of speaking with Christa Stienen, former CHRO of DB Schenker Germany/Switzerland and Hellmann and current Fountain…
The future is bright: An open letter in honor of Women’s History Month
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Allies, In March we celebrate both Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, a time…
How to build the best recruitment funnel for hourly hiring
18 strategies for building, managing, and optimizing an effective recruitment funnel Recruitment is a crucial aspect of any business, especially…
How to choose the best ATS for hiring hourly workers (that’s beneficial for both recruiters and candidates)
Not all recruitment and applicant tracking systems are created equal Hiring hourly workers is an important task for any organization,…
4 ways to adapt your talent acquisition suite for hourly hiring
How evolving your recruitment and hiring technology stack can help you meet your business objectives Hourly hiring is an essential…
How to optimize your hourly hiring strategies
Hiring hourly workers differently from corporate workers will yield better business results. Hiring hourly workers can be a challenging task…
Engage applicants globally with Fountain’s WhatsApp integration
Drive better conversations and boost conversion on the world’s largest messaging platform With over 214 million people unemployed across the…
Fountain enhances the applicant experience with ‘really human hiring’
It’s a fact: Hiring today is hard, especially when it comes to hourly workers. But here at Fountain, we’ve been…
Introducing Messenger 2.0: A refreshed look and feel that’s mobile-first, too
Messaging has fundamentally changed how we communicate. People around the world spend more time messaging than nearly any other online…
Fountain Raises $100M Series C Extension for International Growth
We are thrilled to announce that Fountain has raised $100 million in extended Series C funding! Led by B Capital…
How to reduce retail employee turnover
According to our recent report written in partnership with Boston Consulting Group, in 2020 and 2021 the vast majority of…