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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…
3 Tips to Maximize Candidate Quantity Without Sacrificing Quality
Recruiters typically have one of two problems: They either have too many candidates to manage, or not enough. The latter…
How to Personalize the Candidate Experience without Sacrificing Efficiency
Many of us have received recruiting emails with messages so generic that we immediately dismiss them. Oftentimes recruiters fail to…
Why You Need to Invest In Your Career Site
The first step of any successful recruitment strategy is to create an impactful career site. On Fountain, over 64% of…
How to Hire in 48 Hours Webinar Recap
When it comes to high-volume hiring, speed is everything. You don’t have the luxury of slowly sifting through tons of…
5 Job Application Tips to Help You Find the Strongest Candidates
5 Job Application Tips to Help You Find the Strongest Candidates The best application forms are ones that provide enough…
Retail Strategies for Hiring Seasonal Workers
Have you started your seasonal hiring yet? While there is plenty of uncertainty ahead, according to MarketWatch, holiday shopping season…
Fountain Recruits Sean Behr As New CEO
I have some exciting news to share. After several months of running a diligent search process, I’m thrilled to announce…
Continuous Learning – The Essential Next Step After Onboarding
This is part two of a two part series from EduMe on training, motivating and engaging new hires. Read part…
Why You Need to Incorporate SMS Into Your Recruiting
The way consumers interact with companies and brands is changing. As technologies evolve, we are seeing new possibilities to reach…
Food on Demand Interview: High-Volume Hiring for On-Demand
We recently had an awesome webinar with Food On Demand News, where Tom Kaiser, the Editor at the publication, interviewed…
3 Ways To Celebrate Talent Acquisition Day Virtually
Global Talent Acquisition Day is a relatively new holiday, with the first celebration taking place in September of 2018. It…
Understanding Pay Parity of the Hourly Worker
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we have a heavy dependency on frontline workers to keep us healthy…