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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…
Are Free Job Posting Boards A Good Way To Find Candidates for Free?
Find candidates for jobs free Free job posting boards for employers have been a staple in candidate sourcing for many…
Hiring Best Practices: Traditional Workers vs. Contingent Workers, Revisited
What are contingent workers? Contingent workers are a group of people whose work is typically based on short-term engagements with…
Is Automation Replacing Jobs of Part-Time Workers?
“The robots are coming” are four words that have struck fear into the hearts of human beings in films and…
How Restaurant Management Systems Are Shaping the Franchise World
Restaurant management systems have had a major impact on all different types of restaurants, including franchises. In order to remain…
How to Get a Job Quickly
The growing popularity (36% of workers have gig jobs) of the gig economy has revolutionized the hiring process, with one…
The Ultimate Hiring Benchmark Report
Recruiting metrics benchmarks that include the gig economy The freelance gig economy is here to stay but recruiting metrics benchmarks…
Improve Your Job Application Process
SHRM reports that 60% of job seekers quit in the middle of the online job application process because of their…
Recruiting Automation Makes Recruiters Better at Their Jobs
To address the demands of today’s fast-paced hiring market, hiring managers need recruiting automation. People often think “recruiting automation” means…
How to Reduce Average Time To Hire Rates By 50%
The 2017 State of Talent Acquisition Technology study found that the majority of respondents (62%) stated that average time to…
Impact of Raising Minimum Wage on Small Businesses
Over the course of this year, 21 states will be increasing their minimum wages. While this is great news for…
Managing Employee Turnover
Employee turnover or employee retention is a funny thing – it happens in every enterprise and is inevitable. Every business…
8-Step High Volume Hiring Process
Hiring a high volume of qualified hourly workers begins with a bulletproof hiring process. Easy peasy, right? Nope! Although Talent…