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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…
What Are The Best Recruiting Scheduling Software for Frontline Teams?
This guide reflects publicly available product information as of July 2026; capabilities, acquisitions, and availability change, so verify with each…
Should You Use A Recruiting Agency? A Practical Guide For High-Volume Hiring Teams
A high-volume hiring process has to absorb its volume at a cost the business can defend. For frontline teams, that…
How To Find Restaurant Employees In A Tight Labor Market
Finding restaurant employees today comes down to two moves: source from several channels at once, and make every step fast…
The Restaurant Employee Onboarding Checklist for FOH, BOH, and Managers
Studies cited by the National Restaurant Association put early restaurant turnover at 20% within the first 45 days of employment.…
Retail Workforce Planning For Multi-Store Seasonal Operations
According to Fountain’s Frontline Report 2025, a single frontline replacement costs $7,000. Across a 2,000-store chain at peak, one bad…
What Is The Best ATS For High-Volume Frontline Hiring?
For many high-volume frontline teams, the best ATS is the one whose agents do the work between application and Day…
What Are the 9 Best Digital Staffing Platforms for High-Volume Hiring?
Filling 500 roles across 200 locations is a different problem than filling one director seat. At that ratio, every manual…
Fountain vs. SmartRecruiters: a comparison guide
Fountain focuses on frontline hiring actions, while SmartRecruiters focuses on enterprise recruiting collaboration. Software is becoming the back end of…
What Is a Recruitment Funnel? Metrics Every Frontline Employer Should Track
A recruitment funnel is the structured path a candidate travels from first hearing about a role to showing up for…
What Are The Top Drivers of Employee Engagement In 2026?
The top drivers of employee engagement in 2026 are fair pay and predictable scheduling, a manageable workload and well-being, manager…
Fountain Named a Niche Player in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Talent Acquisition Suites
Fountain has been named a Niche Player in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Talent Acquisition Suites, the company’s first…
A Guide to Retail Onboarding
Retail turnover runs 81% annually, according to Fountain’s 2025 frontline trends data. Replacing a frontline worker costs $6,500 to $7,000,…