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Price the Work
What agentic software should cost. Software pricing has always described what software did. When software was a tool you installed,…
What Are the Best AI Tools for Staffing Agencies?
The AI tools best suited to staffing agencies and high-volume frontline employers in 2026 are generally platforms built to screen,…
What Does Generative AI in Recruiting Do for Frontline Hiring?
Generative AI has spread through frontline recruiting faster than it has changed hiring timelines. 67% of recruiters now use AI…
Workforce Planning Strategy Examples: 3 Scenarios and a Template You Can Use
A hiring plan built at the corporate average is wrong almost everywhere it lands. Unemployment ran from 1.8% to 16.9%…
How to Use AI Onboarding to Cut Time-to-Productivity for Frontline Workers
Frontline workers who describe their onboarding as “messy” are 9x more likely to plan their exit, according to the 2025…
The Hiring Metrics to Track and How Often to Report Them
Hiring teams collect more data than they did five years ago and still face unfilled shifts. In Korn Ferry’s 2025…
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…
3 Warehouse Worker Hiring Tips from Stitch Fix
With more than 2 million warehouse workers in the U.S. alone, these employees are the foundation of the global supply…
How a Fountain Customer Extended Delivery Drivers’ Lifetime Value
A volatile consumer market means demand is constantly changing. This economic adjustment is also reflected in the behaviors of hourly…
3 Unique Ways to Improve your Truck Driver Benefits Package
As the ‘Great Resignation’ marches on, it’s more important than ever to think critically about your strategy for retaining truck…
How to Hire Delivery Drivers (and Keep Them): Building a Safer, Faster Hiring Funnel
Hiring delivery drivers means moving fast enough to cover routes without skipping the license, record, and insurance checks that keep…
4 Social Recruiting Strategies for Manufacturing
The 2.8 million manufacturing workers in the United States make up the backbone of the domestic supply chain. But, finding…
Warehouse Job Description Duties: What to List and How to Write Them
An accurate duties list and a duties list that filters are different documents. A posting can name the duties in…
How to Build an Employee Retention Program for Hourly Workers
Keeping your employees happy and engaged is crucial to the success of your organization. A high employee turnover rate will…
Fountain Raises $85M Series C
Here at Fountain, we’ve raised $85 million in Series C financing to help companies around the world hire hourly workers.…
25 HR Words (and Acronyms!) You Need to Know
Welcome to our list of commonly used high volume HR words! The world of high volume Talent Acquisition is constantly…