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Indeed’s 2026 Organic Visibility Change: What It Means for Frontline Hiring
Indeed’s organic visibility change became effective March 31, 2026, and frontline employers are now hiring under it. Jobs sent to…
What Is Candidate Sourcing? A Frontline Hiring Guide
Frontline hiring gets decided in hours. Application to offer averages 27.5 days, per Fountain’s Redefining Frontline Operations white paper. A…
Responsible AI in Hiring: What It Requires and How to Verify It
Frontline workers are not anti-AI, but they want to know when it is used and who makes the final call;…
A Sample Onboarding Plan for High-Volume, Frontline Hiring
43% of frontline new hires leave within 90 days, and replacing one runs about $7,000 once recruiting, onboarding, and lost…
What Causes Employee Turnover? A Frontline Hiring Breakdown
Replacing a frontline worker costs about $7,000 on average, per Fountain’s Frontline Report 2025, or roughly 40% of their annual…
What Is Outsourcing and Why Do Companies Do It?
The global business process outsourcing market reached an estimated $328.4 billion in 2025 and is projected to approach $695.8 billion…
Talent Pools vs Talent Pipelines (And Why You Need Both)
You have likely heard these terms, talent pool and talent pipeline, used often and sometimes even interchangeably. But are they…
3 Ways to Prevent Candidate Ghosting
Why does it feel like the best candidates are always the ones that leave you hanging? It’s missing out on the…
New Enhancements to the Fountain Platform
Fountain’s newest software release delivers new features and platform enhancements to help the world get back to work. In the…
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…