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How the frontline actually hires.
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…
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…
Why Employer Branding Should Be Your Next Big Investment
Employer branding refers to the image of your company, both externally and internally. It is a combination of your reputation,…
4 Strategies for Recruiting Seasonal Hires
A successful holiday season is critical for retailers. It’s estimated that this season alone can account for 40% of a…
Are You Checking a Box—or Really Checking? Background Screening Beyond the Basics
You know the basics. I don’t need to tell you that screening is important, to protect your brand, your people,…
High-volume Recruiting in the “New Norm”
In just the last 5 months, unemployment has completely reversed. Before Covid-19, the UK saw the lowest unemployment rate since…
Data Trends for Hourly Recruiting & Hiring
Here we’ll be taking a deeper look into some of the trends we’re seeing across users on the Fountain Platform. …
Creating a Positive Candidate Experience
Now more than ever, our economy and the world are relying on hourly workers to provide essential services. As things…
Modern Hiring Guide: Top 6 Hiring Challenges Companies Face Today
Let’s look at today’s workforce. Unemployment was at a historic low of 3.9%, before spiking to 14.7% amid the COVID-19…
Unblocking Background Checks in On-Demand & Delivery during COVID-19
As consumers responded to stay-at-home orders, the need for on-demand delivery services continues to rise. Downloads of mobile apps…
10 Ways to Alter Your Hiring Process to Deal with the Effects of COVID-19
It’s difficult at this time not to wax philosophical or speculate about the extenuating effects of COVID-19 within our collective…