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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…
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…
Reduce Time-to-Fill to Cut Recruiting Costs
According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the average cost per hire of respondents from one survey is…