Delivery drivers can take a lot of work to recruit. While the gig economy has plenty of available delivery jobs, it requires licensed, experienced drivers, and the market is incredibly competitive, usually having 16 job seekers per role. Related: The State of the Job Market: Last Mile Delivery Drivers Research from Scandit’s 2022 Global Delivery Insight – Driver … Continued
While the US isn’t in a bona fide recession, we may be heading in that direction. The economic decline following the COVID-19 pandemic remains a prevalent issue, with unemployment and the economy weakening. Recruiting during a recession is hard enough, but remote work is something else to consider in light of a possible recession. In October 2020, 64% … Continued
The latest US Bureau of Labor Statistics data reported unexpected growth in jobs in January, with an unemployment rate falling to 3.4%, a data point that is astonishing economists. Because of this incredible growth, companies are getting creative with their recruiting methods to prevent hiring freezes and avoid a reduction in force to show that even though … Continued
Data-driven recruiting can help organizations make better hiring decisions, reduce bias, and improve retention rates. It’s a handy tool that can help your business grow. Tools like Talroo Insights, our award-winning recruitment marketing intelligence tool, help you collect and analyze real-time talent data. In this article, we’ll talk about data-driven recruiting, why it’s a boon for … Continued
Pre-pandemic, daily in-person meetings were a normal, albeit annoying, part of in-office work. After the onset of the pandemic, many companies moved to remote work environments, and those meetings became daily emails instead. Many employees vocalized approval of this change, saying that they now had time to work on other tasks and have more of … Continued
Candidate fraud is growing alarmingly, whether misrepresenting skills or experiences on a resume to professional interviewers interviewing for someone else. Glider AI discovered a 92% increase in candidate fraud between the end of 2020 and early 2021. Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work and work-from-home gigs have risen in demand. This has dramatically … Continued
While onboarding is a crucial part of new employee orientation and directly impacts engagement, retention, and employee experience, only 12% of employees feel their company needs better job onboarding strategies, with 88% reporting less-than-ideal onboarding experiences, according to a Gallup report. Once you’ve hired the right team, you must ensure they’re set up for success. Employees … Continued
In a recent PwC pulse survey, financial services executives were asked to choose from a list of the biggest risks that could prevent their companies from achieving their 2022 growth goals: 55% cited talent acquisition and retention challenges, and just 26% said they expect these talent shortages to ease by the end of 2022. In 2021, … Continued
You might have heard about talent hoarding lately as organizations work to shore up resources in the face of possible hiring freezes, layoffs, and reorganization. It’s tied directly to internal mobility (one of the signs of a healthy organization), and you might not even know it’s happening. Talent hoarding is when companies prevent employees from … Continued
Public companies must now submit human capital metrics (including diversity initiatives) in annual reports, an obligation that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) mandated in 2020. The new rules have led to renewed interest in diversity recruiting and hiring, and companies are looking to HR and talent acquisition to lead these efforts. Many qualified candidates … Continued