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4 Ways to Adopt Skills-Based Hiring in Retail

Vervoe

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an incredible impact on labor markets right across the world — particularly in the retail industry. In the US alone, there were 878,000 job openings in retail in March 2021, a 53% increase from the same period the year prior , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Post a job listing.

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7 Ways Retail and Hospitality Recruiters Can be Ready to Ramp Up for Volume Hiring

Jobvite

By any measure, 2020 was a year that retail and hospitality brands would rather forget. That means it’s time for recruiters in retail and hospitality to get ready to start rehiring! Make sure your job descriptions earn an A+. And that means creating job descriptions that are engaging, inclusive, and unbiased.

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From Good to Great: Why Skill Testing More Candidates Leads to Better Hiring Decisions

Vervoe

Increased diversity Opening your skill assessment pool to more candidates gives you access to applications from people of different backgrounds, races, and identities. This makes it possible to identify and hire diverse candidates with varying ideas, perceptions, and auxiliary skills, boosting creativity among your workforce.

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7 Ways to Create an Effective Seasonal Hiring Strategy for Your Small Business

Homebase

For retail stores, restaurants, or delivery services, seasonal hiring is essential to manage increased workloads, ensure customer satisfaction, and maintain profitability. This includes businesses like ski resorts operating only part of the year or retailers needing extra help during the holiday shopping season.

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The October Jobs Report: Why You Need A Focused Approach to Hiring Talent 

Hireology

638,000 jobs were added in October, many of which were in the restaurant and retail industries in preparation for the holiday season. These job seekers have a lot to offer you — namely, digital proficiency and customer service experience — but attracting this demographic may look a little different than what you’re used to.

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How to Recruit More Women in Engineering [From Data Director Stephanie Sibert]

Ongig

We recently blogged about 5 Tips for Recruiting Diversity in Engineering. Stephanie Sibert , the Director of Data at Curology is passionate about diversity and so is the rest of the Curology team. So I took our open job descriptions and ran them through an AI text analyzer and got ~90% masculine on every one.

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Fair Chance Hiring — What does it mean for job postings?

Ongig

So you’ll likely find yourself screening and interviewing them. Plus, California and New York have Fair Chance Hiring laws prohibiting employers from asking about the criminal record of candidates before making a job offer: California’s Fair Chance Act. And a great place to start is by writing inclusive job descriptions.

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