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Adapting Recruitment and Retention Strategies for the Modern Retail Space

Slayton Search Partners

The retail industry has become predictably unpredictable. From the retail sales plunge in early 2020 to the chronic supply chain disruptions of the following two years, retailers have faced significant market volatility since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The importance of staying agile must be reiterated.

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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. What is skills-based hiring?

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Why Retailers Are Taking the Lead on Skills-First

Linkedin Talent Blog

Retail companies are pitching upskilling and internal mobility opportunities like never before as they strive to remain competitive, improve employee retention, and advance equity at their organizations. Filling the skills gap Large retailers are investing significant money in upskilling workers. In the U.K.,

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The Top 5 Benefits of Gender Diversity To Create a Better Workplace

Vervoe

Gender diversity in the workplace is a hot topic. Yet, recent studies have demonstrated the direct impact gender diversity has on business outcomes. And we’re not just talking about improved staff satisfaction and retention, increased productivity and innovation, and lower turnover rates. executive team, management roles, etc.).

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A Commitment to Transparent HCM Metrics, and What It Takes To Get There

Speaker: George LaRocque, Crystal Andrews Banks, and Chris Powell

Companies are increasingly choosing to publish diversity and inclusion and other human capital metrics publicly and transparently.

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How to Set and Achieve Diversity Goals with Confidence

Visier - Talent Acquisition

If your organization is facing D&I pressures–whether they are coming from a rise in turnover, retention problems, employee engagement, or customers and consumers–take these three steps to guide your goals and objectives: Step #1: Determine how D&I will move the business forward. Step 3: Measure success.

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How Top Automotive Dealerships Attract Talent

Hireology

Their recipes for success are outlined below so you too can recruit the cream of the crop of the retail automotive industry. . Highlight Your Diversity and Inclusion Efforts. The best way to attract diverse candidates is to show them that they’re a priority at your company. . Promote from Within.

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Hard to Hire: Third-Party Recruiting & the State of Talent Acquisition Report

The talent acquisition challenges of today are unparalleled: 90% of survey respondents feel that the current hiring market is more challenging now than in the past! Recruiting as we’ve known it is evolving - how are you keeping ahead of the competition?