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Candidate behaviour: Hospitality and retail focus

Hireserve

Among the hardest hit was the retail industry, emerging from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using data from our landmark candidate behaviour research , we’re drilling down into the retail and hospitality sectors. Hospitality and retail: Where are your candidates looking? What does this tell us?

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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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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. Gender diversity is also proven to remarkably impact a company’s bottom line. What is gender diversity in the workplace? What is gender diversity in the workplace?

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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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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?

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Why Retailers Are Taking the Lead on Skills-First

Linkedin Talent Blog

At Walmart associates undergo training to earn commercial driver’s licenses and become members of the retailer’s private fleet, where they can make up to $110,000 in their first year. Filling the skills gap Large retailers are investing significant money in upskilling workers. In the U.K.,

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Overcoming the Talent Shortage in the Retail Supply Chain

Slayton Search Partners

The retail supply chain, in particular, felt the impact of the pandemic more keenly than many other industries. The result is a ripple effect on retailers’ efficiency and profitability. Like the goods and products they support, the workers and leaders who manage the retail supply chain are in high demand and short supply.

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