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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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What is Retail Recruiting?

Avature

The answer to this question is relatively straightforward: retail recruiting is the process of finding and hiring the right job candidates for the retail sector. But the truth of the matter is that recruiting in the retail industry is actually a complex affair that can be a drain on time and resources.

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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! Now is the time to start evaluating your recruitment strategy, processes, and technology, so you can hire the best candidates quickly when the time comes.

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In the Trenches: Seasonal Hiring with a Retail Store Manager

Employment Metrix

a store manager at a popular body care and home fragrances retailer at a mall outside Philadelphia, PA. In addition to ensuring the success of the store and managing staff, Michele is also responsible for all talent acquisition, including seasonal hiring, which kicks off the first week of September – yes, you heard that right!

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Retail Hiring Is On The Rise: 3 Tools That Can Help

Ideal

Retail is making headlines again: While Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy recently, Target announced plans to hire 100,000 holiday workers , up 40% from last year. As one of the first retailers to announce their hiring plans for the 2017 holiday season, Target’s hiring plans hint that retail sales are expected to grow this year.

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How to Structure Your Interview Process to Deliver a Great Candidate Experience

SmartRecruiters

The interview experience is about bringing out the best in candidates and helping them feel they are being evaluated fairly. According to the Talent Board, two of the top three reasons candidates around the world withdraw from the process are “My time was disrespected during the interview process” and “The recruiting process took too long.”

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How to prepare for seasonal hiring

Hireserve

Whether in retail, hospitality, logistics or healthcare, it’s likely many organisations will need to recruit additional staff over the coming months. just around the corner and a lot of work to do, how can you prepare for your seasonal hiring uplift? Can you see delays between shortlisting and interviews, for example?