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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. Screen candidates.

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How to Build a Successful Retail Recruitment Strategy

Yello

It’s hard to imagine a day in which the average person doesn’t make a retail purchase. And whether you’re buying a cell phone, car or can of paint, retailers depend on qualified employees to assist customers, manage the business, and keep stores safe. Retail workers make up a significant portion of the U.S. labor force.

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How to Solve the High-Volume Recruitment Crisis

Recruiting Daily

In retail, the trend that began with Brexit is continuing with COVID: fighting for candidates from a diminishing talent pool. Between June and August in the UK, there were over 1 million retail vacancies; the first time on record that numbers were in excess of a million. Is an ATS Helping or Hindering Business Hiring? Soft Skills.

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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? Pre-screening questions. So, with Christmas (shh!) Audit your tech stack.

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How to Test for English Proficiency in Your Hiring Process

Vervoe

The four important language skills in the workplace — and how to test proficiency. Let’s delve into the four essential skills that make up English proficiency, how they relate to business success, and how to test them. How to test English listening proficiency. How to test English speaking proficiency.

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Improving Quality of Hire for Retail

Ideal

New training tools include: VR & AR Videos on-demand MOOCs (massive open online courses) Explore New Screening Tools AI for screening: learns what the qualifications required for the job are and then ranks and grades new candidates from A to D. Chatbot: provides candidate messaging in real time, on demand.

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Reject With Respect: How to Decline Job Candidates

ExactHire Recruiting

Tag that candidate to receive communications about how to prepare for your hiring process, the skills and education you require in various job categories, opportunities for internships and temp-to-hire roles, and future hiring events such as open houses and career fairs where your organization will be represented.

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