Many companies will start hiring the majority of their new employees in January and February as soon as their Q1 budgets are approved. Whether your company hires most new employees in Q1 or another time of year, it’s important to evaluate your hiring process before any surge in hiring. You should also make sure you’re
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Why Are Job Descriptions Important? Job descriptions are a great way to get candidates excited about your job openings and show off your company culture. Job descriptions, or job postings, are often the first thing job seekers see. A good job description can provide expectations for a role and can be used as a framework
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At some point you may realize that you have maximized your business’ production based on your resources. You may even find yourself turning down business because you don’t have the resources to complete requests. If that’s the case, you probably know you need to hire people to grow your business. Recruiting and hiring is not
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Spark Conference by HotSchedules brings together top leaders and innovators to learn what the best in the business are doing to disrupt the status quo and thrive in the face of an ever-changing industry. The conference is aimed at restaurant owners, operators, managers, and talent development strategists. Analyzing Candidate Experience for HotSchedules Spark Attendees As
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Hiring is a full-time job. Most franchise owners are busy running their business and don’t have much time to spend on recruiting and hiring. Although recruiting and hiring takes time, there are tools out there to save you time and let you work on what you do best, your business. Recently, we started working with
What is the number one challenge voiced by many franchisees today? Hiring. And rightly so: employees are the fuel that grow your business. Hiring the right hourly employees drives franchisee growth, a positive, employee-driven culture, and a virtuous cycle for future recruiting efforts. However, today’s booming economy combined with cultural technology shifts make it hard
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Businesses are spending an average of $4,129 on each individual hire, according to the 2016 Human Capital Benchmarking Report. Despite that large investment per employee, they aren’t always making the right hiring decisions. Employers in the same study report an annual turnover rate of almost 20 percent, and 41 percent of businesses in a CareerBuilder
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The number one concern voiced by many franchisees is hiring. Today’s economy is not making hiring easier. As unemployment continues to hover around 4%, franchisors must find ways to support their franchisees to fill open positions. Franchising is all about creating standards to run successful businesses. While hiring and managing people is the area where
“I need to cancel my CareerPlug account.” It’s a voicemail Senior Customer Success Manager Eric Morales never wants to hear. Eric’s main focus at Careerplug is to help CareerPlug clients succeed in their hiring journey. When a customer moves on from CareerPlug, Eric is the last point of contact. He aims to understand their reason
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At CareerPlug, we’re always trying to help our clients get more applicants and make the best possible hiring decisions. Based on some new data on hiring trends, we have some recommendations on how to best optimize applicant experience to get the highest volume and quality of candidates. Four hiring trends to watch out for
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