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2026 service franchise hiring report

Get service franchise hiring benchmarks based on millions of applicants, with insights to improve sourcing, candidate response speed, and hiring performance.

Understanding the American Franchise Act

Learn how the American Franchise Act could bring clarity to joint employer rules and help franchisors better support their franchisees.

The Franchise People Playbook

Discover a practical framework to help franchise brands improve hiring, retention, career growth, and team development across every location.

Boomerang Hiring: How to Manage Staffing During Economic Upheaval (Webinar with Home Care Pulse)

CareerPlug and Home Care Pulse have teamed up to take a deep dive into the current hiring landscape for the home care industry in the era

Boomerang Employees: How to Rehire Your Former Staff

As more businesses plan to reopen in the coming weeks and months, boomerang employees are on the minds of many business owners and hiring managers. A

State Farm Agent Shares His Top 3 Tips for Recruiting Success

As the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) partner for State Farm, CareerPlug serves thousands of State Farm Agents in their hiring journeys every year. We spoke with

Hiring the Right People Quickly

As many businesses plan to expand their operations again or completely reopen their doors when the time is right, there is an obvious hurdle for companies

Ask a Hiring Expert: Best Hiring Practices

Introducing CareerPlug’s Hiring Opinions As hiring experts, we at CareerPlug have developed what we call our Opinionated Approach to hiring. This means we take a stand

Looking beyond the resume: How to hire for growth potential

Growth potential is key in order to look beyond a resume and identify emerging talent. Learn how soft skills, motivation, and other factors play into hiring

Ask a Hiring Expert: How to Make a Job Offer

Proper reference and background checks are critical for new hires, see how our director of HR handles this process step by step.

First 5 Things to Know About Hiring Compliance

The world of employment laws and compliance can be daunting, especially when you’re hiring for the first time or don’t have a professional HR team to

How to Create a Great Employee Referral Program + Examples

Referred candidates serve as the top source of all hires so it’s no coincidence that creating a great employee referral program can be key to finding

Effective Strategies to Grow your Talent Pipeline

You’re hiring and you’ve done your homework. You’ve crafted a compelling careers page. You’ve built a great job description. You’ve pushed your posting out to major

Attracting and Identifying Top Talent

Unemployment is below 4% making today’s job market, a job seeker market. What does that mean for your company? It means that job seekers can be

Who’s On Your Bus?

This might be the most important question you ask yourself this year. There are three essential components of a successful business: strategy, people, and process. Someone