Hiring research Archives

The 24-Hour Cliff: 2026 Automotive Hiring Benchmarks

In most industries, a slow reply costs you a little. In automotive, it costs you almost everything at once. Contact...

Most fitness franchises treat hiring as one problem: not enough applicants. CareerPlug’s 2026 Franchise Hiring Report says otherwise. Fitness has...

Last week we published our 2026 franchise hiring report. This is the first cross-industry hiring report created specifically for the...

CareerPlug has spent more than a decade building hiring and retention software for franchise networks. Today we partner with more...

Hiring the right people across multiple franchise locations can be a challenge for any franchisor. For growing fitness brands, hiring...

Franchisors today are feeling the pressure from all sides. Rising labor costs, inconsistent unit performance, and the challenge of maintaining...

In CareerPlug’s sixth annual Recruiting Metrics Report, we continue to analyze our hiring data to shed light on hiring metrics...

Hiring the right people is one of the biggest challenges business owners face today. With turnover, short-staffing, and unqualified hires...

Employers may fondly remember the days when you could just post a job online, sit back and watch the applicants...

Toxic work environments – this term was first used to describe literally toxic workplaces where dangerous working conditions and chemical...

CareerPlug is on a mission to help employers hire and develop the right people. As a part of this mission,...

2020 has been a year unlike any other. Unless you’ve been living under a rock – in which case, we...

In May 2020, CareerPlug surveyed 500 American workers across a range of industries to better understand how their employment and...

Andy Adams is a Sr. Account Executive with CareerPlug, whose background includes extensive recruiting experience. He has spent time in...