Recruiting Strategy Archives

How CareerPlug Hires Its Own Team: Do We Drink Our Own Champagne?

Our mission at CareerPlug is to help franchises build winning teams. And my mission is to help CareerPlug build a...

Hiring A Social Media Manager: Pros, Cons, And How To Decide

Yes, if the extra money is buying you a genuinely better person, evaluated against a real standard, not just a...

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...

The Hiring Metrics Every Fitness Franchisor Should Be Tracking

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

2025 Recruiting Metrics Report: Benchmark Data & by Industry

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

What Is Employer Branding and Why Is It Important?

We all know what branding means in terms of marketing: it’s your company’s identity and what distinguishes your business from...

Indeed Job Posting Best Practices to Improve Your Job’s Visibility

When you have an open role to fill, going to major job boards like Indeed is a logical first step....

How to Create a Positive Candidate Experience According to Job Seekers

One of the most important aspects of running a business is hiring and retaining the right people. As you may...

How to Hire Seasonal Employees

For industries like retail, increased demand for seasonal employees is a holiday tradition as cherished as pumpkin pie. But in...

The 9 Best Untapped Sources for Quality Applicants

If you’ve read our 2024 Recruiting Metrics Report, you learned that job boards aren’t necessarily the best source of high-quality...

8 Ways to Hire Faster in a Candidate’s Market

We’ve heard it again and again from clients over the last year. Competition for top talent is tougher than ever...

Why You Need a Passive Recruiting Strategy and How to Get Started

Have you ever had a hiring emergency? You know, when you unexpectedly have a position open up that you need...

Employee Retention Strategies: How to Keep Your Top Talent Engaged

People are the heart of your business. Good employees are the driving force behind innovation, productivity, and ultimately, your organization’s...

What is an ATS? 12 Benefits of Applicant Tracking Systems

The number one challenge facing business owners is the same as it’s always been: attracting and hiring the right people....

How to Attract Candidates in 2023? Change the Way You Hire

Last updated: 10-1-2026 The job market has rapidly changed over the last few years, and as an employer, it can...

Using the 7 Caregiver Personas to Overcome Recruitment Challenges in the Direct Care Industry

Business owners in the direct care (or home care) industry know that while their work can be incredibly rewarding, it...

The Ultimate Guide to Screening and Evaluating Job Candidates

The value of candidate evaluation cannot be understated. Your team is the heart of your business and good hires have...

7 Ways to Recruit and Retain Gen Z Employees

The babies of Generation Z are growing up quickly. With most of them now hovering between 20-25 years old, they...

7 Hiring Myths that Could Be Hurting Your Recruitment Efforts

Last updated: 10-1-2026 Hiring myths have a way of spreading like urban legends around a campfire. While urban legends are...

Need Higher Quality Candidates? Try These 6 Recruitment Strategies

At CareerPlug, we like to keep our finger on the pulse of recruitment trends – the good, the bad, and...

10 Questions Not to Ask in an Interview (And What to Ask Instead)

Last updated: 10-1-2026 Interviews can be nerve-racking for both the candidate and the interviewer. Both parties want to make a...

How to Create An Effective Employee Referral Program

In our annual Recruiting Metrics Report, the highest-quality applicants did not come from job boards, they came from referrals. That...

How We Hire at CareerPlug

Take an inside look at CareerPlug's hiring process. See how our hiring process has evolved, what steps you should complete...

Recruiting Spanish Speaking Job Applicants

As the Hispanic community continues to grow, demand for top bilingual employees is sure to grow with it. How can...

Why Hiring Managers Should Avoid One-Way Video Interviews

What is a one-way video interview? It’s the screening step where a candidate records video answers alone, with nobody on...

How to Use Employer Review Sites to Build Your Employer Brand

Any business knows how important reviews are for their brand. Reviews give customers a clearer idea of the products or...

How to Send a Polite Rejection to Candidates (Plus Free Rejection Letter Templates)

The ultimate goal of every hiring process is to find the right person for your team. In the best case...

How Upskilling and Reskilling Can Help Your Business

Throughout 2021, businesses across the country have been reopening at a steady pace, but it’s clear the pandemic has changed...

How Would You Grade Your Hiring Process?

Last updated: 10-1-2026 As hiring experts, we know how important it is to make good hiring decisions. Without the right...

How to Hire Outside Sales Representatives (Webinar)

An outside sales representative can bring new growth and opportunities for your business, but knowing the right hiring strategies is...

5 Easy Ways to Get Started with Recruitment Marketing

A person’s resume only tells you so much – it doesn’t paint the full picture of who the person really...

6 Common Mistakes Interviewers Make and How to Avoid Them

Last updated: 10-1-2026 Developing strong interviewer skills is key to converting the most highly qualified candidates into hires. A 2021...

How to Cut Costs in Your Recruitment Process

We all know that hiring and recruiting can be an expensive cost for any business — both in terms of time...

Creating the Right Core Values for Your Business

Last updated: 10-1-2026 Your core values signify what you, as a company, prize more than anything. They should guide everything...

How to Create a Candidate Experience Survey (with Free Template)

It can be easy for small business owners to overlook the importance of creating a great candidate experience. It’s completely...

Home Care: A Guide to Recruiting Caregivers During COVID-19

While COVID-19 business shutdowns have resulted in unemployment for many industries, the home health care industry is poised for growth. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Do Candidates Know (and Care) About Your Jobs?

Thousands of companies are hiring at this very moment. Some of them are your direct competitors. But this isn’t your...

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