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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. What is skills-based hiring?

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The Impact of Talent Assessments on Reducing Employee Turnover

Hacker Earth

That’s why it’s becoming more common for organizations to use talent assessments as a strategic tool to vet potential hires and improve the probability of a good fit with the role and the organization’s culture. What are Talent Assessments? How Talent Assessments Reduce Employee Turnover 1.

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Candidate Satisfaction is a Powerful Recruiting KPI

Survale

But you can be fast AND reckless so, like many KPIs, you need other data to provide context for time-to-fill, like offer acceptance rate, quality of hire, year one retention, etc. Survale further pinpointed that the problem existed mostly with hourly workers within a particular job family within retail locations.

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Using Pre-Hire Testing & Assessment When Hiring

Newton Software

Pre-hire testing or pre-hire assessment is the process of using tests and questionnaires to screen candidates for job openings on a variety of factors like cognitive ability, critical thinking skills, personality, preferences and motivation. The use of hiring assessments is on the rise, with as much as a 20% increase year over year.

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Assessing and Planning Learning Programs with Analytics

Visier - Talent Acquisition

I had the privilege of building and launching the first ever leadership development program for a successful retailer. A common way of assessing program effectiveness and value is to use the pervasive Kirkpatrick’s four levels of training evaluation. Assess ROI by Going Beyond Learning.

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5 tips to boost your 2022 seasonal hiring

CareerArc

For example, holiday hiring in the retail industry dropped 7% this last year due to difficulties in finding retail staff. Now is a good time to assess what candidates are actually looking for, and see what you’re able to offer. For example, many retail and warehouse workers are concerned about safety— especially now.

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Three Ways to Identify and Retain the Best Hourly Workers

Traitify

On the heels of Amazon’s recent acquisition of Whole Foods comes the realization that this sudden blend of online and brick-and-mortar retailers has the potential to change the retail game forever. So what does a high turnover rate mean for retailers? Astronomical costs. Make sure you understand the hourly employee.

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