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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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Retail marketing: 7 strategies to grow your retail store

Homebase

Opening a retail store is no small feat. From finding a location to sourcing products to hiring employees, you’re putting in a lot of legwork even before the doors open. That’s where retail marketing comes in. Retail marketing gets people excited about your business and in the front door. What is retail marketing?

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Job Simulation vs Job Skills Assessment Test

Vervoe

When it comes to sourcing candidate evaluation software, too many recruiters think that a job simulation and a job skills assessment test are the same things. Thankfully, a little bit of research online will usually deliver one of two results as an alternative: a job simulation, or a job skills assessment test.

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Preparing for Surges in Retail Hiring with RPO

Broadleaf

With the holiday season just around the corner, retailers nationwide will begin their large-scale seasonal hiring needs. Here are the most compelling reasons why retailers and other companies with seasonal hiring demands should leverage RPO to handle their recruiting needs and keep their businesses running smoothly.

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What is Sourcing? I Propose a New Universal Definition.

Boolean Black Belt

What better time than at the beginning of a new year to take a critical look back at where we’ve come from, to reflect on our current state and to look forward to a next step in the evolution of sourcing? It believe it would certainly be helpful and beneficial to have a universally agreed upon definition of exactly what sourcing is.

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How to Build a Successful Retail Recruitment Strategy

Yello

It’s hard to imagine a day in which the average person doesn’t make a retail purchase. And whether you’re buying a cell phone, car or can of paint, retailers depend on qualified employees to assist customers, manage the business, and keep stores safe. Retail workers make up a significant portion of the U.S. labor force.

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11 Recruitment Assessment Tools You Can Rely on for Candidate Skills Testing

Hundred5

68% of recruiting professionals agree that technology is the best way to improve recruiting performance, with recruitment assessment tools a common feature of modern-day companies. That’s because pre-employment assessments take the guesswork out of hiring, giving everyone confidence that candidates can actually perform well in the role.