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3 Essential Recruitment Strategies for Retail Hiring Success

Recruitics

Retail hiring is a significant challenge in today's market. From the rapid expansion of e-commerce to evolving customer demands to fluctuations in interest rates, the retail industry is constantly changing, and talent acquisition teams that support these businesses need an array of tools and resources to overcome the challenge.

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Retail Hiring and Recruitment Trends in the UK Market

Recruitics

million people work in the retail sector in the UK. Approximately 2.9 This large, important economic sector has been facing a tough time in recent years. The industry has been adapting to an unprecedented level of change, with 17,000 high street shops closing in 2022 , 50% higher than closures in 2021.

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Hospitality and Retail: 6 Qualifications To Reconsider When Hiring

Recruitics

Employee recruitment and retention have always been hot topics in high-turnover industries like hospitality and retail. However, the last couple of years has sent these service industries on a wild ride – permanently changing how hospitality and retail organizations attract and retain talent in a very hot job market.

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Retail Recruiting: How To Attract Top Candidates

Recruitics

Hiring in the retail industry can be challenging. Not only do retail companies have to focus on combating the talent shortage, but they also have to fight against high turnover, low retention, application rates dropping, and more. This all gets exacerbated as we enter high-volume hiring season as well.

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Hard to Hire: Third-Party Recruiting & the State of Talent Acquisition Report

The talent acquisition challenges of today are unparalleled: 90% of survey respondents feel that the current hiring market is more challenging now than in the past! Recruiting as we’ve known it is evolving - how are you keeping ahead of the competition?

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12 Keys to Hiring Retail Associates [+ 20 Interview Questions]

SmartRecruiters

Hiring quality retail associates can be tricky in an industry challenged by high-volume seasonality and a turnover rate of 60%. But it’s worth it when 59% of retail consumers will walk away from a product or company they love after several bad experiences. In this article you’ll find: What is a retail associate?

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Recruitment Marketing Strategies for Seasonal Hiring

Recruitics

Key Takeaways Working knowledge of the benefits and challenges of seasonal hiring is essential for recruitment marketing professionals. Agility and consistency are critical elements of successful seasonal hiring strategies. The strategic integration of technology into recruitment processes is essential for managing seasonal hiring.

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HR Efficiencies with Data-Driven Prioritization (Case Study)

As one of Australia’s largest and most iconic retailers, Coles Group employs 115,000+ team members in its network of 2,400+ locations across the country. With hiring at such a high volume, Coles needed a fast and efficient way to properly screen and prioritize the right candidates, while still complying with government standards of hiring.