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Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Franchising refers to a business model in which a company allows other individuals or businesses to use their brand name, products, and services, in exchange for a fee or a percentage of sales. What Makes Hiring for a QSR Franchise Different? When hiring for a QSR,...
The current job market is highly competitive and talent acquisition is a critical component of success. Companies are continually searching for the best talent, but finding and attracting the right talent in 2023 is becoming increasingly difficult. The talent pool is evolving at a very fast pace and the job...
Whether you’re a new franchise owner or a seasoned pro, you learned fast there’s always a need for strategies and skills focused on franchise growth solutions. Running a business for the now – with an eye on the future – requires solid plans to empower you and your team to...
Since 2020, PandoLogic and Tracey Parsons, CEO of Parsons Strategic Consulting, have partnered together to research the Voice of the Candidate. This quarterly study leverages social listening tactics to understand what candidates think, feel, and do during the job search. In our latest installation, we unveil the most important takeaways...
Having a diverse staff is no longer optional in today’s business world. Not only do customers judge a business by the staff they see representing a business, but prospective candidates want to know more about the company with which they’re interviewing to be sure they align morally. Being diverse is...
If you’re a small business owner looking to build your team, you may not know where to start. It can be even more overwhelming if you’re just beginning to add people to your business, so we’ve put together some strategic staffing tips to help you lay the groundwork. Strategic Staffing...
DEI is an acronym commonly used in human resources circles to refer to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Most hiring managers and executives understand the importance of workplace diversity. However, celebrating diversity and acknowledging its importance is not enough. Action is necessary in the form of a DEI recruitment strategy and...
Make an effort to enhance the transparency of your recruitment process and your organization will benefit in a litany of ways. A transparent recruitment process shapes employee perception and also that of any prospective hires. The challenge lies in developing a fair recruitment process then holding true to those standards...
Hiring the right person for the job can be a challenge for even the most organized of companies, but sometimes we complicate the process by allowing our unconscious bias to influence our choices. By removing recruitment bias from our hiring decisions, we not only save time, but we increase the...
Having a diverse workforce is important for a number of reasons. A diverse workforce brings a wide range of perspectives and experiences to the table, which can lead to more creativity and innovation in the workplace. Diversity can also help to improve a company’s reputation and make it more attractive...
Using a data driven recruitment strategy can be critical to hiring the right people for your business, but what exactly is it, and how do we create one? With so much data available, we need to know what data is important, and how to weed out what isn’t. We’ve researched...
Business owners and managers often overlook the importance of establishing a pipeline strategy. There is a common misconception that qualified candidates will show up at every business’s doorstep, eager to work. Though filling open positions hasn’t been challenging in previous years and decades, times are changing.  Businesses that build an...
The best recruiters understand their habits and skills are just as important as postsecondary degrees and a professional network. Take an informal poll of the top recruiters and you’ll find the cream of the crop has a comprehensive skill set and carefully honed ways that are essential to success in...
There have been many challenges for businesses post-pandemic. One problem that has been a common struggle for companies, both large and small, is keeping, maintaining, and hiring employees. It is not an easy task to find a reliable, dedicated employee. Many people are looking for remote positions or a job...
Are you looking for ways to find and hire great employees for your small business? First off, you are a small business owner, congratulations! Owning a small business takes a lot of dedication, effort, and work. After establishing your business, perhaps you are at the point where you could use...
When recruiting for open positions at your company, you are looking for the very best, but it’s important to recognize that top candidates are only on the market for a very limited amount of time, which doesn’t always align with the speed of your hiring process. You have a small...
Seasonal employees are an important part of many companies’ workforce. Unfortunately, when businesses fail to invest in them properly or provide enough resources for their seasonal needs they can experience pitfalls that harm the company’s reputation and bottom line during peak seasons like tax season, holiday shopping days around Christmas...
First, what is a candidate pool? A candidate pool is a list of applicants who have been identified as potential candidates for an open position. Candidate pools can be created through different sourcing methods such as job postings, employee referrals, or recruitment agencies.  While candidate pools may sound like an...
In addition to finding the right person for the job, many companies are focused on finding the right person from a more diverse pool of candidates than they may have accessed in the past. It’s already been proven that having a diverse and inclusive company culture is not only good...
If you’re like most recruiters, you’re always looking for ways to stay ahead of the curve and find the best talent out there. With a new generation entering the workforce every few years, it’s important for recruiters to keep up with what’s important to the latest generation of candidates, and...
Do you run an effective recruitment program? You might think you do, but how can you be totally sure? Like any other facet of business, recruitment efforts can be deemed a success (or failure) by using a wide variety of quantifiable metrics. It is in the best interest of organizations...
There’s no question that goal setting is important for any team and organization, and this includes recruitment teams. By definition, SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. In other words, they provide a clear roadmap for success.  For recruitment teams, smart goals can help ensure that the hiring...
Rejecting candidates is difficult for even veteran recruiters. Finding the right words to convey that they didn’t make it without coming off as rude or robotic is a real challenge — as is finding the right method. If done wrong, your company’s reputation will suffer. Executed correctly, more top talent...
Interviewing candidates can be a volatile process. Creating a level of interview consistency, while avoiding alienating your potential employees is the goal of every hiring manager. Achieving this goal traditionally, however, is a balancing act that most recruiters would rather avoid.  Thus, alternative solutions were created to allow recruiters and...
Traditional, unstructured hiring is risky. While conversations with the candidate might flow more naturally, the results the method produces are shaky at best. Not knowing exactly what makes a perfect fit means a new hire that may not be fit for the role — and that can be trouble.  Bad...
Having a diverse workplace is a necessity of the modern age, as a diverse workforce brings with it competitive advantages. People with diverse backgrounds and mindsets come with a wide range of perspectives and a propensity to produce solutions that can help your organization stay ahead of the curve. More...
Hiring is a process that takes no prisoners — sometimes literally. People with criminal records are far more likely to be unemployed, with multiple studies finding unemployment rates around 30-40% greater than those without a record. When you consider that nearly a third of Americans have been arrested at least...
For many young workers, the American dream seems like just that — a dream. Workers are losing faith in the system and in their employers, but the truth is that there is still plenty of opportunities out there. People simply need to see this success for themselves. Hearing from previous...
Human resources isn’t a group of fortune tellers, but they might be the next best thing. Before your company finds itself in dire need of specific skills, HR will have prepared a recruitment solution. This, however, is no magical feat, nor a walk in the park. Identifying and addressing hiring...
Recruiting can be a really disjointed process. Working with a team allows the burden of hiring to be shared evenly, and allows for a diverse approach — but it can also result in some issues.  Team members’ differing visions/expectations for the hiring process can cause communication issues, arguments, and performance...

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