With all of the news focusing on layoffs and potential economic challenges, it might surprise you to hear that employers hiring frontline staff are still struggling to find enough people to fill all of their open positions. In 2023, these challenges will continue, but employers that understand what the frontline workforce needs will be able…

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In today’s workplace with the economy shifting and employers looking to slow hiring, we’re seeing some confusing signals. With some firms laying off workers or freezing hiring, others are still going nearly as fast as they possibly can. The last data from the BLS shows that job openings increased to 10.7 million on the last…

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Most researchers believe the annual voluntary turnover rate for U.S. employees will rise this year, with a heavy percentage of that being voluntary. After all, the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the quit rate that we’ve become accustomed to is still at record high levels when compared to historical numbers (see…

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RPO company results

This week I had the pleasure of serving as the opening keynote for the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA) annual conference, sharing some new findings from a proprietary study on how employers and talent leaders see value in their RPO relationships, what services they want, and how many are planning to change providers. Want to…

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Over the last few years, one of my favorite events has been the HR Tech Connect Summit. This year it happens on November 16-18 in Tampa, FL. This is a smaller, more intimate event than many in the industry. The best part? It allows talent and HR leaders to build deeper connections, see some of…

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Nearly 40% bigger than last year, the isolved Connect 2022 user conference was held in Nashville and demonstrated that in many ways, client events are back from the COVID-required limitations put on many events. For those not familiar, isolved offers an HCM platform that supports employers from SMBs through enterprise, though their core market success…

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Research shows that managers believe 70% of the reason people leave a job is due to pay. However, actual data points indicate that nearly 70% of the reasons people quit a job have absolutely nothing to do with pay.  This has been true for many years, but it’s been turned upside down in the last…

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In the coming month or two we’ll be unveiling the findings of our new Frontline Worker study, but today I want to share a few statistics that are practical and targeted at a common problem every employer faces today. 15-plus years ago when I got married, I thought I knew what it meant to support…

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