Whether your company is facing a hiring freeze or simply properly staffed, you may not be actively hiring at the moment. Some employers are tempted to terminate their applicant-tracking system during such periods, as they aren’t using it to recruit and bring on new...
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Stay up to date with our most recent news and updatesSolving the Nursing Shortage: How ApplicantStack Eases Turnover & Burnout
The nursing shortage in the United States is a mounting challenge that impacts patient care, staff wellbeing, and healthcare efficiency. With the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimating over 193,000 annual openings for registered nurses through 2032, organizations...
Improving Panel Interviews: Tips for Success
Panel interviews can feel overwhelming for job candidates. One moment they're having a normal conversation, and the next, they're fielding questions from three different people while trying to remember everyone's names and job titles. But here's the thing: panel...
Exit Interview Questions That Get Honest Answers
When someone walks out your office door for the last time, they're taking valuable insights with them. The question is: will you capture those insights before they're gone forever? An exit interview represents one of the most underutilized opportunities in business....
Skills-Based Hiring: Communication
Communication skills often get overlooked in the hiring process. While technical abilities grab attention on resumes, the ability to communicate effectively can make or break an employee's success. Skills-based hiring puts these crucial abilities front and center,...
Managing a Staffing Shortage
A staffing shortage can be stressful on everyone in a business: managers, employees, customers, and clients. The pandemic disrupted the job market in a way that’s been difficult for some industries to fully recover from. Here are some ideas to cope with the challenge...
Tips to Get More Employee Referrals
The best recruiting tool for your business is walking among you: current employees. Happy workers can be cheerleaders for all the good things your company has to offer. Read on for some ways to get more employee referrals. Benefits of Employee Referrals in Recruiting...
Smarter Hiring With a Healthcare Applicant Tracking System
There are many challenges in the healthcare industry. Two of the most complex issues to solve are scheduling and hiring. Luckily, there are software solutions for both. Let’s find out how an applicant tracking system can help healthcare providers hire the best staff...
Speed and Security: Optimizing Background Checks for Your Seasonal Staffing Surge
The need for a robust, seasonal workforce is key to many thriving businesses during the hustle and bustle of the holidays. But amidst the scramble to fill critical roles, an undeniable challenge emerges: How do you onboard a high volume of staff quickly and...
Social Media Recruiting: 9 Best Practices
We’re in the middle of the 2020s now. Recruiting has changed a lot in just this millennium. For example, 25 years ago, social media didn’t exist. And social media has changed a lot over the course of its relatively short existence. Social media platforms aren’t just...
Talent Acquisition Strategies: 12 Key Considerations
Hiring process, recruitment plan, talent acquisition strategy — are these all synonyms, or do they mean something different? This article will explain and give you tips to build your own successful talent acquisition plan. What Is a Talent Acquisition Strategy? A...
Skills-Based Hiring: Strategic Thinking
In today’s fast-paced environment, traditional hiring practices may not yield the desired results. Job titles and degrees no longer provide a full picture of a candidate’s potential as a member of the team. This is where skills-based hiring comes in—it’s a smarter and...