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Full-Time Workers Increasingly Willing to Work Part-Time

Doug Horn on November 16, 2015 3:55:00 PM EST

Introduction

A new RecruitiFi survey on the career paths of 1,000 U.S. full-time and part-time adult employees found that individuals currently working full-time are increasingly likely to seek part-time work due to the flexibility associated with this career change.

This speaks to a..

Maybe You Should be Recruiting Job Hoppers

Doug Horn on October 1, 2015 10:02:44 AM EDT

 Recruiting job hoppers may wind up costing employers a large sum of money due simply to their unreliability. The average cost to replace an employee is 21 percent of that employee’s yearly salary, so hiring a job hopper might wind up costing an organization much more than they would..

How Employers are Responding to Job-Hoppers

Doug Horn on August 28, 2015 10:54:49 AM EDT

Millennials have different values and mindsets than the generations that preceded them, causing employers to actively alter how they plan to retain their staff. Companies now recognize that a job and a salary can no longer ensure workplace loyalty, so they are beginning to implement..

The Reasons Why Millennials Switch Jobs

Doug Horn on August 12, 2015 10:28:00 AM EDT

Job-hopping has experienced a tremendous spike in recent years because of Millennials, 53 percent of whom have had three or more jobs despite being new to the workforce.

Currently, 74 percent of employees are actively looking for a new job, while 69 percent say that searching for new..

Millennials Prioritize Differently

Doug Horn on August 10, 2015 10:44:00 AM EDT

Now that Millennials, the children of the Baby Boomer generation, are entering the workforce in staggering numbers, companies are scrambling to understand how to attract, recruit, and retain them. By 2020, 46 percent of the workforce will be comprised of Millennials, so knowledge on how..

Press Release: Millennials Know Job Hopping Looks Bad, yet 86% Would Not Think Twice About Leaving Their Job, RecruitiFi Survey Finds

Doug Horn on July 21, 2015 9:00:00 AM EDT

Survey highlights millennial sentiment on career decisions and how this impacts their employers.NEW YORK, NY— July 21, 2015— RecruitiFi, a crowdsourced talent acquisition platform, today announced results of its national Millennial Outlook Survey, which found that although 83 percent..

RecruitiFi Presents: Social Recruiting Webinar with Tony Restell

Doug Horn on June 5, 2015 10:00:00 AM EDT

A strong social media presence can attract a steady flow of targeted candidates to your business. It can spark conversations with potential clients and elevate you to a position of authority in the niche recruiting markets you serve. But you have to have the right social media strategy..

How to Reject Candidates Properly

Doug Horn on May 7, 2015 10:03:00 AM EDT

Rejection hurts. Don’t believe me? Ask high school you. He’ll remind you of the time Becky from homeroom stood you up, leaving you to watch a drive-in showing of “Say Anything” all by yourself.  No man should be forced to finish a jumbo popcorn alone.

Did that hit too close to home?..

3 Habits of Successful Recruiters

Doug Horn on April 17, 2015 10:22:00 AM EDT

We all have bad habits. Maybe you crack your knuckles. Maybe you take longer showers than you should. Maybe you just make that “Ahhhhh” sound after you finish a sip of something. If you’re guilty of that last one, clean up your act. 

Bad habits develop in all aspects of our lives, yet..

The Differences Between the Three Main Generations in the Workforce

Doug Horn on March 23, 2015 9:52:00 AM EDT

WAIT. Don’t click away. Before you go thinking this is another blog post about how to recruit Millennials, I need to clarify. While this post will certainly detail some of the traits Millennials have, this is intended more to trace the evolution from one generation to the next, and how..