Technology

Soft skills are in high demand, according to new survey data from Business Name Generator. The vast majority (81%) of employees and managers believe new hires must possess soft skills, and 71% of employees believe these skills will be...

Almost two-thirds (64%) of HR managers said that AI is changing what skills are most in demand, according to a recent report from TalentLMS. And more than 4 in 10 (43%) believe AI will lead to a skills gap...

eBook sponsored by SmartSource Cybersecurity has become a growing issue for the Staffing industry since the pandemic, with remote or hybrid work exacerbating the problem. According to IBM, a single data breach costs companies an average of $4.35 million. That same study...

By Christopher Ryan, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Avionté People connecting people. That has been a core tenant of the staffing industry for decades. The ability to build strong relationships with employers who had jobs to fill meant talent would...

Article sponsored by SmartSource By Jeremy Lyon, Director of Sales for SmartSource In today’s digital world, businesses of all sizes must be proactive about cybersecurity. This is especially true for staffing agencies that work with a virtual talent pool, thus expanding...

By Richard Mendis, CMO at HireLogic 10 years ago, employers had to accommodate the rapid rise of smartphones in the workplace. Now, history repeats itself as employees quickly adopt productivity-boosting AI solutions.  In late 2006, one quarter before Apple introduced the...

By RJ Frasca, Vault Workforce Screening Pair a generational shift in the mindset of better job flexibility and work/life balance with 11 million job openings nationwide, and now the United States faces one of its longest ongoing labor shortages. Many...

By Jessica Ayre, content marketing specialist at Text Request Relying solely on phone calls and emails to reach job candidates won’t cut it anymore. Phone calls tend to go straight to voicemail, and emails can sit unread in an inbox...

Social media is an important recruiting and hiring tool, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. Seven in 10 (70%) companies use social media to research potential job candidates, though only 17%...

Younger U.S. workers, particularly those under 25, see their industry's adoption of new technology as a hindrance to their career advancement, according to a recent survey by automation provider Yooz. These workers tend to be the first to embrace new...