Hiring
January 25, 2019 at 10:32 am
The 8,000 truckers who work for Walmart are getting a raise, with average pay soon approaching $90,000 a year, as the company looks to hire hundreds more drivers amid an ongoing shortage of truck drivers. Walmart's bid to recruit more truck drivers had it running national TV ads in the fall, shortening the hiring process, and offering…
January 24, 2019 at 4:58 pm
As retailers compete for top talent in an increasingly tight labor market, Capango’s State of Retail Talent survey provides an inside look at today’s retail job seeker, including how they like to work and what they’re passionate about.
January 21, 2019 at 11:05 am
The bottom line? The ideal store associate profile has changed dramatically, and there’s a war for top retail talent with this profile.
January 8, 2019 at 11:00 am
To free up time for prioritizing diversity, recruiters need to make hiring less burdensome by embracing automation capabilities.
January 7, 2019 at 1:39 pm
Lowe's said last week that it plans to hire more than 65,000 associates this year to improve customer service and product availability. Roles are focused on enhancing customer service and include seasonal associate, merchandising support, store leadership and technology careers. According to a press release from the company, Lowe's hiring investments include: More than 50,000 seasonal…
December 13, 2018 at 12:35 pm
With only a few weeks left until the end of the holiday shopping season, retailers are looking forward to closing the season on a strong note. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is forecasting holiday sales to increase to $720.9 billion for November and December. Compared to recent years, 2018 brings a consumer set with more…
December 5, 2018 at 3:30 pm
No matter the role, the success of seasonal employees depends completely on the training systems used to get them up to speed.
November 28, 2018 at 11:10 am
The 2018 holiday shopping season is expected to bring historical sales due to a healthy economy and strong consumer confidence. However, with the national unemployment rate at an all-time low, finding qualified seasonal retail workers to fill the nearly 650,000 open positions this holiday season has been challenging. With only weeks left in the season,…
November 28, 2018 at 9:35 am
The holiday shopping season is in full swing, with online sales records smashed yet again. Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday all saw record online sales this year, and the spending is expected to continue through the rest of the holiday season. While the sales numbers make exciting headlines, a group driving retailers’ success…
November 13, 2018 at 1:19 pm
When we asked friends and colleagues what's the most important skill for consistent and continued success in business, they gave a multiplicity of answers including leadership and management skills, brains, and creativity. However the leading response from this group was curiosity. Many defined curiosity as the impulse to seek new information and experiences, the desire…
