Hiring efforts continue to climb as 90% of U.S. hiring decision-makers say their company plans to hire employees in key departments through the end of the year and are looking to bring full-time, mid- or entry-level workers on board. (more…)
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Majority of Businesses Believe They Offer Adequate Benefits to Support Working Parents
U.S. hiring decision-makers report roughly 50% of their workforce, on average, are working parents, and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, 82% of these hiring managers say their company offers enough benefits to working parents to make them feel accommodated and supported. (more…)
Companies Taking a “Wait and See” Approach to Workload Management Hires
U.S. companies are struggling to get relief for overworked employees as 60% of businesses say they need more employees to manage their workload but do not have the capacity to hire. (more…)
Optimistic Hiring Outlook Signals Potential for Unique Recession
In a recent study, 57% of American companies indicate they will forge ahead with hiring despite a looming recession, highlighting a stark departure from the Great Recession of 2008 when unemployment hit 10%. (more…)
Inflation Fallout a Long-Term Concern for 87% of U.S. Companies
With rates higher than they have been in decades, 92% of U.S. companies report inflation is affecting their business in some capacity with 87% adding that this hardship will impact their operations for years to come, according to a recent survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. (more…)
Reaching Diverse Candidates is One of the Biggest Hiring Challenges for 1 in 5 Companies
Efforts to establish a company diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy have steadily increased over the last two years, but 21% of U.S. companies say translating this effort to hiring is one of the biggest hiring challenges their company will face over the next year. (more…)
47% of U.S. Employees Forced to Self-Train Due to Lack of Knowledge Transfer from Retiring Employees
As senior employees prepare to exit the workforce, 84% of U.S. employees say it’s a big loss when older employees retire without passing on their years of knowledge to younger employees. And when the transfer of knowledge fails to happen, workers can be left learning how to do a job on their own with nearly […]
Despite Labeling Two Weeks’ Notice a Courtesy, Majority Agree Companies Will Not Rehire Former Employees Without One
The majority of U.S. adults (87%) say employees are familiar with the concept of providing a two weeks’ notice to employers upon leaving. However, despite stating this advance notice is merely a courtesy (61%) as opposed to a requirement (39%), 53% believe companies would never rehire someone without it. (more…)
Nearly Half of Companies Have Recently Hired Out of Desperation
Struggling with a depleted applicant pool, nearly 2 in 5 businesses (39%) report hiring someone they otherwise would not have in order to fill an open position, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. (more…)
Increased Employee Workloads Top Reason Businesses Are Hiring
Sixty percent of companies plan to increase their number of employees in the first half of 2022 primarily due to increased workloads (49%), according to a new survey from Express Employment Professionals conducted by The Harris Poll. (more…)