Recruiting Strategies

Why mental health and wellness are so important to your recruitment strategy

Work stress is no joke, and it’s on the minds of today’s job seekers. In fact, 1 in 3 candidates shared in Monster’s latest State of the Candidate survey  that their jobs are having a negative impact on their mental health and wellness. Candidates revealed that the source of their mental/emotional distress at work most often […]

Employer and small business guide to the CARES Act

The CARES Act, signed into law in response to the coronavirus pandemic, includes $2 trillion in assistance to households and businesses, $349 billion available to assist small businesses through the Small Business Administration (SBA), expanding unemployment insurance benefits, allocating $500 billion to the Treasury fund, creating a Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, and granting […]

Should you furlough, reduce hours or initiate layoffs during an economic downturn?

The coronavirus outbreak is causing many businesses to make tough decisions between reducing hours, furlough, layoffs, or navigating the complicated new rules around unemployment, paid sick leave and other new government policies. As company shutdowns and mandatory business closures surge, there’s been a historic rise in people applying for unemployment benefits. According to the U.S. […]

Good things companies are doing right now

With so much sadness and fear, it’s worth taking a moment to stop and see the best of humanity. Many employers are doing their part to support their employees and their communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s not only the right thing to do, but it’s also validation that their company values actually mean something. […]

Coronavirus hiring: how companies are filling the jobs needed right now

Despite a good portion of the nation shut down in order to slow the curve of the Covid-19 pandemic, there are some sectors that are ramping up in order to continue meeting society’s essential needs. Beyond the obvious need to hire additional healthcare workers on the front lines, suddenly truck drivers, delivery services, grocery store […]

Hiring urgently needed healthcare workers

One of the biggest challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic is the potential shortage of healthcare workers and how to ramp up healthcare hiring quickly. As the system reaches its maximum capacity and healthcare professionals themselves begin to get sick and need to quarantine, hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities are in need of additional […]

How companies are responding to COVID-19

With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the world is in the midst of what could turn out to be one the of the biggest pandemics of the century—or, at the very least, a disease epidemic unlike anything the U.S. has seen in over a decade. And it’s hitting people hard where they spend a […]

How to reach today's diversity and inclusion-minded job candidates

If it seems like today’s job seeker is more interested in diversity and inclusion than ever before, it’s not your imagination. Candidates have become increasingly more interested in seeking employers who are committed to gender pay equity, salary transparency, as well as evidence that your company addresses diversity & inclusion, according to Monster’s most recent […]

How to attract candidates amid recession fears

Before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, the country was already holding its breath, anticipating a recession.  Between it being an election year, various global events from coronavirus to tensions in Iran, and the long streak of economic prosperity that many felt had to end at some point, people were bracing themselves for recession. In fact, […]

How to win at the salary negotiation table

They say money talks, and for the majority of job candidates, salary is the number one factor when it comes to considering an offer. That’s what 73% of respondents said in Monster’s most recent State of the Candidate survey; and more than half (54%) said they’ve changed jobs solely because the one they had wasn’t […]