# Fountain Blog

Read up on the latest recruiting tips and product updates from the Fountain team.

## Featured Resources

### Should You Use A Recruiting Agency? A Practical Guide For High-Volume Hiring Teams
  
Deciding whether to use a recruitment agency for high-volume frontline hiring? Compare agency fees, speed, and in-house cost, and when each model wins.  
 [Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/should-you-use-a-recruiting-agency-or-not)

### How To Find Restaurant Employees In A Tight Labor Market
  
Find restaurant employees faster: a multi-channel sourcing plan, a 5-minute mobile application, and same-day replies that keep candidates from ghosting.  
 [Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/how-to-find-restaurant-employees)

### The Restaurant Employee Onboarding Checklist for FOH, BOH, and Managers
  
A restaurant onboarding checklist covering pre-boarding, Day 1, role-specific FOH, BOH, and manager training, compliance, and 30/60/90-day retention check-ins.  
 [Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/restaurant-employee-onboarding-checklist)

### Retail Workforce Planning For Multi-Store Seasonal Operations
  
A retail workforce planning guide for multi-store seasonal peaks. Forecast by location, build pipelines early, and staff every store before demand arrives.  
 [Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/retail-workforce-planning)

## Additional Articles

### 5 Essential Capabilities of Applicant Tracking Systems
 [Nico Roberts](https://www.fountain.com/posts/5-essential-capabilities-of-applicant-tracking-systems)

### How To Change Recruitment Processes to Promote Workplace Equality
 [Hope Weatherford](https://www.fountain.com/posts/how-to-change-recruitment-processes-to-promote-workplace-equality)

### Top 3 Applicant Tracking System Integration Essentials
 [Nico Roberts](https://www.fountain.com/posts/top-3-ats-integration-essentials)

### Pros & Cons of Remote Onboarding
 [Martin Oliva](https://www.fountain.com/posts/5-pros-cons-of-remote-onboarding)

### How High-Performing TA Teams Measure the Candidate Experience
 [Josh Harrisking](https://www.fountain.com/posts/how-high-performing-ta-measure-the-candidate-experience)

### The Biggest Mistakes IT Leaders Make When Planning an HR Digital Transformation
 [Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/the-biggest-mistakes-it-leaders-make-when-planning-an-hr-digital-transformation)

### How Can HR & Staffing Teams Cope With CA AB5?
 [Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/how-can-hr-staffing-teams-cope-with-ca-ab5)

### AB5: The Implications, Impact and Exceptions
 [Martin Oliva](https://www.fountain.com/posts/ab5-the-implications-impact-and-exceptions)

### 7 Festive Subject Lines to Replace Traditional, Boring Outreach
 [Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/7-festive-subject-lines-to-replace-traditional-boring-outreach)

### 5 Tenets of Successful High-Volume Recruiting
 [Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/5-tenets-of-successful-high-volume-recruiting)

### A Few Considerations When You Are In a Hiring Freeze
 [Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/a-few-considerations-when-you-are-in-a-hiring-freeze)

### High-volume Hiring: 5 Ways to Add Diversity Into Your Search Process
 [Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/high-volume-hiring-5-ways-to-add-diversity-into-your-search-process)

### Part 3 of 3: Application & Hiring Trends in the Service Sector
 [Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/part-3-of-3-application-hiring-trends-in-the-service-sector)

### Beyond Automation: Digital Transformation with Multi-Cloud and SSO
 [Rob Sicat](https://www.fountain.com/posts/beyond-automation-digital-transformation-with-multi-cloud-and-sso)

### Talent Pools vs Talent Pipelines (And Why You Need Both)
 [Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/talent-pools-vs-talent-pipelines-and-why-you-need-both)

### 3 Ways to Prevent Candidate Ghosting
 [Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/3-ways-to-prevent-candidate-ghosting)

### New Enhancements to the Fountain Platform
 [Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/new-enhancements-to-the-fountain-platform)

### 3 Tips to Maximize Candidate Quantity Without Sacrificing Quality
 [Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/3-tips-to-maximize-candidate-quantity-without-sacrificing-quality)