# 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)

## Blog

**8-Step High Volume Hiring Process**  
 [Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/how-to-hire-employees-12-fundamental-steps)

**Hiring Process Tips: Building a Strategic Recruiting Process**  
 [Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/7-tips-to-improve-your-hiring-process)

**The Gig Economy – 9 Things Employers Need to Know**  
 [Martin Oliva](https://www.fountain.com/posts/the-gig-economy-9-things-employers-need-to-know)

**5 Reasons Your Application is Losing You Candidates**  
 [Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/5-reasons-your-application-is-losing-you-candidates)

**3 Effective Hiring Strategies and Methods**  
 [Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/3-things-to-implement-today-to-start-hiring-smarter)

**Recruiting Hourly Employees: 4 Surefire Methods for Recruiting Hourly Employees**  
 [Nico Roberts](https://www.fountain.com/posts/4-surefire-methods-for-recruiting-hourly-workers)

**8 Ways To Improve the Candidate Experience in Recruitment**  
 [Josh Harrisking](https://www.fountain.com/posts/8-ways-to-make-your-job-applicants-love-you)

**Seasonal Hiring Guide**  
 [Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/a-guide-to-holiday-hiring)