# 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 Posts

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/agentic-ai-frontline)

[Sean Behr](https://www.fountain.com/posts/high-volume-hiring-strategy)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/frontline-workers-retention-insights-2025)

[Mike Marschke](https://www.fountain.com/posts/indeed-organic-visibility-change-2026)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/e-verify-resumes-operations-what-employers-need-to-know)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/government-shutdown-e-verify-unavailable-i9-compliance)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/rediscover-candidates-with-fountain-pool)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/frontline-workforce-trends-2025)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/hr-tech-security-best-practices)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/frontline-ai-vs-corporate-ai-hourly-hiring)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/ethical-ai-frontline-hiring-compliance)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/ai-onboarding-retention-ramp-up)

[Sav Pillay](https://www.fountain.com/posts/adp-workforce-now-integration)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/roi-agentic-ai-frontline-hiring)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/agentic-ai-frontline-retention)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/what-is-agentic-ai-a-beginners-guide-for-hr-leaders)

[Salim Jernite](https://www.fountain.com/posts/5-frontline-hiring-problems-agentic-ai-is-solving)

[Hope Weatherford](https://www.fountain.com/posts/flexible-scheduling-key-to-frontline-employee-retention)