Hourly Hiring Blog

Sixty percent of job seekers report having a poor candidate experience, and this is especially true for the hourly candidate. While great hourly employees are in demand today more than ever (the hourly workforce is nearly 80 million people strong), organizations are failing when it comes to engaging…

Kirkland, Wa., August 24, 2017.: Today, Jobalign, the leading Candidate Engagement Platform for hourly workers and recruiters announces the launch of its VIR (Very Important Recruiter) program. The goal of the program is to radically improve the application process for hourly job seekers and the recruiting success for hourly recruiters.

  Although veteran unemployment rates are at a record low 5.1% for post 9/11 veterans (Bureau of Labor Statistics), experts say the data paints a misleading picture of veterans in the job market.   More than 495,000 veterans are unemployed and 1 million veterans are expected to…

Hourly workers are a mobile-first community and on the go, which is emphasized by the number of applicants Jobalign sees apply via mobile. In the retail industry, 66% of applicants apply via mobile and only 33% apply via PC. That means employer application processes that are not mobile friendly are…

Jobaline, the leading candidate engagement platform for hourly workers, announced today that the company is changing its name to Jobalign. The name change becomes effective immediately. “Although subtly different, this name change reflects our not-so-subtle focus to align businesses with hourly workers, and radically improve the ability of businesses to…