How to Hire Workers: A Simple System That Fills Roles Fast
Most franchise operators play the hiring game by the numbers: post the job, wait for applications to come in,...
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The Hiring Benchmark Every Franchise Brand Gets Wrong: Comparing Yourself To The Wrong Industry
A 54% interview-to-hire rate is completely normal in fitness. That same rate in cleaning services would be more than...
Best Hiring Software For Franchises: 7 Tools Compared
Every hiring software homepage makes the same pitch: more AI, more automation, more integrations, all promising to fix hiring...
CareerPlug vs BusinessDraft: Which Fits Franchise Hiring?
A side-by-side for multi-unit franchisees and franchisors weighing both platforms, built on data from 7.5 million franchise applicants rather...
Clint’s Notes: What your hiring data isn’t telling you (but should be)
We recently published one of the most ambitious reports that the CareerPlug team has taken on in a while. ...
What changed in service franchise hiring in 2026 (and where it’s heading)
We just released our 2026 franchise hiring report. Most of the report focuses on data from 2025 — applicants...
How to find the best candidates: Insights from CareerPlug’s 2026 franchise hiring report
Last week we published our 2026 franchise hiring report. This is the first cross-industry hiring report created specifically for...
CareerPlug releases 2026 franchise hiring report
CareerPlug has spent more than a decade building hiring and retention software for franchise networks. Today we partner with...
Clint’s Notes: How does your network’s hiring really compare?
“How are we doing compared to other brands?” This is the hiring question that franchisors ask me the most....
Clint’s Notes: What franchisors actually owe their franchisees
Franchising is as close as you can get to a guaranteed business model. Franchisees get a proven product, an...
Clint’s Notes: Seasonal hiring is predictable, but your franchisees’ response to it shouldn’t be
I recently had a chance to speak with a franchise leader at one of the country’s largest tax prep...
Clint’s Notes: What spring staffing tells you about the health of your franchise system
Looking at franchise hiring data in April can be very telling. The numbers usually aren’t good, but that’s not...
Clint’s Notes: Why your best franchisees are also your best recruiters
“The biggest difference between your top and bottom performing franchisees is the quality of their teams.” I said this...
Closing the Care Gap: Streamline Home Care Hiring with the myCNAjobs Integration
A Partnership to Strengthen the Caregiver Workforce At CareerPlug, we know that hiring caregivers has never been more challenging....
Clint’s Notes: The fifth P
The American Franchise Act is probably going to pass this year. If you’re a franchisor, this will mean a...
Streamline Your Hiring with the CareerPlug + Toolbelt Integration
Hiring in the home and commercial services industry is a unique challenge. Whether you run a painting franchise, a...
Clint’s Notes: Does AI belong in hiring software? Yes. (And no.)
A bunch of people forwarded me the New York Times article about the lawsuit against Eightfold AI. In case...
Clint’s Notes: The DIY trap for franchise owners
I’ve been thinking about something since my last post about hiring in this market. A few people reached out...
Clint’s Notes: 3 things I learned at IFA 2026
I just got back from Las Vegas, where I spent three days at the IFA Annual Convention surrounded by...
Clint’s Notes: Why I wrote The Franchise People Playbook
I’m at IFA today. If you’re here too, come find me at booth 700. We’re officially launching The Franchise...