HRCap identified the Top 10 Soft & Technical Skills active candidates acquired using candidate feedback and Linkedin data. The top acquired Soft Skills were Collaboration (37.2%), Time Management (33.4%), Adaptability (2.6%), People Management (2.3%), and Analysis (1.8%). The top acquired Technical Skills were Cloud Computing (7.7%), UX/UI Design (5.0%), SEO/SEM Marketing (4.8%), Video Productio..

In light of Social Wellness Month (July), HRCap studies how HR leaders must play a greater role in driving mental health and social wellness. Based on HRCap’s recent market research with candidate feedback and LinkedIn data, we identified top 5 human-centric and mental health-related majors studied by HR professionals as Psychology (60.5%), Sociology (17.8%), Social Work (11.2%), Education (6.5%..

In celebration of our 23rd anniversary, we gathered data to understand the average small business survival rate in the United States. ​ In a recent report, the Small Business Administration (SBA) observed that from 1994-2020, an average of 67.7% of new employer establishments survived at least two years. In the same time period, the five-year survival rate was 48.9%, the ten-year survival rate w..

As Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to close, HRCap dedicates this week’s HR Insights to AAPI language fluency diversity across professional industries such as HR, Finance, IT Services, and Energy. The top 10 AAPI languages spoken by employees/candidates include Hindi, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Urdu, Vietnamese, Tamil and Gujarati. The rising importance of d..

In our last HR Insights update, HRCap presented the national distribution of AI-related HR positions across the states. For this week’s release, we highlight the Top 5 AI-related HR positions: People Analytics, Data Scientist, Talent Influencer, Talent Scientist and HR Chatbot Support. People Analytics, Data Scientist, and Talent Influencer positions had the highest market activity and employmen..

HRCap analyzed data for active candidates across degree levels in Top 3 booming industries in the U.S.: Oil & Energy, Healthcare, and Information Technology. These data-driven insights show varying candidate preferences between gaining industry experience and pursuing higher education to become a subject expert in their respective fields. For example, the Renewable Energy, Electric Power, Nuclea..

HRCap observed the top 10 foreign languages studied and acquired across degree levels in the United States. The graphs demonstrate that Higher Education continues to prioritize the importance and utility of Foreign Language Education. Increasingly more students are beginning to study and master West and East Asian Languages (Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Japanese) as more entities are also attemptin..

Based on HRCap's recent market research with Candidate feedback and LinkedIn data, we observed the preference for onsite, hybrid, and remote WFH models among the multigenerational bilingual candidate pool in the U.S. as of February 2023. While we hypothesized a strong preference for hybrid and WFH options across the candidate pool, the preferences were evenly distributed across the 3 work set-up..

Based on HRCap’s 2021-2022 ERP Data, we found that the bilingual candidates that studied within one of the top 5 fields were easily placed in entry-level positions with our clients because their study was highly relevant to the roles. Another reason why many clients chose to hire candidates in these fields of study is that the students had transferable skills which made it easier to train for th..

Based on HRCap's 2022 ERP Data, 58.7% of candidates spoke more than one language during an interview. Of those who spoke more than one language, 97.4% were bilingual candidates, while 2.6% spoke more than 3 languages. There is now a growing priority to engage candidates who speak multiple languages because they are able to communicate and understand cross-cultural differences in an effort to glo..