A Rundown of News from Around the Recruiting World

GLOBAL: Holiday Hiring Underway:

• ‍US: Shipt is Adding 100,000 Buyers Yup: that's a lot of helpers. "Gearing up for the holiday season crunch, on-demand delivery service Shipt plans to hire another 100,000 personal shoppers, increasing its delivery personnel base to more than 300,000." Source: Supermarket News‍
• UK: Tesco Adding 11,000 Temporary Workers for the Festive Season These UK-wide roles, in Tesco’s Superstores and Extra stores, will include picking for online deliveries and store replenishment, supporting existing store colleagues. Source: Tesco
• US: Dollar Tree Adding 25,000 The discount retailer — also parent to the Family Dollar chain — has announced plans to employ more than 25,000 associates at its stores and distribution centers. This year marks the company’s fifth annual nationwide hiring event, which will be hosted from Oct. 19 to Oct. 23, as it seeks to boost its workforce during an unprecedented retail shopping season. Source: Footwear News

POLAND: Using Video Games to Recruit Tractor Mechanics Ultimate Games SA is releasing Farm Mechanic Simulator, and the agricultural industry thinks they may have found a new recruiting tool. “It’s a unique title that will allow you to make a career as an agricultural mechanic in an accessible manner, while offering a whole array of attractions,” said Rafal Jeloni, COO. Source: Farm Equipment

.JOBS Just Needs Some Love What a long, strange trip it's been (so far). Domain provider Employ Media wants to finds some way to finally monetize .jobs, and wants to break up with SHRM. Direct Employers is mucking around. .Careers feels left out in the cold. Source: Domain Incite

US: The "True Rate" of Unemployment May be 26% The The Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) has a new analysis out that doesn't ignore a huge chunk of the US population when making its analysis of actual unemployment. And it is less than good news. Source: LISEP