An in-depth guide to overcoming the challenges when migrating from Docker to a safer, high performance and supported container image builder To provide a seamless recruiting experience to millions of job seekers and employers, ZipRecruiter relies on a unique tech stack for orchestrating, running, and building containerized images. This includes AWS EC2 clusters for computing, Kubernetes for container orchestration, the Flatcar operating system, and Docker to build images and run containers for our apps and Jenkins to help streamline deployment operations.  One of those ways this all ..read more

Company’s integration with a leading talent acquisition technology provider will streamline enterprise hiring and simplify the application process Santa Monica, Calif. (March 13, 2024) – ZipRecruiter®, a leading online employment marketplace, today announced a new applicant tracking system (ATS) integration with iCIMS, a leading provider of talent acquisition (TA) technology, to help enterprises improve the recruitment experience and hire talent faster.  ZipRecruiter has joined the iCIMS Apply Network, an integrated ecosystem of job sites and partners, to help standardize and streamline t ..read more

How to properly use the Spark StreamingQueryListener to capture component lag with Prometheus At ZipRecruiter, we match millions of job seekers with relevant job recommendations every day, while providing data-rich recruitment services to thousands of businesses. Inherent to a seamless online user experience is the speed with which screens load and services are rendered.  When job seekers fill out their details like location, education, or employment history, they see it in their profile almost immediately. Behind the scenes, however, this data must be made available for internal use so t ..read more

How ZipRecruiter integrates Python utilities into the stream of Scala data processing pipelines ZipRecruiter’s mission is to actively help job seekers find their next great career opportunity. But to do so, we need to pull off some pretty heavy lifting behind the scenes. Enormous amounts of unstructured data–including very ‘creative’ job listings and resumes, in all shapes and sizes–flows through our data pipelines. These pipelines use Delta Lake built with Spark processes written in Scala. As you can imagine, we have multiple services, from small transformation functions to intricate ML model ..read more

Company unveils new report featuring labor market deep dives for the future of work in 2024 across 10 key industries, including healthcare, construction, government, and education ZipRecruiter®, a leading online employment marketplace, today launched ZipRecruiter’s 2024 Labor Market Outlook. The report leverages data and insights from the ZipRecruiter marketplace to empower hiring managers and business leaders to make informed decisions in 2024, with an inside look into trends across 10 key industries and perspectives on how those will impact the workforce in the coming year. “Even though ..read more

Our Hiring Hero Series showcases talent acquisition pros across the globe who are dedicated to connecting people with their next great opportunity. What does it mean to you to be a Hiring Hero? Erin: We’re just matchmakers—which means my job is to find the right candidates for my manager and the right job for my candidates. So, for me, a hiring hero is when you find that perfect match: your candidate is excited, and your hiring manager is excited. That’s the moment we live for.  Luke: To me, being a hiring hero means making it known that our jobs are more accessible than they appear, ba ..read more

The job market slowed meaningfully in October. All of the key indicators in the October Jobs Report suggest that the economy is cooling and the labor market is slackening. They support the Fed’s decision this week to pause rate hikes.  Note that about 30K auto manufacturing workers were not on payroll due to the UAW strike. But even if one accounts for the strike, job growth has slowed, and the labor market loosened.  Job gains slowed to 150K, well below the ~260K average for the year to date, and the prior two months’ numbers were revised downwards by a combined 162K. The household ..read more

New research hub features economist commentary on market indicators and insights from ZipRecruiter marketplace and survey data, including the latest edition of its Survey of New Hires Santa Monica, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2023) – ZipRecruiter®, a leading online employment marketplace, today launched a new home for its economic research – ZipRecruiter-Research.org. The new site features commentary and analysis from its team of economists and data scientists on the latest labor market data, as well as insights from the company’s marketplace data and quarterly surveys.  With a dedicated focus on col ..read more

After the labor market rollercoaster of 2020 to 2022, the labor market has eased back into its usual rhythms—so much so that the JOLTS report is no longer a headline-grabber and has once again become a snooze fest.  Before the pandemic, the report seldom made headlines. The most common phrases found in its pages were “changed little” (which appears 11 times in this report). It took a particularly skillful journalist to turn it into news. After its moment in the sun, the BLS’s JOLTS report is fading into the background again.  Job openings, quits, and layoffs and discharges all remain ..read more

According to today’s Employment Cost Index report, wage disinflation slowed, and so did real wage growth. Private sector wages and salaries rose 4.5% over the year, down only 0.1 percentage points from last quarter, and over-the-year real wage growth fell from 1.7% to 0.8% in Q3. Wage growth for public sector workers surged, however, after lagging behind since early in the pandemic. Over the quarter, private sector workers saw their wages and salaries grow 1.0%, but state and local government workers saw their wages grow 1.8%. Those catch-up increases for public sector workers are necessary t ..read more