RetailHow LeverTRM for Enterprise Helps Hot Topic Reduce Candidate Drop-off by 300%
Hot Topic, an American fashion retailer with over 10,000 sales associates, saved 800 hours per week for store managers and reduced candidate drop-off by 300% with LeverTRM for Enterprise.

The Challenge
Hot Topic is an American fashion retailer offering pop-culture and music-driven apparel. They employ over 10,000 sales associates in stores across North America. Their hiring team faced:
- Reducing manager strain in high-volume hiring
- Delivering a Gen Z-friendly candidate experience
- Replacing inefficient email discussions with seamless collaboration
The Solution
- LeverTRM for Enterprise amalgamates data and streamlines collaboration
- Customizations let teams personalize their recruitment workflows
- Integration with Paradox AI enables a sleek application chatbot
- Scoring workflows help recruiters hire the best candidates, faster
- UKG sync eliminates hours of HRM data entry
The Results
- 800 hours per week saved for store managers
- 300% lower candidate drop-off
- 1,500 sales associates hired every quarter
Some of our stores get thousands of applicants. LeverTRM makes the best candidates bubble up to the top so we can reach out to them first. It has been the biggest time saver for our high-volume roles.
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