Retail hiring software for every store and season
TalentAxis is a high-volume hiring platform for hourly teams. People apply for cashier, sales floor and stockroom jobs by text or WhatsApp, from a sign at the register or a QR code, with no new app.
Why retail hiring peaks when you're busiest
Stores hire all year and most at the holidays, often from the people already walking through the door.
- Associates move on. In retail, 2.6% of workers quit each month, above the 2.2% across private industry (BLS, JOLTS 2025).
- Most clicks on a job ad go nowhere. In retail, 5.26% of job-ad clicks became an application in 2025 (Appcast, 2026 Recruitment Marketing Benchmark Report).
- Good candidates have other offers. Recent hires held a median of 2 job offers (ZipRecruiter, New Hire Survey Q2 2026). The store that answers first gets them.
- The holiday rush is when you have the least time. The manager hires between customers, from a phone.
How it works
How it works in a store
From the sign at your register to a confirmed interview, in one chat on the candidate's phone.
A sign at the register
Each job gets a now hiring sign with a QR code and a short code. Put it in the window, at the register, on bags or receipts.
Apply in a chat
Shoppers and passers-by scan it or text the code and apply by text or WhatsApp, with no new app and no account.
Your questions, one at a time
The chat asks your screening questions: availability, register experience, start date.
The best ones on top
AI scores each applicant from their answers, so you call the right people first.
Interviews that get confirmed
The recruiter picks a time; the candidate confirms with one tap. Reminders go out on their own.
In their language
Candidates can apply in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Screening
Screening questions built for retail
Pick Retail when you sign up and your account starts with these questions. Change them any time.
Retail experience
Have they worked in retail or customer service before?
Register and POS
Have they used a cash register or point-of-sale system, or are they happy to learn?
Cashier, sales floor or stockroom
Which area they want, or any.
Holiday season
Can they work Black Friday through New Year?
Standing and stocking
Whether they can do the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
The basics
Work authorization, age, start date and shift, one tap each.
Seasonal
Seasonal hiring without the scramble
Open, fill and close a seasonal job from your phone.
Open a job for the season
Set up the job, print its sign and turn the job off when you're full.
Ask about the holidays up front
The holiday question shows who can work the dates you need before you call anyone.
One code per store
Each store hires for its own season, and you see every applicant in one place.
Frequently asked questions
Can I hire seasonal and part-time staff?
Can candidates apply in Spanish?
Do candidates need to download an app?
Do applicants need a resume?
Does it work with my POS or scheduling system?
Can I try it first?
Is it legal to text job applicants?
How much does it cost?
Hire your holiday team by chat
Set up a job, print its sign and see candidates apply.
