Bandana for Business Our first issue: frontline wage data, Employer Awards, and more.
New wage data from 640k+ postings, plus our first-ever Employer Awards are open. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
| | | Issue 01 · July 2026 Welcome to Bandana’s First Business Newsletter! Hi there, In case you’re new here, Bandana is a social-powered hiring engine. We’re not just a job board: we create content, amplify distribution, and provide the analytics and data to supplement growth. We provide managed campaigns and other social-powered solutions to help our business partners achieve hiring and employer branding goals. Each issue, we’ll share what we’re seeing across the market and what’s working for our partners. | | | | Recent trends in frontline role wages Our team analyzed data from 640k+ postings on our platform for hourly and blue-collar work. Our report finds that the national average sits at ~$19 across roles in the category, with higher premiums for skilled-trades due to structural shortages. Despite overall wage growth slowing over the past year, we’ve noticed low-wage postings grow faster than higher-wage roles. Read the full article below. | | | | | Inaugural Bandana Employer Recognition Introducing the first-ever Bandana Awards, celebrating the employers raising the bar for frontline hiring. We’re recognizing the partners and teams that stood out this year, from creative employer branding to standout candidate experience. Know a leader who deserves the spotlight? Nominations are open now. Award recipients will be featured on Bandana’s channels, receive a recognition plaque, and be awarded with a $100 gift card. | | | | | Bandana attends SHRM26 We just wrapped our first-ever conference at SHRM26 in Orlando. The theme we heard over and over: traditional job boards aren’t cutting it for hard-to-fill, hourly, and local roles. What we observed was that younger candidates spend the most time scrolling on social media, not job boards, and we appreciated how that resonated with folks at the conference. We’re excited to carry the momentum into RecFest this September — let us know if you’ll be attending! We’re planning some more intimate events and would love to keep you in the loop. | | | | | Thanks for making it to the end! Here's a fun video from our creative brand page! For more content, check us out on Instagram. | | | | | Bandana | | The only social-first hiring and branding distribution platform. | | | | | | Know someone who’d find this useful? | | | | | Bandana · Brooklyn, NY You’re receiving this because you are a part of our newsletter distribution network. Unsubscribe | | |