Retaining employees within the first five years of service can be a challenge. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average job tenure … Read more
What Great Companies Know: Retention Is Critical For Real Success
The aftermath of 2008 economic downturn saw employee turnover plummet as most employees decided to hunker down in their jobs. Turnover went from 35.7 … Read more
6 Reasons Why You Need to Work at Re-Recruiting Your Own Employees
First of two parts If you expect to win “The War to Keep Your Employees,” you must continually assure that the best offer that a top performing employee … Read more
Winning ‘the War to Keep Your Employees’ Requires Re-Recruiting Your Top Talent
If you expect to win “The War to Keep Your Employees,” you must continually assure that the best offer that a top performing employee receives comes from … Read more
8 Questions You Need to Ask to Turn Around Employee Turnover
Some of you like turnover, I realize: after all, you’re recruiters. But others on this site are in-house recruiters who’d like to keep who … Read more
We’ve Got to Stop Over-promising and Under-delivering, or Retention Will Suffer
It’s natural to do everything you can to convert a potential candidate you’re interested in. However, mistakes made during recruiting process and in the … Read more
What Makes For a Great Job Referral?
Ah, referrals. The No. 1 source of hire. The best way to retain coveted employees. The easiest approach to finding the right candidates for the job. For … Read more
How Training Can Help Attract the Talent You Need
Companies across all industries are finding that attracting and retaining top talent is, or soon will be a struggle. Some believe that talent is scarce, … Read more
Facebook’s Focus: Smart Talent Practices (the Smarter, the Better)
Second of four parts Yesterday, I covered the first 11 of the smart talent management practices at Facebook. Today in Part 2, I’ll cover 12 more best … Read more
Don’t Lose Great Job Candidates
If you are sitting here reading this, you are probably a top performer — the best seek out challenges, look to expand their knowledge bank, and have … Read more