article by Dr. John Sullivan & Master Burnett The human resources profession is one often perceived by those outside the function as a bureaucratic, … Read more
If You’re Serious About Onboarding Success, Remember This Mantra
If you want a successful onboarding process, one that quickly engages new employees and helps them succeed — rather than leaving them with “new … Read more
Performance-Based Pay Is Great Retention Idea #1
Saying to myself “duh,” I read Monday’s Wall Street Journal’s article on employee pay with amusement. The article outlines how some … Read more
Recruiting to Retain: Four Questions to Ask Employees
With the ongoing drumbeat about a skills shortage and a shift in the balance of power from employers to employees, ERE spoke recently to retention expert … Read more
Why Not Do Something Strategic in Recruiting?
The desire to become more strategic is one that has been espoused by recruiting leaders for more than a decade, and yet, year after year, newly introduced … Read more
Best Recruiting Practices from the World’s Most Business-like Recruiting Function, Part 5
This the final article in my series profiling the benchmark recruiting best practices and strategies of the Valero Energy Corporation. After a lengthy … Read more
Cost of Vacancy Formulas for Recruiting and Retention Managers
Calculating the cost of a vacancy (COV) is a critical activity, one that’s necessary to determine the actual business impact of talent shortages that … Read more
Retention: It’s Mostly Common Sense
Much is being written right now about retention. Fears are growing that employees will soon begin leaving in much greater numbers than they have over the … Read more
Difficult Hiring Equals Lower Turnover?
A few days ago, I read a Q & A article that frosted my pumpkin (and I have a big pumpkin)! It went something like this (paraphrased): Unbelievable … Read more
4 Ways to Keep Good People: A Simple Retention Framework
Keeping good people is never easy. Employment is about relationships: specifically the relationship between an individual with changing needs, increasing … Read more