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
Internal Talent Relationship Management
For the past few years, companies have had a relatively easy time retaining and recruiting employees in less specialized positions in finance, marketing, … Read more
What You Can Do About Retention
John Wellington recently faced a big decision. He had been interviewing for a short while, mainly out of frustration with his current employer. Suddenly, … Read more
Expanding the Scope of Your Retention Efforts
As the economy heats up and firms once again look to build up their talent strength, it’s only logical that senior leaders, managers and HR … Read more
The Turnover Tidal Wave Is Coming: Are You Ready?
Now through the end of the year, ERE will be re-running some of the most popular articles from 2003. This article was originally published on September 22, … Read more
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: No Wonder Turnover Is About To Skyrocket!
Several articles of late have mentioned how analysts and thought leaders are predicting that, as the economy in the Untied States begins to recover at an … Read more