Current trends—many accelerated by pandemic forces beyond our control—have changed the rules of recruiting, hiring, and retaining employees. Organizations must adapt and embrace new practices to triumph in the war for talent. And that now means making sure you hire for retention. More companies will continue to adopt virtual recruiting technologies and shift talent attraction efforts to remote candidates. They’ll also consider internal talent pools and prioritize diversity and inclusion hiring. Those that do will experience stronger […]
As long-term hybrid work drives spending on collaboration tools, companies preparing for permanently remote or distributed teams know that the key to retention and engagement is a focus on inclusion and culture. Here are some top tools in which to consider investing. While the pandemic may have accelerated investment in software designed to solve urgent gaps, such as virtual onboarding, direct to consumer e-commerce needs, or employee collaboration, the trend hasn’t slowed. Companies’ IT budgets […]
Why do employees quit? …A question more relevant than ever before. A reported 3.6 million Americans quit their jobs in May, making one job opening for every unemployed worker — this coming on the heels of April’s 20-year record high, where just shy of 4 million workers left their jobs. Some have called it the Great Resignation. And as the saying goes, no one likes a quitter…but in this case, it just makes sense. Management […]
“The Great Resignation” is coming…and for some, it might already be here. Coined by Anthony Klotz, a Texas A&M University associate management professor who has studied the exits of hundreds of workers, The Great Resignation — Klotz told Bloomberg Businessweek — was his prediction that many more people who had hung onto their jobs during the pandemic because of uncertainty are now readying themselves to quit. The facts are: 42% of current remote workers say […]
GET THE CHECKLIST If you’re like the +70% of human capital management leaders surveyed by Gartner this year, some of your top priorities include optimizing costs while still innovating processes, improving operational excellence, and executing business transformation — a tall order and all of which put your people at the center. One of the most important people-centric initiatives leaders are focusing on right now is retention. According to Josh Bersin’s March 9 article, we are […]
