Category: Recruitment & Retention

New hires are considering quitting within the first 6 months because of these 3 onboarding issues

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Improved Training & Development, Recruitment & Retention
The honeymoon phase of a new job is getting shorter and shorter. Just 38% of new employees who have worked at a company for less than six months plan to stay at their organization for three or more years, according to a recent report from Qualtrics. That percentage is slightly smaller for frontline workers, 34%...

How Historic Has the Great Resignation Been?

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Recruitment & Retention
The Great Resignation continues along an historic path among all previously reported years of quits data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics began reporting the number of U.S. workers who quit their jobs in December 2000, giving a trove of monthly data on the ebbs and flows of workers...

4 day work week?

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Evaluating & Monitor HR Policies, Recruitment & Retention
In May 2020, as the pandemic sent stress levels through the roof, an online children's clothes retailer called Primary started an experiment that it hoped would prevent its staff from burning out: It gave everyone Fridays off. By December, the new schedule was working so well that Primary decided to extend it indefinitely. Primary's staff...

Five Challenges Facing Staffing Firms

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News, Recruitment & Retention
Every year, new developments and changes in economic conditions impact the way staffing firms approach recruiting. However, 2020 and 2021 have brought unprecedented changes. Based on what I’ve seen, there are five top challenges that staffing firms are facing in 2021, and they include important factors that affect how these professionals do their jobs in...

Navigating The Great Resignation: A CEO’s Perspective

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Evaluating & Monitor HR Policies, Management of Compliance & Legal, Recruitment & Retention, Team Building
I wrote recently about how to lead through this very unique period in society, colloquially known as the "Great Resignation." As a refresher, Anthony Klotz, a professor at Texas A&M University, coined this phrase. He believed there was going to be a wave of workers quitting their jobs across many industries. I've seen that many...
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If you’re a business that needs more workers, try this

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Recruitment & Retention
There’s a puzzling labor shortage in the U.S. economy. It’s puzzling because employers report 11 million job openings, the most on record, yet unemployment remains elevated and workers aren’t chasing those jobs. There are 5.6 million fewer people working than before the Covid-19 pandemic began last year—split evenly among men and women—and the portion of...

Attracting Talent During a Worker Shortage

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Evaluating & Monitor HR Policies, Recruitment & Retention
Recent reports show employers across the country are scrambling for ways to fill their open requisitions. While it might sound contradictory, the U.S. is experiencing higher unemployment numbers and a labor shortage. Conversations with our clients indicate that filling low-wage and hourly positions has been particularly a challenge. How do you attract high-quality talent in...