OK, admit it: Other than coming back to work after New Years, going back to work after Thanksgiving is the hardest week of the year. But it’s precisely because nobody else wants to be working all that hard that you have the chance to make this one of your most productive weeks of the year. Here’s what you need to do: So don’t be a Thanksgiving victim, and stay focused. A reminder: New Years is right around the corner!
Where are all the great candidates?
(Hint: They’re everywhere)
Why is it that days, weeks, sometimes months go by and critical job openings remain unfilled. Where are all the great candidates?
Here is a little secret. They’re right under your nose. Great candidates are everywhere.
To compete successfully in the business world –in any industry–successful recruitment and retention of senior talent is the ultimate goal of most progressive organizations.
The costs associated with talent turnover not only in real dollars but in employee morale can be devastating to the momentum of an organization moving forward.
Contrast that with successful employee retention, an organization can reach new heights, weather potential storms and most importantly generate substantial employee morale in which everyone benefits. This translates to huge revenue generation.relationship.three times more likely to leave their jobs within two years than those who feel they are treated respectfully.
In addition, “indifferent treatment” such as failure to recognize and reward employees for jobs well done, has an enormous impact on how employees feel and employers’ ability to retain them.
Almost 90% of employees (who are changing jobs) say that they don’t receive acknowledgement for the work that they do. The most common reason why people make a job change is the relationship with their boss.
Obviously many factors come in to play as to reasons why people make job changes more money, distance, commuting, personal factors, ambition, etc.) However the main reason why people stay or go is directly related to their relationship with their boss.
The following suggestions may be of significant value in showing respect and appreciation with regard to retention of your best people
Successful employee retention is vital to the health of a dynamic organization and is completely dependent upon actions that management can take to directly impact a company’s essential resource: human capital.
Your people need to know that you care about them.
From a young age, even as early as the school playground, we learn rulls of playing... Guess what? These rules still apply to the field of business. Do not let anyone intimidate you.
You’ve just been made a job offer and you’re probably feeling Excitement, Gratitude, Fear, Relief, Rich. You may even fell Buyer’s remorse, Confusion, Expectation Anxiety.
All of the above and probably hundreds of more emotions are felt when you are about to
make a job decision. It’s one of the most important decisions that you will ever make.
Here’s how to get the job!
After a first interview, it is generally considered protocol and good manners to write a thank you letter after an interview with a prospective new employer.
Your letter should be handwritten and composed in a warm but professional manner. Most thank you letters are no more than 3-4 paragraphs.
A telephone interview is in many cases your first opportunity to present yourself to an employer. It is critical to get it right. These tips will ensure the best possible outcome: a face to face interview.
Solve needs.
Prove to the employer that you can solve a need...........and the job is yours. Click here for more interview tips: http://www.psihealth.com/c_articles.php
If you really want to hire that outstanding candidate, then make the decision, check references and extend your best offer..............today!
Time Kills All Deals!
The longer you wait, the bigger the risk in losing that candidate to your competitor.
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful, which God has implanted in the soul.
- Goethe
