Heard a TED Talk one time about healthy marital relationships. The takeaway applies all too well to recruitment and retention:
“People go where they feel welcomed, but they stay where they feel valued.”
Ways We’ve Seen Employers Welcome Potential Hires and Land the Candidate:
- Giving them the opportunity to speak with multiple members of the organization
- Being genuinely grateful to the candidate for taking time to entertain a role within their company
- Offering a solid increase from their last employer
- Having an exec or hiring manager personally call the candidate around the time of offer to speak about the candidate’s goals and career within their company
- Serving them an extra gallon of company cool-aid (JK)
Ways We’ve Seen Employers Forget to Value Their Current Employees
- Neglecting to speak to them about their career progression at least every six months
- Allowing them to work 60-70 hour weeks and not provide them additional support so that they burn out
- Neglecting to communicate with them regarding raises or employee benefit enhancements
- Failing to provide new challenges that keep their positions fresh and interesting
Managing Human Resources is not managing rocket launches; it’s just hard.