Just a few short years ago, everyone was searching for advice on how to attract millennials, fresh out of college. Now it’s a new generation’s turn. Generation Z is up and coming, with more diversity and enthusiasm than ever.
Training and development combined are the gears that keep your employees moving properly and efficiently. It is in any organization’s best interest to invest the necessary time, money, and effort into preparing and implementing a training and development process. Here are some mechanisms that make your process run like a well-oiled machine.
With more candidates entering the work force every year, job placement can sometimes be a competitive situation. It is necessary to be proficient in the field you are applying for, but what are some basic, across-the-board characteristics that will get your foot in the door at practically any type of job? As it turns out, there’s 5 characteristics: Soft skills. While hard skills are specific tasks that you are capable of, soft skills are descriptions of your adaptability and personality features in the workplace. CV. A CV is basically a resume detailing your academic achievements as well as experiences in
Employee engagement is one of the most vital pieces of a healthy and thriving organization. It is important to learn everything you can about the concept and its many parts. Take a look at these top employee engagement statistics of 2017 to raise your awareness on how to engage your employees and reduce turnover. 70 percent of workers in the U.S are not engaged at work. Only 13 percent of employees are engaged worldwide. 89 percent of employers believe their team may leave for more money, and 12 percent actually do leave. 51 percent of workers are currently looking to
Many organizations mix up onboarding and orientation, or just think they are completely the same thing. If your organization is having turnover problems, this definition confusion might be the issue. Let’s talk about these two concepts, how they differ, and why they are both equally necessary. We’ll start with the definitions. Orientation is a one-time event with the purpose of welcoming an employee to your company. Onboarding consists of a series of events, orientation being one of them, that helps employees learn to be successful in their day-to-day role in the company, and how their role benefits the company. For
Business Dictionary defines succession planning as the “identification and development of potential successors for key positions in an organization, through a systematic evaluation process and training.” It is a part of every organization, and a key factor in suitable promotion processes. Here are some statistics about how succession planning affects the workplace. 62 percent of employees claim they would be ‘significantly more engaged’ at work if their company has a succession plan. 94 percent of employers report that the involvement of a succession plan positively impacts their employees’ engagement levels. More than 90 percent of workers aged 18 to 34
Approximately 70 percent of organizations report that staff turnover has a negative impact on financial stability. Recruiting, hiring, and training are costly procedures that organizations try to—and should try to—avoid performing too often if it can be avoided. Save yourself the 6 to 9 months of lost employee salary by trying to keep the good ones you have instead of firing and hiring. The best way to do that is by implementing retention strategies that are inexpensive and effective. Take a look at some of these suggestions. Provide the right amount of feedback. A Harvard Business Review study found that
A 2016 SHRM survey of more than 2,300 HR professionals reported that recruiting was their top challenge. When it comes to talent acquisition, originality is far from the key factor. If you come across a strategy that works, adapt it to your own organization.
Hiring is becoming more competitive as qualified individuals enter the workforce faster than companies can prepare to treat them right. Most companies that can afford it jump straight to monetary offers. However, despite what most people think, pay isn’t necessarily the top determining factor for talented job seekers. There could be a number of reasons why your organization is missing out on top talent. Keep reading and see if any of these factors apply to your organization. Your Interview Style Websites such as Glassdoor have arisen in attempts to keep interviewers in check, amongst other aspects of organizations. Any interviewer
There is a limitless amount of skills that contribute to leadership success. If you google the term ‘leadership skills’ a million results will pop up, each article listing different skills as most important. But the truth is, there’s no right or wrong answer on which skills are most important—it’s up to the individual, as well as the type of role they hold, to determine which leadership skills are most important in their workday.