Seldom a week passes without articles about workforce shortages, challenges and changing candidate expectations appearing in multiple sources. Business owners and hiring managers struggle to remodel how work is done to retain current talent and meet prospective candidates’ desires. It is a veritable tightrope that must be walked.
We’re sharing two articles about retention dynamics and attracting new hires.
Sources:
- Quitting over in-person work, Human Resource Executive, June 8, 2022. Link. 64 percent of the workforce surveyed by ADP Research Institute said they would consider looking for a new job if they were required to return to the office full time.
The option to work remotely is the new normal for many employees, and many organizations have benefitted from increased engagement and productivity . . . the companies that offer flexibility will have the advantage of hiring the best and brightest globally.” – Yvonne Bell, D2L
- Why hiring younger workers may keep getting harder, Human Resource Executive, June 7, 2022. Link. LaSalle Network’s published a survey of 2022 college graduates. It found that 89 percent of seniors wanted to come in the office at least sometimes. That was double the rest of the workforce.
For many incoming professionals, flexibility is at the heart of how and from where they want to work.
INSIGHTS: Flexibility is a conundrum, especially for services and retail businesses dependent on incoming traffic and to keep the ability to offer excellent customer experiences.