In the rush to hire new talent, onboarding can get lost in the shuffle. Good onboarding, however, is essential to a new hire’s success. The right onboarding program helps reduce retention and get new staff members up to speed more quickly. Here are three ways to build an onboarding program that benefits both your new… Read more »
For many Minnesota employers, finding great talent is only the first step in the process of building great teams. Keeping the great talent they hire is the next challenge. Retention remains a top concern for many employers. Here are several ways that employers in Plymouth and other Minnesota cities can boost retention. Show applicants what… Read more »
What’s the secret to hiring top-level candidates and retaining your best workers? The answer may not be immediately obvious, but neither is it an unknowable mystery. Research shows that the secret lies in offering a strong, competitive benefits package. Here’s how to build a package that attracts top talent and encourages your best performers… Read more »
Promoting employees from within has a number of benefits. The learning curve for a promoted employee is shorter, and promotion can help promote retention by demonstrating that there are clear paths to advancement within the organization. Yet promoting can raise trouble as well. Research indicates, for example, that fewer than half of all Americans believe… Read more »
“Bias” is a preference for one thing over another that isn’t based on reasoning or logic. Everyone has biases. For instance, you may prefer the smell of cinnamon over nutmeg because cinnamon reminds you of your favorite aunt, or you may prefer State U over U of State because you’re a State U graduate. Biases… Read more »
