employee retention

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What’s Hotter Than the Weather?

May 28, 2018 in HR Best Practices

 

Employee retention! With the national unemployment rate the lowest it’s been since 2000, talent is in extremely short supply. In conditions like this, it’s quite possible that: Your top-performing executives and professionals are considering other opportunities that pay more, offer greater potential for advancement, or better meet their need for work/life satisfaction. Your competitors are […]

 

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How is a Ghost Chili Like Employee Retention?

February 1, 2016 in HR Best Practices

 

They’re both really hot! With an improving economy and job market, employee retention is back in the spotlight. So today, Kinsa begins a series of posts designed to help you keep your top performers – and keep from getting burned (by voluntary quits, that is – if you eat ghost chilies, you’re on your own!). […]

 

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Perks Attract Employees – They Don’t Keep Them

October 26, 2015 in HR Best Practices

 

The following article appeared in our parent company’s e-newsletter, HR Insights. In it, HR writer Nicole Maddy provides compelling rationale on why perks attract employees but do not work as an employee retention tool. We have moved into a new era of employee benefits. While traditional employee benefits such as healthcare, PTO, and retirement matching […]

 

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Why Onboarding is Crucial to Retaining Employees

October 5, 2015 in HR Best Practices

 

Eric Magnussen, VP of Talent for a 5,200 employee organization, explains the benefits of a sound onboarding program to foster employee retention.  Imagine your first day on a new job. You arrive and no one is waiting to greet you or your HR representative is running late. When you do get started, you are asked […]

 

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How to Retain and Inspire Top Talent, Even in this Tough Economy

September 26, 2011 in HR Best Practices

 

If you’ve watched the news lately, or followed the markets, you’ve probably found the economic data as puzzling and disconcerting as I have.  Up one day, way down the next.  One economic analyst talks about a slow recovery, the other warns us of the next recession.  The roller coaster we’re on isn’t showing any signs […]

 

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