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Adapting Recruitment and Retention Strategies for the Modern Retail Space

Slayton Search Partners

The retail industry has become predictably unpredictable. From the retail sales plunge in early 2020 to the chronic supply chain disruptions of the following two years, retailers have faced significant market volatility since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The importance of staying agile must be reiterated.

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4 Ways to Adopt Skills-Based Hiring in Retail

Vervoe

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an incredible impact on labor markets right across the world — particularly in the retail industry. In the US alone, there were 878,000 job openings in retail in March 2021, a 53% increase from the same period the year prior , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. What is skills-based hiring?

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How to Address High Turnover With Retail Employees

Achievers - Recruiting

Here’s a not-so-fun fact: Retail employees leave their positions at a rate that’s over four times higher than the average turnover rate in all other industries. When you add it all up, retail employee turnover is incredibly expensive. . 5 strategies for retaining retail employees . Focus on fit during hiring .

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Answering Your Questions From Elevate 2021

Hireology

Hiring in retail automotive has been really tricky over the past two years. It goes without saying, but I don’t think in our industry often times we’re intentional enough about the retention of associates,” said John. “So Here’s what they had to say. . How do you really secure the best employees? . “It

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A Commitment to Transparent HCM Metrics, and What It Takes To Get There

Speaker: George LaRocque, Crystal Andrews Banks, and Chris Powell

A top-level commitment to diverse and inclusive cultures, along with new SEC compliance requirements, the State of Colorado Equal Pay Act, and ESG goals now have employers evaluating their ability to deliver their Human Capital Metrics in a way that reflects not just their commitment but their progress.

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Three Steps for Better People Management in an Uncertain Market

Hireology

Managing your staff requires full time Human Resources, a well-managed onboarding strategy, and a long term investment in culture. . According to Tom Stocco, the Chief Financial Officer of Van Horn Auto Group, dealers often make the mistake of focusing too much on strategy and not enough on culture.

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Why Employee Recognition is Important and Key Benefits

Achievers - Recruiting

And meeting this desire can have a huge effect on key contributors to your bottom line, like employee engagement and retention. And organizations with highly-rated cultures of recognition are more than twice as likely to see improved employee engagement. Coborn’s, a retail and grocery chain that employs 9,200 people across the U.S.

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Hard to Hire: Third-Party Recruiting & the State of Talent Acquisition Report

The talent acquisition challenges of today are unparalleled: 90% of survey respondents feel that the current hiring market is more challenging now than in the past! Recruiting as we’ve known it is evolving - how are you keeping ahead of the competition?