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Why Bonuses Don’t Work to Improve Employee Retention

Contract Recruiter

There are many different ways a company can encourage employee retention; one of the most popular is the retention bonus. At first glance, it seems like a good idea. Retention bonuses have tons of issues; foremost among those issues is a simple fact: there’s no evidence that they work. What’s wrong with that?

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How to Build a Diverse Recruiting Strategy

Social Talent

For recruitment professionals, this means developing a strategy that promotes diversity and inclusion at every stage of the hiring process. Reducing employee turnover : A positive and inclusive work environment increases retention and reduces turnover.

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How Upskilling, Reskilling & Continuous Learning Can Help Retain Talent

SmartRecruiters

In fact, among engineers, Codility found that work culture, professional growth, and using the newest technologies all outranked salary and benefits for contributing factors of a dream employer. In this article, we’ll explore all of the above and how you can use these opportunities to help your retention strategy. Short on time?

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3 Myths of Workplace Retention

SmartRecruiters

The thing about employee culture is that participation should never be compulsory. I’m going to make a slightly ridiculous comparison, so bear with me. Free shots of Yukon Jack at 3PM every day? Myth #1: Employees should be kept happy 24/7. Let’s start simple. But if it’s something to do with their personal lives? Taco Tuesdays?

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3 Factors Strongly Linked to Better Employee Retention, According to 32 Million LinkedIn Profiles

Linkedin Talent Blog

That’s the probability of you being alive at any given point in time. So we applied the same calculation to the world of employee retention to see the odds of someone staying at a company — and we found three factors that are strongly linked to better retention. Either new position was linked to greater retention.

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Top 10 Strategies for Sourcing Highly-Qualified IT and Engineering Candidates

Contract Recruiter

LinkedIn as a primary source for IT and engineering professionals: Use LinkedIn’s advanced search features to find qualified candidates Join relevant groups and share job postings within them Engage with potential candidates by liking and commenting on their posts Using Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms to share job postings: Use hashtags related (..)

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EVP: Your Employee Value Proposition Matters

ApplicantStack

In a competitive job market, standing out as an employer can make a big difference in recruiting efforts and employee retention rates. An effective EVP communicates what sets the organization apart as a desirable place to work, as well as how its culture and vision statement align with the values and goals of individual employees.