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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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Holiday Hiring: Mistakes That Cost Retailers Thousands

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Nearly all retailers across the country (96 percent) are planning to hire at least some workers for this year’s holiday shopping season, according to HR software provider UKG. Seasonal employee retention is also a telltale sign of a successful seasonal working experience.

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Employee Retention Tactics to Reduce Talent Waste, with Lee McQueen

Social Talent

The world of hybrid and remote work and interviews has revealed major flaws in the standard employee retention handbook. What leads to employee retention problems? By fixing talent waste, you enable your people, your business, and your culture to grow and develop. What are the main factors that lead to retention issues?

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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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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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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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COVID-19 and How Company Culture and Retention Hang in the Balance

Slayton Search Partners

It can be difficult to nail down an exact definition of company culture. But Gallup might just have gotten it right with their simple yet practical statement that organizational culture comes down to “how we do things around here.”. Gallup describes culture as “the organization’s GPS.” And this kind of culture is magnetic.

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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?