These are good times for job seekers and candidates in the employment marketplace. For one thing, the economy seems to be doing just fine. For another thing, the unemployment rate in the country has been hovering near historic lows. And not only that, but employers are also quite eager to hire. They’re even being more [...]
Employee retention is definitely a concern of employers in today’s marketplace. That’s because finding and hiring top candidates is already difficult. Adding to that degree of difficulty is the fact that more and more professionals are exploring other employment opportunities. Earlier this year, a new report from Gallup estimated that U.S. businesses are losing a [...]
We’ve discussed before what it means to accept an offer of employment from an organization. We concluded that accepting an offer means that you’re giving your word that you will leave your current employer and start work with that organization. We also concluded that you should not accept an offer of employment unless you are [...]
It’s no secret that retention is a problem for employers in the marketplace these days. Keeping top-shelf employees should be a priority of employers in every industry. And that includes within the Engineering and Information Technology fields. However, before you can stop an employee from quitting, you have to know in advance that they’re thinking [...]
Retention has been and continues to be a big issue for employers in today’s marketplace. That’s because we’re currently in a candidates’ market. That means all candidates have more employment opportunities and options, and the best candidates have the most options and the best options. Despite the fact that companies and organizations are experiencing more [...]
It would be great if everybody loved their job. However, that is far from the reality of the situation. Even during the best of economic times (such as this current candidates’ market), some people simply do not like their current employment situation. In fact, there are those people who downright hate it. Perhaps you are [...]
If you’re an employer, there’s no getting around the fact that you’re going to encounter unhappy or disgruntled employees. It’s simply the nature of employment. (Or perhaps more accurately, it’s the nature of human nature.) There are two main categories of unhappy employees: Unhappy employees who are productive and provide value to the organization. Unhappy [...]
In our previous blog post for employers, we explored why employers have more to prove in this current candidates’ market. Part of what they have to prove is the fact that they want or need the candidates they’re attempting to hire. “Well, of course,” you might be thinking to yourself, “the employer absolutely wants and [...]
On the one hand, hiring successfully appears to be complex. After all, there are human beings involved. Whenever humans are involved, things tend to become more complex. However, humans are also fairly predictable, which can take some of guesswork out of dealing with them. In today’s employment marketplace and accompanying hiring environment, time is of [...]
In a previous blog post, we discussed why and how organizations in the Engineering and Information Technology industries must invest in their employees. As far as the why is concerned, it’s for the purpose of retaining those employees. Losing top talent in this current marketplace can be costly to employers, especially for specific and highly [...]