The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development reports that the percentage of employees who had less than one year’s tenure had fallen to 16% at the start of this year, down from a peak of 18% after the pandemic.
As the economy picks up, businesses may be looking to hire more staff.
We have a few tips to help you find the right people – and keep them.
The first question is do you need another worker or workers. Can you effectively shift around employee responsibilities or rely on technology to fill the gap?
Knowing when it is time to hire is key and there are some indications that it might be time.
Are you noticing any of these?
An increase in service failures
Customer complaints
Employee burnout
Overtime usage
Employee turnover
Employees’ inability to meet deadlines
If you decide you need more staff then keeping the recruitment process swift and accurate may be important so it is as well to get it right. There are plenty of guides to help you if you do not have an in-house HR team.
This is a useful guide: https://www.business.com/articles/how-to-staff-business/
But it doesn’t stop once you have chosen the right candidate and been accepted.
There may need to be an orientation process and you should be realistic about giving your new recruit time to settle in. You should:
Set realistic goals upfront.
Conduct slow and deliberate training so the new employee is not overwhelmed.
Arrange a face-to-face meeting with upper management.
Give your new hire all the tools they need to do their job.
Give your new hire time to get to know and work well with their colleagues, making proper introductions at the start will help them settle quickly.