We live in an ever-changing world where retaining top talent and finding the right talent or employees can be extremely difficult. But finding the right people to work for your company post-pandemic is important in maintaining a growing and successful company. After the COVID pandemic, many hiring managers are still struggling to attract and retain top talent.
Here are a few ideas to help you attract and retain top talent post COVID
How to Attract Top Talent:
How to Retain Top Talent
- Interview, interview, and interview again! Don’t rely on one or even two video meetings to make your hiring decision.
- Ask potential candidates deep questions. Situational and behavioral questions can often help you see how a future employee thinks and how they might behave in common on-the-job scenarios.
- Use a proven hiring method, like HIRE with FIRE to identify top talent and retain top talent during the interview and hiring process.
- Be upfront with candidates about your workplace policies, including working from home, work hours and corporate culture. If you are flexible with hours or working from home, let them know. Flexibility and work-life balance are a benefit for most employees.
- Offer your current employees a chance to work remotely if it feasible for your organization.
- Avoid micromanaging your staff. With many companies allowing remote work, managing employees has become more difficult. Instead of managing every minute of every hour of an employee’s tasks (production), if possible, move to a system or process that manages the quality of the employee’s work.
- To retain top talent in your company think about a reward for hardworking employees with bonuses, awards/recognition, or even just send them an encouraging note that recognizes their efforts.
- Encourage feedback. No one wants to hear complaining, but employees want to be heard. Often, they have great ideas to help streamline processes, but no one listens. Set-up an employee suggestion system and award employees whose ideas make a difference to your company’s bottom line.
The Challenges of Attracting & Trying to Retain Top Talent
It can be a challenge to attract and retain top talent after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, we are definitely in a “candidate’s market”. Candidates have their choice of job opportunities. Many experienced workers retired or left the workforce during the last couple of years leaving many job openings unfilled. Companies are fighting to find top talent and retain top talent. Because of this, there is no better time to improve the candidate interview experience and your employer’s reputation and brand.
For more information on how to improve your employer brand and hire the right people, read HIRE with FIRE: The Relationship-Driven Interview and Hiring Method. Available on Amazon and Audible.