| As the president of my recruiting firm, I see many | | | | employees hopping around, what will you have to do |
| human resources professionals needing to fill a vacant | | | | to keep your current employees happy? You time is |
| position spending hour after hour looking on sites like | | | | going to be spent on attracting and retaining strategies, |
| monster and careerbuilder, hunting and pecking for that | | | | additional perks programs, increased paperwork, |
| elusive needle in a haystack. | | | | training...you name it. |
| While that can be rewarding and inexpensive, it | | | | The time to plan is now. |
| certainly does require much more time and effort, as | | | | If you don't already have a great relationship with at |
| well as a good neck and back massage. More | | | | least one recruiting company you can trust, it's time to |
| importantly it takes away from administering benefits | | | | start researching. Your recruiting and staffing partner |
| and nurturing and developing current employees. | | | | can not only take those worries off your plate, but |
| Today, you might be able to spare the time and costs | | | | since this is their area of expertise, they are your best |
| of doing this work yourself. In the very near future, | | | | resource for knowing people in your industry, looking |
| however, the market is changing with baby boomers | | | | for a new opportunity. The saying goes, "The best |
| retiring, which started in 2005, is predicted to peak in | | | | jobs are often unadvertised." That holds true for the |
| 2011, and slowing sometime around 2020. | | | | best potential candidates too. |
| What this will affect: | | | | Plan on an appropriate budget for your needs by |
| - More positions to fill, especially highly trained, skilled | | | | talking to your recruiting and staffing partner who can |
| and knowledgeable human capital; | | | | help you make a decision based on their costs, your |
| - Higher turnover as employees leave for other | | | | company strategies and determine the big picture. |
| opportunities that were not available before; | | | | Working with a recruiting and staffing partner doesn't |
| - Your company's ability to grow, increase earnings | | | | have to cost a fortune if planned in advance and the |
| and sales, and push quickly into new market | | | | relationship is a good reliable one. |
| opportunities. | | | | Lastly, try looking at smaller, niche job boards that have |
| "...nearly one-in-five employers report it typically takes | | | | pre-screened candidates in your industry. Chances are, |
| them two months or longer to fill their open positions | | | | it will take much less time to get interviews in the |
| and 40 percent say they currently have open positions | | | | hopper than searching endlessly through those |
| for which they can't find qualified candidates." | | | | well-known but time-consuming behemoths. You can |
| -CareerBuilder.com's "2008 Job Forecast," conducted | | | | spend more time at the masseuse for your enjoyment, |
| by Harris Interactive | | | | rather than working out the kinks. |
| Consider this: with the increased vacant positions and | | | | |