Susan Armstrong

Recruiting, Retaining, and Retiring Great Employees –Managing Employee Engagement through the Career Cycle

We face greater challenges in organisations than ever before…getting top quality staff is difficult, keeping them is even more difficult. And when you add the expectations of different generations to the mix…it becomes even more complex!

These days we need more than just good recruiting – we need retention strategies that include Onboarding processes and Development strategies in order to attract and retain top talent. Here are some sobering statistics as to why:

• One-third of new hires will quit their jobs within the first 6 months
• One-third of new hires know if they will stay with their company long-term after only the first week!
• 35% of employees expect a pay raise within the first 12 months.

This speaks to the importance of your on-boarding program and how well prepared are you to receive new employees. Most turnover happens in the first 2-years so creating an onboarding program designed to motivate, engage and retain new employees is critical to the success of your organisation.

And once you have them in, and through their probationary period – then what? Different generations have different expectations of their work and their leaders. Understanding the needs of different generations will assist you in recruiting, onboarding and the on-going development necessary for employee engagement, development and retention.

In this workshop you will…

• Identify the top 5 recruitment strategies for your business
• Explore different generations and their expectations in the workplace
• Explore the key phases in world-class onboarding programs
• Examine your onboarding process
• Determine where and how you can incorporate different strategies to improve your own on-boarding program
• Discuss retention strategies and what strategies appeal to which generations
• Identify actions (short- medium- long-term) that your organisation should implement to enhance your recruitment, onboarding and retention strategies.

This is an interactive workshop. Please be prepared to discuss your own successes and challenges in these areas.

 When and Where?

• Friday 20th September 2019 – South East Midlands Group – Northampton.