Placing
value on our best
Don
Schmitz/Human Resource Staffing
At
a recent Twin Cities Compensation Network meeting, Julie Donovan,
Raghav Singh, and Adam Sprecher participated on a panel discussion
about employment.
One
of the questions asked of the panelists was “What are the
hiring trends…where are we going?” Here is what the panel
had to say;
- We can all
expect to see increased attention to Healthcare Reform
- There will
be more off-shoring of jobs
- Companies
will continue to be lean
- There is a
growing recognition that we need to retain our top talent
- The “Big job
needs” in next 12-18 months; “Techie” positions especially
in Healthcare & Biotech companies
No
surprises except for the growing need to retain top talent.
I don't see this happening. If it is what are these position
called?
I
review open positions on many web sites every week and one
thing I don't see is adds fo top talent specialists. Why?
If we wanted to retain our best wouldn't we be hiring people
like like "Top Talent Specialists" or "Employee
Retention Specialists"? If companies really did walk
their talk, we would be seeing all kinds of positions for
the top talent people.
The
same can be said for candidates. Each week, I interview 5-10
HR professionals. These HR professionals range in experience
from HR Assistants to VP's of HR. Only occasionally do I see
someone who wants to put an emphasis on employee retention.
Maybe
HR is spending too much time with unproductive employees?
After all, we have to keep our turnover to a minimum, right?
The company may not be financially successful, but they are
retaining their staff. How many of these companies will even
be around in 10 years?
Most
companies have a core of employees they simply can't afford
to loose. These key employees are not necessarily the CEO,
CFO but the people who keep the doors open each day. These
are the people no company can live without. If I asked ten
people in any company who they were, chances are their names
would probably be repeated on many of the lists. They are
not hard to find.
Our
key employees must receive increased attention from HR. They
need to receive above average pay and above the market wages
for their work. They need to be challenged, rewarded with
leadership positions on projects, given time to spend with
other key employees, be first in line for promotions and receive
verbal and written praise. Yes, it will create problems for
poor performers but that's ok.
HR's
job is to keep the key employees happy. Without them, there
is no company.
I'd
be interested in hearing your thoughts. Please respond to
this article (Don@HumanResourceStaffingInc.com
) or give me a call. I'd love to
hear from you.
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of this article cannot be accomplished without the expressed
consent of Human Resource Staffing. Don Schmitz is a popular
speaker and writer on all aspects of HR and CEO of Human Resource
Staffing. Don holds graduate degrees in Education, Administration
and Human Development.
Contact Don@HumanResourceStaffingInc.com
952 854 6040
