HR Webinar: Retain Your Staff

Posted April 7, 2017 at 11:16 am

View How to Attract, Hire and Keep the Best! Webinar

With hiring and staff retention on the minds of many linen, uniform and facility services operators, TRSA recently hosted a webinar sponsored by its Human Resources Committee titled, “How to Attract, Hire and Keep the Best!” The hour-long webinar, sponsored by Monarch Brands, was hosted by Jeff Bondy, Ph.D., management psychologist, Predictive Synergistic Systems, a consulting firm based in Cranberry Township, PA, that helps businesses use data to make hiring decisions and increase performance.

Bondy opened the webinar with a review of studies that demonstrates the difficulty that employers across all industries have with hiring high performers and retaining their top talent. The studies included the following numbers:

  • The average tenure for U.S. employees, regardless of age, is 4.6 years
  • 76% of full-time employees are either actively looking for a new job or open to new opportunities
  • 48% of employers are unable to fill their vacancies due to the skills gap and high attrition rates
  • 90% of employers anticipate increasing competition for talent in India, North America and Asia
  • 66% of CEOs cite “talent-related issues” as their top business challenge

While these numbers look daunting, Bondy noted that matching the right personality to the right role within your organization is likely to increase employee engagement and retention. As a result, 62% of human resources professionals are using personality tests to vet candidates in the hiring process. Bondy suggested the following for employers to keep up with the evolving workplace:

  • Forget the 9-to-5 schedule
  • Don’t wait for the next annual review for feedback
  • If you want them to stay, offer training resources
  • Give them purpose beyond the bottom line
  • The perks matter too

TRSA recently launched an on-demand learning library that will allow you to “live stream” all of the association’s webinars. TRSA members can purchase webinars, and other training and educational resources at a reduced member price. Click here to visit TRSA’s On-Demand Learning portal to view this webinar and more.

TRSA’s next webinar presentation, titled “Hygienically Clean Food Service/Safety Certifications: A Guide to HACCP Programming for your Plant,” is slated for Wednesday, April 26, from 2-3 p.m. EST. The webinar presentation is sponsored by Monarch Brands. Registration is free for TRSA members.

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