The skills gap in manufacturing has affected hiring and retention across the industry for a few years now. Anyone who has looked to hire people into organizations can tell you that it’s been no small or easy feat to fill jobs the last few years. There is added pressure to find talent so that the retiring workforce of Boomers are [...]
Businesses who focus on adding diversity to their workforce by attracting and hiring a variety of different people find that their businesses succeed year after year. Hiring a diverse workforce includes hiring people with diverse ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds (to name a few). Diverse teams that include many people with a wide array of backgrounds helps a business produce [...]
Retention Strategies to Keep Top Talent Post-COVID While hiring has ebbs and flows, the “Great Resignation” we are facing now just keeps continuing to make it extremely difficult for businesses to hire top talent. But there is hope! There is a way to minimize turnover and work on your retention strategy. Looking to fill open positions is necessary for businesses, [...]
Manufacturers are looking to hire not only a new wave of workers into the ranks of the industry, but are also looking for the right kind of skilled talent. And it is proving to be more difficult than before. There has been a clear employment gap for years now as the baby boomer generation is phasing out, but it’s now [...]
The first weeks at a new job are critical for both the employee and the employer. The employee has to transition to a new environment and team, and the employer has to make sure the new hire has the resources necessary to make their transition as smooth as possible. Onboarding is an opportunity to make an impactful first [...]
Keeping employees safe and healthy has always been a focus for businesses. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown a lot of employers that it’s time to step up their game and create a work environment that reduces the risk of transmission of COVID-19. The manufacturing industry isn’t an industry that can “work from home.” A jet, automobile, electronic device, or [...]
We all see now that times are changing, and changing quickly. COVID-19 has upended our lives (no matter where we are in the country or what industry we work in). Businesses still need to continue, and many manufacturing companies are considered essential, rightly so. Manufacturing is the backbone of our country and businesses remain open during this time to make [...]
Employee retention is a hot topic. The hiring market still favors those looking for jobs over those looking to fill jobs - there are more jobs open than people looking for these jobs. This means that candidates have multiple offers and aren't afraid to take a job that balances a good wage with good benefits, and a company that showcases [...]
Set your employees up for success from the first day (and keep it going long after). Setting your new hires up for success from the very first day they set foot in your business can also help you with long-term retention. We are all familiar with situations in which people (including maybe you!) start at a new company after excitedly [...]
Happy, engaged, and motivated employees stay working for you. And after the past two crazy years, keeping employees working FOR you is just as important as finding the right employees to fill open positions. Some studies show that engaged, happy employees are 20% more productive. That statistic is really eye-opening - how much more could your business do, could your [...]
