Posts Tagged ‘Onboarding’
Executive Corner – It’s More Than Paperwork –Lackluster Onboarding Could Cost You
You’ve got 44 days to keep your new hire. More importantly, you’ve got the first week to impress your newest employee. According to HR Dive, for 70% of new hires, whether a job is the right fit occurs within the first month, and nearly a third decide within the first week. Why does this time period play a large…
Read MoreExecutive Corner – Great Onboarding Reduces Retention Agony
Great Onboarding Will Reduce Retention Agony (Updated 3/28/2022) Most companies are making key hires multiple times annually. With historically low unemployment rates transitioning to “the great resignation”, the demand for retaining top talent has never been higher. A successful onboarding practice can get the process of retention started from the application to the anniversary date. How many companies are paying…
Read MoreEmployee Tenure: Why Do They Leave? And What Can You Do?
When reviewing candidate resumes, hiring companies often key in on the length of time spent at previous companies and draw negative conclusions if the tenure trends to the run on the short side. So much so, they will absolutely pass on interviewing if they feel the candidate is a “job hopper.” This practice makes sense…
Read MoreOnboarding is a Process NOT an Event
Most companies are making key hires multiple times annually. With historically low unemployment rates, the demand for retention is at a record high. A successful onboarding practice can get the process of retention started. How many companies are paying attention to their onboarding practices? What is onboarding? Most employers treat onboarding as an event versus the reality of it being a process. In fact, onboarding should be…
Read MoreMid-Year 2018 Recruiting & Employment Trends and Insight
As we hit the midpoint of Q3, it is a good time to reiterate some key recruiting trends to keep an eye on as the labor market and economy continue to flourish. If you partner with an external recruiting firm, it is important to make sure they have a finger on the pulse of what…
Read MoreUnderstanding, Accepting and Embracing a Multinational Workplace: (Part 2: How and Why)
In our previous article Understanding, Accepting and Embracing a Multinational Workplace, Part 1, we addressed how and why companies struggle when merging multiple nationalities (diverse cultures). Here we would like to offer tips from a management perspective on overcoming those obstacles and highlight some of the advantages of a multinational company. Globalization and technology has…
Read MoreCultural Compatibility: Recruiting and Hiring for Good Fit
The Q Works Group has a unique background in that we have four team members born and raised in Europe. Each has spent their career learning the importance of understanding and embracing cultural differences in the workplace. They have seen first-hand the pitfalls that can occur when companies hire people based on resume material alone,…
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