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talent retention

Talent Retention Starts With Accurate Recruitment

The process of retaining your much needed talented people begins before you have even recruited them. Retaining your talented people hinges on getting your hiring decision right at the very start of their work-life with your organisation. Recruiting to retain is the first step of a three stage strategy to keep your most valuable resource

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strategy to retain talent

The 3 Step Strategy To Retain Your Talent

In a recent survey*, 83% of CHROs said they face a significant talent retention problem. This can only be solved by a strategic approach to the employee lifecycle. Talent retention starts before you have even drawn up your job advert. It continues through recruitment, onboarding, into individual development and signposts their career pathway. It feeds

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invest in your people

Invest in Your People to Develop Their Potential

Invest in your people to create and elevate a healthy workplace culture where everyone can thrive. “While the cost of living crisis is widespread and competitive salaries are important to all employees, many are also looking for supportive working cultures, opportunities for career growth, and flexibility in their work schedules.” Claire McCartney, resourcing adviser at

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successful onboarding strategy

Three Tips For a Successful Onboarding Strategy

A successful onboarding strategy ensures that your new hires and internal moves have the best chance of settling in quickly, can be productive and stay for the long term. Onboarding, or induction, is so much more than a brief introduction to the team over lunch, and should begin well before the start date. Arguably, the

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select the right people

Select the Right People to Make a Strong Start

Knowing how to select the right people for your external hires and internal moves is the key to positive onboarding and long term success. How do you make a selection decision? Do you have a tickbox of data-based criteria – one strike against a candidate and they’re out regardless of their potential? Do you look

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job benchmarking

Create The Benchmark For Success

Take uncertainty out of your hiring and promoting processes with accurate and objective job benchmarking. It can be hard to pin down what you are looking for when hiring for a role. Especially if the role is new or you are replacing a long-term incumbent. For the former, the world is your oyster – but

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mcquaig masterclass

The McQuaig Masterclass – Thursday 22 September 2022

Join us at our Bix Manor base close to Henley-on-Thames for a day of all things McQuaig, recruitment and professional development. REGISTER HERE Network with your HR and senior leadership peers. Discuss the trends and challenges facing recruiters and HR professionals today. Share your wins with the wider HR family. The Holst team will unveil

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team development strategy

Strong Teams Work Together To Deliver Innovative Outcomes

Bring depth and strength to your team development strategy with Holst. “The top three fears holding back corporate innovation were fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty, and fear of negative impact on one’s career, McKinsey research found. Yet nine out of ten companies are doing nothing to relieve these fears.” McKinsey & Company – Fear

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recruit for motivation

How To Recruit For Motivation

Understand what motivates your candidates to make accurate and effective hiring decisions. Motivation plays a huge part in how well your new hire will perform in their role. But how do you find out if what motivates them matches what the job and your organisational culture offer? What is motivation? You need to understand what

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