With the current skill shortage still having substantial airtime and almost 50% of companies seeing an increase in hiring, it has never been more critical to have a clear understanding about that it takes to attract, retain and engage workers.

According to the recent Global Workforce Study by Towers Watson, 25% of employees are likely to leave their current role within the next 2 years and this only highlights further the need to have a real understanding of how to attract talent to your business.  In the report, fewer than half of employees (46%) think that there current company does a good job of hiring.

Do you know what it takes to attract the best talent?  Have a look at the chart below to see the employer versus employee view.

Whilst most of the factors are similar on both sides, there are two main differences.  The organisation’s mission, vision and values do not appear on the employee list at all.  What is important to employees is the need to switch off in the 24/7 always-on workplace with vacation and paid time off a key factor.

What about retaining your key talent?  Employers need to understand the important factors in employees deciding whether to remain with their current employer and the report highlighted 3 key drivers –

Trust / confidence in senior leadership – employees need their top leaders to motivate and guide them.

Job security – still plays a critical role in retention.

Length of commute – with the focus on improving work/life balance, this is becoming more important.

Langley James are experts in their field and have been helping companies both attract and retain the best talent for 15 years.  A recruitment service founded on service excellence, we are experts at what we do and with a bespoke approach, we help you save time and are happy to share our specialist knowledge to help you Recruit Someone Worth Recruiting.