First of all, the days when you could extend a job offer and offer someone two choices (take it; leave it) are over for now. More and more firms are noticing something that I have been warning people about for the past year—labor shortages are now a part of the corporate landscape.
45% of employers are finding it difficult to locate engineers, nurses and accountants.
38% of firms are already paying higher salaries.
29% are finding it extremely difficult to find talent (not just the categories above).
25% are already paying higher wages than they were a year ago.
If you expect me to advise you to raise wage scales, well, frankly, wages are only one part of the equation when individuals are evaluating companies.
How well are managers interviewing for jobs they need to hire for? I don’t simply mean do they ask a bunch of questions and decide but do they have a clear idea of what they are looking for and have a clear sense of the questions they want to ask to assess someone?
What is the impression that human resources is creating as they evaluate someone? Is someone being greeted by a disinterested receptionist who places a form on a clip board. Will someone greet a job applicant as though the potential new hire might matter?
Will the job seeker “be sold to” about how wonderful your company is to work for, even if you aren’t interested in hiring them?
Does anyone speak about the potential of a future with your company or are you flinging job offers at people with the belief that if it isn’t this one, another will come along?
Jeff Altman
The Big Game Hunter
Concepts in Staffing
jeffaltman@cisny.com
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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, is Managing Director with Concepts in Staffing, a New York search firm, He has successfully assisted many corporations identify management leaders and staff in technology, accounting, finance, sales, marketing and other disciplines since 1971. He is a certified leader of the ManKind Project, a not for profit organization that assists men with life issues, and a practicing psychotherapist.
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