Greetings from Gardner Resources Consulting, LLC:  Last month we talked about Social Media sites such as LinkedIn®, Facebook©, and Twitter™. They can be powerful tools for finding candidates, and are just a few of many recruiting tools available to agencies like Gardner Resources Consulting.   With hiring on the rise, this month's article examines how retaining your top performers is one of the most important factors in building a long term, successful staffing strategy.


Rebounding Economy Challenges Companies to Keep Top Talent

As the economy starts to bounce back, talented IT professionals are getting ready to explore the job market.

The recession proved to be an exhausting challenge for IT managers of large financial services organizations.  The daily stress of downsizing and project delays made it difficult to keep projects on track and meet the company’s technology goals.  Yet, talented managers have persevered and delivered through tough times.  So why, now that things are just starting to settle down, are they considering a change?

Top performing employees who excelled under challenging business circumstances may not view their performance so much as a victory, but as mere survival while options were limited. Managers who picked up the slack during downsizing could be the first out the door as the economy strengthens. Your most valuable employees — those who held things together during the recession — may well be looking for a change as new jobs become available.

“As the economy starts to improve, one third of workers say they will look for a new job.  Similarly, almost one third of employers are concerned about losing their high-performing workers.”  According to a survey by CareerBuilder.com, a growing number of workers are dissatisfied with their current pay, work/life balance and career advancement opportunities. Increased workloads, longer hours and fewer resources add up to frustration in the workplace.  During the recession, many employers were forced to make difficult, though necessary adjustments to headcount, resources, compensation and overall strategy.  Those cutbacks have taken their toll and companies now need to look at how they can mend the employee-employer relationship. Read More