Attracting the Best Talent and Retaining Them

Jim Molis, in an article for Triangle Business Journal, discloses the secrets of attracting the best talent for an enterprise, reiterating the fact that the success of a company is predominantly determined by its employees. He mentions that providing a healthy working culture, proper remuneration and remarkable opportunities are a few key pointers that an enterprise must bear in mind to ensure that it succeeds in inducting the best talent out there. Besides, he cautions that an enterprise should remodel itself to accommodate other added facilities as employees, before joining a company, also take into account variegated factors such as perks, ease of working, locality, opportunities for progress in terms of career, and so on. He lists out certain techniques that would lead to an organization attracting the best talent and to keep them as part of the team, in the long run.

Molis writes that it is absolutely crucial to hire individuals whose value systems and goals would be aligned to that of the organization that they are being recruited in. Therefore, knowing the ethics and the objectives of an enterprise and duly communicating the same to a candidate would ensure that you end up hiring an individual with the appropriate aptitude. He also reminds that a positive working environment aimed at the mental well-being of employees, on-the-job opportunities aiding their career progress, and ensuring their comfort and ease are a few steps for building a healthy working culture. Besides, appreciating and acknowledging their role in the success of the enterprise by providing them performance-based additional pay and organizing recreational exercises aimed at team-building are a few other ways to ensure that your employees feel inspired and refreshed, from time to time.

Jim suggests that employees are often the best suited to adjudge the needs of an organization and are capable of recruiting the most appropriate talents, accordingly. Further, incentives linked to referrals such as additional remuneration and complimentary day-offs might also encourage employees to actively be a part of the process of recruitment, thereby, attracting the best talent. Molis also recommends going out and interacting with the best talents out there, well in advance, to make them aware of the benefits and unique opportunities that your enterprise offers. Additionally, hosting events related to career would also widen your reach and connect you with potential employees best fit for your organization. Besides, the exponential reach of social media and platforms has inevitably made it easier to hire appropriate candidates suited for a particular role. Therefore, it is also important to build a credible image of your enterprise online to ensure that it stands apart from the rest and thereby, ends up attracting the best talent, writes Molis. Thus, the recruitment and retention of the best talent out there is plausible if you create an enterprise that values, interests, and inspires an employee so much so that he genuinely wants to be a part of the same.