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Navigation during a hiring freeze can be challenging. Although the freeze likely was initiated to provide economic relief, it can create issues for hiring managers and HR. Employees and applicants often feel uncertain about how a hiring freeze might impact their future with the organization. As a result, employees might not perform their best, and… Read more »
Calculating the time and money spent on your hiring process, recruitment marketing costs, and revenue per employee provides insight into how much hiring the wrong person can hurt your business. These results affect your bottom line. Hiring the wrong person elevates your expenses related to hiring, onboarding, and training replacements. These losses quickly add up… Read more »
Navigating the post-pandemic job market can be challenging. What employees want now is different than what they wanted three years ago. The increasing desire for work-life balance means the need to provide remote or hybrid work arrangements and flexible schedules. Also, the growing range of opportunities means employers must offer increased compensation and benefits to… Read more »
Your company differentiators help buyers understand why they should do business with you rather than a competitor. These characteristics set your offerings apart from alternative offerings. Emphasizing how your company’s products or services help buyers reach their goals is essential for closing sales. For instance, your offerings might save a company time, money, or effort.… Read more »
As The Great Resignation continues, you likely will have hiring challenges throughout 2023. Handling inflation will further impact your hiring, onboarding, and training costs. The longer your jobs remain open, the more productivity you lose. Asking your employees to take on additional tasks decreases engagement and performance. Having your employees take on job duties, and… Read more »
Maintaining accountability throughout your agricultural workforce is important. It helps increase employee engagement, productivity, and retention. Sustaining a culture of accountability means employees perform their best work. This develops trust between your leadership team and employees at other levels. Establishing a culture of accountability includes consideration of how each employee can take ownership of their… Read more »
Because it takes a certain type of employee to work in agriculture, you should be looking for specific traits when hiring. These traits include strength, technical skills, and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification. Look for these three characteristics when hiring agricultural employees. 1. Strength Most agricultural workers spend the majority of their time engaged in… Read more »
The coronavirus pandemic has forever changed the way employers view employee mental health and wellness. As the pandemic continues, the increasingly negative effects on mental health, lower physical activity levels, sleep disturbances, and reliance on unhealthy habits are adversely affecting employee well-being. This increases absenteeism and lowers engagement and productivity. As a company leader,… Read more »
Odds are your team members experience stress during the workday. The changes and challenges related to the way we work and live have significantly increased stress for virtually all employees. If increased feelings of stress remain unchecked, they can elevate to dangerous levels. This can lead to physical and mental health concerns. Chronic stress… Read more »
Prevailing wisdom says that you should avoid hiring overqualified talent. The thinking goes that candidates who accept a position beneath their qualifications will grow bored, will sacrifice performance, and will ultimately leave sooner. And while there is a certain logic to this attitude, these candidates might not be as hazardous as they’ve been portrayed. Here… Read more »