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Like many industries, you may be having trouble hiring agricultural employees. This might even more challenging as the Great Resignation continues. To improve your results, you should be using nontraditional methods to find the candidates you need to move your organization forward. Focus on any of these five sources to hire qualified agricultural employees.… Read more »
As a professional, you understand the importance of providing surveys for your employees. The development of this type of listening strategy provides insight to help make more data-driven decisions, support your workforce, and take impactful action in line with your business strategy. However, you may be concerned about an inability to act on the… Read more »
As a manager, you know the costs of hiring are high. This is why you do what you can to retain your employees for as long as possible. Of course, you cannot always know when a team member plans to quit. However, many will show signs when they are thinking of leaving. Paying attention… Read more »
Like most industries, agriculture is facing a shortage of job candidates. This means you may be having trouble adding members to your team. Although you may want candidates who work in the industry, you could be better off looking in other fields. After all, relevant experience does not always make a candidate a good… Read more »
Hiring the right manager for your agricultural team can be difficult. You want a candidate with the right mix of hard and soft skills to thrive in the role. The following examples can provide guidance for the types of questions that may uncover the valuable insight you are looking for from each candidate. Choose… Read more »
As with most industries, massive numbers of agricultural employees are quitting their jobs. The Great Resignation has a record number of workers looking for better opportunities. Fortunately, you can reduce the number of team members you lose by talking with them before they go. Uncovering your employees’ main reasons for leaving can help you… Read more »
Your candidate experience is the series of interactions a job seeker has with your company throughout your hiring process. These interactions include all communication that a candidate receives from your brand messaging, software systems, or employees. You want each of these interactions to be as positive as possible so that the candidates want to… Read more »
The agriculture industry impacts many sectors of the economy both locally and internationally. Farmers, supermarkets, restaurants, and the public need to understand what is happening in the industry and how it may affect the production and distribution of food. The trends that are happening now will affect what happens in the coming years. Discover five… Read more »
Part of attracting the best agricultural candidates involves offering attractive benefits. In addition to health insurance, a retirement plan, and paid vacation, the majority of job seekers are looking for additional ways to earn income or gain help covering life expenses. By offering the benefits that most other employers do not, you increase the odds… Read more »
Boomerang employees are those who work for your company, leave for months or years, then apply to work there again. They may have left because they were asked to, or to pursue other opportunities. The question is, do you bring back these former team members? The answer is, it depends. Find out whether you should… Read more »