Expect the challenge of sourcing the most highly-qualified candidates to become even more competitive as we enter the new year. As younger employees, with fresh ways of looking at employment, join the workforce, new means of attracting – and keeping – them are worth considering. You may also think about tuning-up some tried-and-true – but dated – methods to stay ahead of the pack.

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Two or three-week vacations and insurance may not be enough to cut it anymore.
Some employers are already offering novel perks: pawternity leave for new pet
parents, extended maternity and paternity leaves, and more liberal
work-from-home policies. Creative benefits may seem costly, but could be more
economical than having to pay higher salaries to attract talent.
IN 2018
Tune up your benefits program
Depend more on the latest AI for recruiting
Dump annual performance reviews
Welcome the extended workforce
Use social to keep up
Competition for great job candidates doesn’t end when the clock strikes
midnight on New Year’s Eve. As more Baby Boomers retire, and new
opportunities open up, attracting a new breed of employee with dissimilar
priorities from previous generations may require fresh approaches.
New technology that includes artificial intelligence can accelerate and sharpen
the recruiting process. You may want to investigate communication tools such as
SmashFly and Mya that, in addition to working to improve recruiting, boost a
favorable candidate experience.
Today’s employees prefer constant, more immediate feedback on their performance.
Your objectives and priorities may also be shifting faster. Consider enacting more
frequent two-way communication to ensure that employees are aware when
objectives are being met, and when they’re not, how they may improve.
Many people today prefer to not have a “job” per se. They enjoy the freedom
of working freelance, contract, or volunteer gigs. They’re just as qualified as a
conventional employee and just as productive, so keep them in mind. Not every
position has to be permanent or full-time. And run background checks on them,
just as you would any employee.
Learn what’s on candidates’ minds, what they hate about the job search process,
and what they want from employers. See how you can ease their pain. While we
don’t suggest attempting to “friend” your candidates, visit Reddit/r/jobs.com and
other sites where candidates post their unfiltered views. Getting actual candidates’
perspectives may provide just the knowledge you need to fine-tune your process
and enrich the hiring experience.
Here are a few to consider
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