Recruitment and Retention

Creating a strategic plan and definitive initiatives is the easy part of the formula for success. The difficult part is finding, recruiting and retaining the appropriate talent combination in today’s market to carry out that plan. Recruitment and retention are major issues in most industries today. These issues are especially critical to the wholesale distribution industry for two reasons:

• First, wholesale distribution is one of our aged-basic industries that doesn’t necessarily project the excitement of the high-tech industries and the dot coms of the new millennium (even though many have crashed and burned).

• Second, the number of employees between the ages of 25 and 44, traditionally the bulk of the workforce, will continue to decline in the United States for at
  ATM Business Success is Just Like Real Estate – Location, Location, Location!
  Most people don’t realize that most ATM machines are not actually owned by banks. If fact most of the ATMs you see at bars, gas stations and many other high traffic locations are operated by the business owners or even individuals like you or me. You need not be affiliated with any back to own and operate ATM machines and once you have a few basics down, you can create a sizable passive income simply by placing and replenishing ATM machines. In this article I’ll tell you what you need to know to get started.The first thing you need to consider when starting an ATM business is whether to rent or own. It’s almost always better to rent machines than to buy them outright. If you rent the machine, you will be paying a chunk of your proceeds each and every month for the rental of the machine, but if the machine breaks, the rental
  nition of a core competency, it is a fact that your employees are the ones responsible for creating many of your core competencies. It is an undisputable fact that failure to recognize the importance of employee contributions will lead to failure regardless of your business strategy.

  Recruitment and Retention

  Creating a strategic plan and definitive initiatives is the easy part of the formula for success. The difficult part is finding, recruiting and retaining the appropriate talent combination in today’s market to carry out that plan. Recruitment and retention are major issues in most industries today. These issues are especially critical to the wholesale distribution industry for two reasons:

  • First, wholesale distribution is one of our aged-basic industries that doesn’t necessarily project the excitement of the high-tech industries and the dot coms of the new millennium (even though many have crashed and burned).

  • Second, the number of employees between the ages of 25 and 44, traditionally the bulk of the workforce, will continue to decline in the United States for a
    How To Select The Right Person For The Job - The Three Essentials
    Have you ever recruited someone who looked good at interview only to find out when they started that they “Were not up to it” or, “They just didn’t seem to fit in”. Most of us have made these mistakes (if you haven’t, then you are probably new to management). Why?• We often rely too much on the interview as the main selection process, or• We place too much emphasis on professional credentials at the expense of ability to do the job and best values fit, or• We recruit too often “in our own likeness”.What’s the best way of finding out whether someone can do the job? Try them out. Not all of us have the resources to be able to “give someone a go”, unless we are recruiting for a position such as “air traffic controller”. As a regular flyer, I know that I would be worried if the recruitment process for air t
    gy.

    Recruitment and Retention

    Creating a strategic plan and definitive initiatives is the easy part of the formula for success. The difficult part is finding, recruiting and retaining the appropriate talent combination in today’s market to carry out that plan. Recruitment and retention are major issues in most industries today. These issues are especially critical to the wholesale distribution industry for two reasons:

    • First, wholesale distribution is one of our aged-basic industries that doesn’t necessarily project the excitement of the high-tech industries and the dot coms of the new millennium (even though many have crashed and burned).

    • Second, the number of employees between the ages of 25 and 44, traditionally the bulk of the workforce, will continue to decline in the United States for a
      Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase
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      ment and retention are major issues in most industries today. These issues are especially critical to the wholesale distribution industry for two reasons:

      • First, wholesale distribution is one of our aged-basic industries that doesn’t necessarily project the excitement of the high-tech industries and the dot coms of the new millennium (even though many have crashed and burned).

      • Second, the number of employees between the ages of 25 and 44, traditionally the bulk of the workforce, will continue to decline in the United States for a
        A Key Step For New Business Owners
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        ent of the high-tech industries and the dot coms of the new millennium (even though many have crashed and burned).

      • Second, the number of employees between the ages of 25 and 44, traditionally the bulk of the workforce, will continue to decline in the United States for at least the next five years. The baby-boomers are aging quickly toward retirement.

      Under these circumstances, how in the world does a company not only recruit new talent, but protect the talent they have? Questions about compensation, training, incentives, benefits and work environment always come to the forefront. The answer is committing to becoming an employer of choice (EOC) with as much tenacity as you commit to being a supplier of choice, always wanting the first call and last look.

      Pay Attention

      Many company executives pay far too little attention to this part of their businesses. Often the mindset is that this is the “touchy-feely” stuff that’s a non-revenue producing necessary evil. Maybe that thought process didn’t hurt the company in the 80’s or early 90’s when unemployment in some areas reached 10%, but that’s not the case today where the labor unemployment rate in many markets is less than 4%. When unemployment is that low, most people who are unemployed just don’t want to work. As a result, there is a lot of corporate raiding going on. Even with the recent massive la