It’s the return of the crisis in recruitment and retention.
Down came the rains recently and literally washed my office out. While I was moving furniture and pulling up bad carpet, I used the opportunity to purge years of magazines and conference proceedings. In the process, I was given a damp reminder that what’s old soon becomes new again.
15 or 20 years ago, the conferences focused heavily on recruitment and retention. Special sessions were devoted to behavioral interviewing and aligning recruiting and staffing with the strategic corporate agenda. Interestingly, today the same topics seem to be of top concern again. What goes around comes around.
As I contemplated my water problem and wondered why I hadn’t done anything to prevent it, I also wondered why organizations are still grappling with recruitment and retention a couple decades later.
For many companies, it’s time to retrench, cut back, slim down and duck for cover until the storm blows over and it’s safe to start thinking about hiring again.
