It may seem counterintuitive, but it is during the worst economic times that finding and retaining quality employees is the hardest. There are several reasons for this, but the most candid is simply that good employees aren’t the employees laid off first. In addition, most people are less likely to take a risk and seek a new job when the economy is struggling.
Finding good employees is a key step in retaining employees and thus reducing turnover. Large companies across the country have been revising and, in some cases, even validating their hiring practices in order to better do just that. It has the added benefit of also lowering liability exposure for failure to hire claims. Although smaller employers may not have the resources available to professionally validate their hiring process, as recommended under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines, there are a number of steps employers can take to help improve their hiring procedures.