This is part of the new TALK Roundtable series, where you can discuss hot topics with your fellow TALK members. Come prepared with your thoughts and questions for the group, and be ready to share. Everyone is encouraged to speak their mind during this open discussion.
Topic: Every company wants to be better at retaining talent for obvious reasons--it's easier, cheaper, and less disruptive to keep a current employee than to find a new one. But we often overlook the importance of retaining candidates. Getting candidates in the door and interested costs time, effort, and money. Yet many candidates drop off during the interview process? Once an offer has been made? Worse yet, have you had anyone accept an offer and then ghost on their start date? With competing offers coming in faster than ever, it's even more important to keep reminding your candidates why your company is right for them.
As a group, we'll discuss strategies for retention from the first outreach straight through to incentivizing current employees to stay. A few discussion points include: