Hiring and retaining talent: three Es for creating an attractive work environment

Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 19, Issue 3

Ullrich K.Industry Week (USA), 1 November 2010, Vol. 259 No. 11, Start page: 31, No. of pages: 2

Discusses how the US manufacturing industry can recruit new employees after a large majority retires over the next few years, and how such companies can retain the younger workers they currently have. Suggests that the key is to hire top talent rather than running the risk of marginalizing the business and to start with a detailed, compelling job specification and good interview process for assessing candidates, followed by the creation of a work environment suitable for attracting talented employees. Argues that such an approach can be developed by adopting a career development process that combines three elements,namely: experience, offering challenging assignments that allow employees to develop new skills; exposure, providing opportunities for employees to expand their network inside and outside the organization to learn from others; and education, encouraging employees to take classes to improve and gain new skills. Concludes that, by creating a work environment that provides career development opportunities through experience doing new skills and challenging assignments,exposure to role models and networks, and education, companies will be able to recruit and retain top talent.ISSN: 0039-0895Reference: 40AA220

Keywords: Recruitment, Employees, Organizations, Human resource management, Manufacturing, United States of America