Nearly half of all UK workers plan to change jobs in 2024.
Good news if you’re looking to nab a highly skilled candidate.
Bad news if your own employees are among those wanting to leave.
So, how do you attract the skilled candidates you want while also retaining your most talented employees?
You’ll need:
- A solid recruitment plan that helps you attract the right skilled candidates
- A thorough development process that helps you upskill employees and promote them to higher positions in your business over time
- A tried-and-tested retention programme that helps you hold onto your top talent long-term
In this blog, we’ll focus on the second bullet point in that list (developing your employees), and give you the tools and guidance you need on the most effective ways to upskill your top talent.
Want to Attract and Retain Top Talent?
Levelling up your training and development offering is one of the most surefire ways to grow your business in 2024.
Not only has it been proven to attract ambitious candidates and improve employee confidence and performance, but it also helps you quickly access the skills you need, boost profitability, and improve retention by engaging ambitious employees.
Here are 3 ways to build the skills your business needs in-house:
- Fill skills gaps, upskill employees and develop a high-value skills base with industry-recognised training
- Challenge ambitious employees to learn new skills and take on more responsibility, while reducing turnover
- Give talented employees opportunities to grow and develop within your business
Whether you’re looking to train individuals or entire teams, we can help you build the skills and capabilities you need, leveraging world-class training and our partnership with Learning Tree International.
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Recruitment Trends You Should Know This January
What do you need to know about candidate supply, average salaries and skills availability?
Here are some key recruitment trends from the latest KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs.
- Candidate availability further grows, as reduced hiring and recent redundancies increase overall labour supply
- Permanent placements continue to fall at a notably faster pace than temporary billings
- Starting salary inflation sharply rises, although the increase is the second-slowest since March 2021
If you’re looking to hire for any of the following roles, here are the top 10 skills that are in excess supply this month:
- Business analysts
- CAD
- Developers
- Entry-level IT
- IT directors
- Mid-senior management
- Project managers
- Senior-level management
- Software architects
- Technology
Expert Recruitment Advice from Our Teams
Finally, we’ve curated our top pieces of advice to help you attract and retain the right candidates this January, from running cognitive ability tests to dealing with interview fatigue.
- Cognitive ability tests allow you to assess how well your candidate is likely to perform in certain tasks and workplace situations. Our blog looks at four reasons why they’re important: Why you should be running cognitive ability tests.
- Interview fatigue usually occurs as a result of multiple stages of interviews, decision paralysis or a poor talent acquisition plan. Our blog shares a few tips to help you deal with it: Hiring managers, do you have interview fatigue?
Got a Role to Fill?
We can help. Get in touch with one of our consultants to discuss your recruitment requirements.
