With low unemployment rates and very small growth of the working-age population in the United States, businesses are struggling with employee retention and recruiting. I’ve been studying the issue since I looked at the demographic trends over a decade ago and predicted today’s tight labor market. For readers’ convenience, my Forbes articles on the subject are listed below:
The Problem of Tight Labor
The Scariest Chart For Business In The Coming Decade: Workers Not Available
Tight Labor Market: Even Worse Based On New Census Projections
More Retirements, Less Immigration Will Clobber Businesses Needing Employees
Employee Turnover/Retention
Leadership in Today’s Tight Labor Market: Turnover
Companies Need To Know The Dollar Cost Of Employee Turnover
New Evidence That Low Employee Turnover Correlates With High Profits
Retain More Employees With Stay Interviews
Hiring To Improve Employee Retention: Learning From Stay Interviews
Promoting Wrong People Hurts Employee Retention and Productivity
Don’t Delay That Performance Review
Hardest Performance Reviews Are For Good Employees
Rule No. 1 For Dealing With Millennials In The Workplace
Pay Raises from Tax Cuts Are Fake Generosity
Retaining and Recruiting Older Workers: Tight Labor Market Solution
Recruiting
3 Steps To Hire With Lower Education Requirements: Coping With The Tight Labor Market
How to Find Employees From Businesses That Are Cutting Back
Competing for Employees With Google, Amazon and the other Tech Giants
Young Employees and Work-Life Balance
Why You Should Hire Video Game Players
Hiring Job Applicants You Previously Rejected