FIVE TIPS FOR BEATING THE LABOR SHORTAGE How to Find Enough Qualified Workers computer programmers and software engineers. For more information call. . .” The card includes a contact name and telephone number. A regular TIP -Take marketing approach to recruiting. business card can serve the purpose just as well. Every employee needs to take responsibility for TIP - et referrals from others. Your internal and identifying and selling what makes working for external customers and vendors are a good source your organization special. Don’t rely exclusively of referrals, but you may have to ask. They know you on traditional methods of finding people such as and your organization. If they like what they see, classified advertising or walkthey may be personally interested in ins. Be aggressive and creative. working for you or know someone who Labor shortages have Promotions, ads and happy would be a good fit. Many businesses driven up wages and employees should be telling have found this method for beating increased training and prospective employees what you the labor shortage beneficial. Referrals benefit costs. In addition, have to offer. from others may even help build better low unemployment customer relations. nationwide and the TIP - ire layoffs. When other declining population business enterprises downsize, TIP - ffer a work-study program. among the young has good people are available for High school and college students often hire. It’s everyone’s responsibility employers concerned about participate in a work-study program. finding enough qualified to be aware of laid-off talent Some receive pay while others work for people. Government in the community in which you the experience alone. If the students agencies are no different. live and work. Sometimes they have a good work ethic and are willing to don’t know about you and why learn, they’re often a good choice. The you offer a great place to work. Contact laid-off downside is that they will usually be with you for a employees through their employers who are usually only a short time several months, a semester, or eager to help their employees find job opportunities. maybe a school year at most. TIP -Distribute business cards. Some businesses have found success with business cards that their employees carry and give to customer-oriented employees of businesses they patronize. For example, the card of a government employer might say: “We’re interested in administrative assistants,
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In summary, finding good people will continue to be one of the key challenges of the twenty-first century. In addition to candidates that the Human Resources Department identifies, it’s the responsibility of every employee to find and recruit people for the department.
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By Carol A. Hacker
ere are some practical and innovative solutions for beating the labor shortage.
