Make it an agenda item this week: take stock of your workplace gratitude – and not just because Thanksgiving is around the corner. Late November tends to trigger talk of giving thanks, but it’s also the time of year we’re thinking about shoring up our immune system for the season ahead. The same way we […]
Retaining talent and keeping employees engaged remains a high priority, and to do so it’s imperative that companies identify what truly matters to their employees. Here are 5 key ways organizations can retain top performers.
Not long ago, I was a student of Humber College's graduate public relations program, where between lectures I would dreamily surf Glassdoor looking at company profiles, ratings, job postings and salary expectations. Having decided to make a career change at the age of 29 and invest in my education, this time spent on Glassdoor represented […]
If you own or operate a small business, you know it's no cakewalk. To keep things running smoothly - and hopefully, enjoy some time outside of work! - you need every break you can get. At Glassdoor, we understand this, so we try to do the heavy lifting when it comes to attracting the talent you […]
Some say that the general rule of thumb for anticipating the cost of hiring a new employee is to multiply the employee’s salary by two, but the truth is that is could cost even more than that depending on your industry, region, the position and so many other factors. That means that companies that are […]
Monetary incentives don’t buy workplace happiness. Motivation using monetary ‘carrots’ – such as perks or financial compensation – has a weak exchange rate with today’s knowledge worker, for whom the most valuable currency is recognition. As the Harvard Business Review explains: “Though necessary, these extrinsic motivators [perks, promotion, pay] don't necessarily excite people to work […]
Your company is who staffs it. If you’re at the helm of that decision-making process, yours is no small task. You need a candidate who gets it-someone who is quick to engage, motivate and onboard. But interviewing can be elusive, exhausting and difficult to streamline. Still, doing everything you can to refine your hiring process […]
No matter your opinion of the Millennial mindset, the fact remains that they are the bulk of today’s workforce, and to be successful as a business owner you must understand how to engage this generation if you hope to retain them as employees.
Good managers know very well how expensive employee turnover can be and work diligently to keep those costs to a minimum. It is a fact that not every employee can be retained no matter how fairly they are treated, and some are actually welcome to leave. It's no secret that the cost of employee turnover […]
There is no doubt that high employee turnover hurts a business’s bottom line. Oxford Economics estimates that the average cost to replace a lost employee is £30,000 – £25,000 of which relates to lost productivity as new recruits can take up to 28 weeks to get up to speed. Figures drawn from retail, legal, accounting, […]
We all know that employees are the most expensive investment for an organization. With an estimated 20 million U.S. employees changing jobs in the past year, employers are shelling out over 2 trillion dollars to cover the expense. There are a number of reasons cited for employees leaving their job for new adventures including lack of feedback, training, and […]
For any employer worried about top talent leaving, turns out, you may not need a big budget or fancy perks to increase retention among talented employees. Instead, consider the power of showing employees they’re appreciated. According to Glassdoor’s Employee Appreciation Survey¹, seven in ten (68%) employees say their boss shows them enough appreciation, however, more than half […]