finding & keeping best employees
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Finding and
Keeping the Best
Employees
CHALLENGESCHALLENGESExpenseExpense
•6 to 9 months salary 6 to 9 months salary –Loss TimeLoss Time–AdvertisingAdvertising–TrainingTraining
CHALLENGESCHALLENGESTIMETIME
•PostingPosting•InterviewsInterviews•Vetting Vetting
CHALLENGESCHALLENGESFinding Qualified Finding Qualified
PersonnelPersonnel
WHERE ARE WHERE ARE THE GOOD THE GOOD PEOPLE?PEOPLE?
FINDING THE FINDING THE FUTUREFUTURECURRENT WORKFORCECURRENT WORKFORCE
•Average age 45.3Average age 45.3•60% over 4560% over 45•““retirement tsunami”retirement tsunami”
FINDING THE FINDING THE FUTUREFUTUREMILLENIALSMILLENIALS
•They want to work for They want to work for usus
•How do we attract How do we attract them?them?
FINDING THE FINDING THE FUTUREFUTUREAdvertiseAdvertise
•NewspaperNewspaper•WebsiteWebsite•Social MediaSocial Media
FINDING THE FINDING THE FUTUREFUTURETech SchoolsTech SchoolsInternshipsInternshipsPublic Works Public Works AcademyAcademy
FINDING THE FINDING THE FUTUREFUTUREAlways RecruitAlways Recruit
•Sell Public WorksSell Public Works•Great Teach-InGreat Teach-In
KEEPING THE KEEPING THE BESTBEST
Getting the Best Getting the Best (The (The Interview)Interview)• CompetentCompetent• CapableCapable• CompatibleCompatible• CommittedCommitted• CharacterCharacter
UnderstandingUnderstanding Millennial’sMillennial’s•Don’t expect to stayDon’t expect to stay•Career developmentCareer development•Flexible scheduleFlexible schedule
KEEPING THE KEEPING THE BESTBEST
AppreciationAppreciation•Deserved Deserved •FormalFormal
KEEPING THE KEEPING THE BESTBEST
IncentivesIncentives•Pay above –standardPay above –standard•Training/EducationTraining/Education•Friendly competitionFriendly competition
KEEPING THE KEEPING THE BESTBEST
MentorMentor•Layout progressionLayout progression•ListenListen•EncourageEncourage
–inputinput–innovationinnovation
KEEPING THE KEEPING THE BESTBEST
Get rid of dead weightGet rid of dead weightDon’t micromanage Don’t micromanage
KEEPING THE KEEPING THE BESTBEST
RESOURCESRESOURCES““Millennial Are Attracted To Public Service, But Millennial Are Attracted To Public Service, But Government Needs To Deliver” By: John Flato and Bob Government Needs To Deliver” By: John Flato and Bob LavignaLavigna““The 7 C’s: How to find and Hire Great Employees” By: The 7 C’s: How to find and Hire Great Employees” By: Alan HallAlan Hall““15 Tips for Keeping Your Best Employees” By: Ellie Martin15 Tips for Keeping Your Best Employees” By: Ellie Martin““7 ways to Keep Your Best Employees” By: Troy Stoneking7 ways to Keep Your Best Employees” By: Troy StonekingU.S. Census BureauU.S. Census BureauSociety for Human Resource ManagementSociety for Human Resource Managementwww.careeronestop.orgwww.careeronestop.org