Saturday, June 29, 2013

Keep Good Workers With Employee Retention Programs

By Stacey Massey


Setting up a business takes a lot of hard work. There are a million things to consider when doing this and you have to be very careful to do everything just right. Your firm may have started as a good idea which has now become reality, or a hobby which has become a means of income. Either way, it is yours to do with as you please, but if you want to succeed, you need to implement effective employee retention programs.

Something to take into consideration when starting your business is the positioning of the premises. One needs to have the business strategically positioned, so that there is customer interest. Whether it is a service or a product that the business is selling, one must have a market for it.

Once the firm is up and running for a while, you will no doubt find that one requires some assistance to operate it at its best potential. This will mean that you have to employ other people to help you with the daily operations of the business. Usually, it is a good indication that the company is doing well enough for expansion and it is exactly here that one has to be outstandingly weary.

People tend to be the most difficult thing to deal with, when it comes to business. They are particularly fickle and in most cases cannot be trusted to have your business' best interests in mind. For many people, just having a job is what they want. All they are looking for is an income, and they are not prepared to do anything extra.

When it comes to time employ someone for your business, take some time to think about what kind of person you want for the position. One will go a very far way to find an employee who has your best interests at heart. Instead, most people are only in their jobs for the money and will just do a limited amount of work for what you are prepared to pay them.

Get ready to interview a few people before making a choice of the best one. Always remember, that most people only work for the money and are not interested in what is good for your business. There are very few people who will go the extra mile for you, unless you pay them, so be warned that you are unlikely to find the perfect employee. Be skeptical when someone presents you with a pile of certificates of qualifications. Many such documents are easily obtainable over the Internet and offer nothing with regard the abilities of the person.

Should an employee state in the application form that they have years of experience, find out from the previous employers why they left the company. There could be many valid reasons for someone leaving a firm and you should know them. Do not employ anyone because they give you some long story as to why they are so desperate for a job. This is a clear indication that such a person is only into it for the money. One is essentially looking for someone with a passion for the job to work for you.

When you have good people occupying positions in your business, trust the best employee retention programs. Should you take an interest in someone, find out as much as you can about them. Ask the people to come in for a second follow up interview to see if you had the right opinion of them the first time. If you feel you have to, have someone you know can also sit in on the second interview, in order to get another opinion.




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