This document summarizes a webinar on improving hiring and retention. The webinar discusses the challenges of hiring and retention, highlights five common pitfalls that can lead to bad hires, and provides strategies for effective candidate selection, onboarding, managing transitions, communication, and use of technology. The webinar was sponsored by a technology company that offers a unified hiring solution and features a panel of experts discussing best practices for ensuring new employees are happy and engaged.

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OUR SPONSOR
• A technology company that has built a cloud-based
platform that streamlines the hiring process. "
• Delivers a best-in-breed unified hiring solution from
offer letter to onboard complete. "

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IMAGINE A BETTER WAY…

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UNIFIED HIRING BRIDGES THE CHASM

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OUR PANELISTS
Jessica "
Miller-Merrell"
@jmillermerrell"
Karen Redetzki "
@TalentWise "
Andi "
Devers"
@thegirlinhr"

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HIRING & RETENTION COMPLICATED

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ENGAGEMENT & STRATEGY IS EVERYTHING

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BUT WHAT MAKES FOR A HAPPY NEW EMPLOYEE?

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POLL QUESTION - #1
• What is most likely the cause of a bad
hire at your company? !
– Interview or Pre-Screen"
– Training/Onboarding""
– Culture Fit "
– Management/Personality Conflict"
– Employee Growth/Development Opps "

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5 PITFALLS TO BAD HIRING
• Candidate Selection!
• Onboarding!
• Transitions!
• Communication/Expectation Gaps!
• Technology !

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#1 – CANDIDATE SELECTION
• Specific!
• Detailed!
• Thorough !
• Swift !

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POLL QUESTION - #2
• What is the most effective way to
ensure you hire happy employees?!
– Assessments"
– Job Interview"
– Temp to Hire"
– Multiple Interviews"
– References "

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#2 - ONBOARDING

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#2 - ONBOARDING

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#2 - ONBOARDING

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#3 - TRANSITIONS

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TYPES OF TRANSITIONS
• Work!
– Promotion/Demotion"
– From Training to Team Member"
– Relocation"
– Termination"
• Life!
– Marriage/Divorce"
– Birth"
– Financial Change"

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POLL QUESTION - #3
• What is the most common type of
employee communication at your
company? !
– Email Announcements"
– Break Room Bulletin Board "
– Interoffice Memos"
– Employee Meetings"
– Internal Social Network "

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#4 – COMMUNICATION GAPS
13% of employees are
actively engaged at work !

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#4 – COMMUNICATION GAPS

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#5 – TECHNOLOGY

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#5 – TECHNOLOGY

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QUESTIONS?

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR
Stop by & see TalentWise at SHRM Booth 665. "

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LEARN MORE ABOUT . . .
• Karen Redetzki www.b4j.co/karenredetzki!
• Andi Devers www.b4j.co/andidevers!
• Jessica Miller-Merrell www.b4j.co/jmillermerrell!
Resources: Aberdeen Study: Engaging Your New Hires from Day 1
http://b4j.co/day1newhire; Chipotle Hire Study Guide http://b4j.co/chipotle-study-guide;
Gallup 2013 State of the Workplace Study http://b4j.co/workplacestate2013

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