Western Canada
July 2008

SmartHire® Talent Strategies
Career 3
Promote Without Bias
 
Retention and Promotion
 
Two key words in today's 'world of work'.  Once you find a great candidate - what can you do to ensure they stay?  And, if you have other internal advancement opportunities, are they actually the right person for that job?

Using the tools offered through our Testing & Assessment division, you can make informed decisions.  I trust this information will be of interest!

Dona



Creative Incentives to Retain Talent
by Christine Hirsch

No matter how successful your recruitment program is, your company's hiring efforts are fruitless without solid retention strategies to support them.  Every company wants to hold onto its best hires.  However, without effective retention strategies in place, you risk creating a revolving door for employees to come and go.  With today's hiring climate heating up, the risk of turnover is more urgent than ever.  How are organizations tackling the attrition problem?  Today's companies are stretching the boundaries of traditional benefits to retain key talent.  New, creative incentives are being used to boost retention.

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Testing & Assessments
Measure talent and make informed, objective hiring and promotion decisions.

Our Testing Reports are the product of a unique, validated psychometric assessment tool. They provide a way to analyze employees who may be considered for employment or succession within your organization.

Benchmarking and profiling with Prevue Assessments measures job fit by comparing the candidate to the requirements of the job, the workplace, and your corporate culture.

These web-based assessments create a sophisticated, detailed profile of a candidate's traits, general abilities, motivations, interests, and work-related personality traits.

These analytical reports are proven to identify the top performing candidates, empowering companies to effectively manage their human capital.

Samples of reports are available.

Need more information?  Contact Susan 



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