During the kiss, she transferred a shilling from her teeth to those of the new soldier. Oh, for those good old days. Today, signing inducements cost a lot more than a shilling. Top candidates may receive BMWs, trips, and stock options.
Students often have their school loans repaid.
Even those grand gestures usually aren t enough, because everyone is throwing goodies at the great people. Companies are competing so hard for people because business has largely become a war for talent. In the Internet age, things are changing so fast that businesses have to have the most creative, the smartest, the most passionate people if they re to innovate quickly enough to win. In my experience, landing the best talent is only partly a function of money. Oddly enough, you also have to be willing to show all the weaknesses of your business to those you re recruiting.