And now that the holiday season is here, retail shops are scurrying faster than ever to fill jobs. But high-tech and other industries are feeling the pain, too. In three words, just about anything.
Salaries are an obvious area and they're going up.
Of course money talks, but Linden said many companies are trying to enhance their working environments to make them more friendly such as offering more personal and vacation time. They want to be able to take off without any penalties if their kids are sick. Indeed, in a market such as this, workers can afford to be picky, according to Rick Lang, president and founder of LMC Resources, a professional employer organization services company in Denver that serves as an off-site human resources department for businesses. He said he's starting to see employers exercise more creativity to get and keep employees. Lang said some companies are providing signing and employee referral bonuses, day care and flextime.