Gone are the days when you could run a help wanted ad and enjoy a deluge of resumes from top-quality applicants. Nowadays, unemployment figures are running at a 25-year low. This may be good for the economy, but it s devastating for the employer who wants to hire top talent. That means there are more positions available than people qualified to fill them.
Tough times call for tough measures.
And that means firing off some new weapons in the human relations arsenal. Five of the top U.S. workplace consultants have identified some specific secrets on how to attract good employees in a tight labor market. See if they are happy or if they want to return. Maybe they won t come back right away, but somewhere down the line they might. So keep the lines of communications open.