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Written by Edward Mandla
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
Article Keywords: Delegation, Leadership, On-Boarding, Orientation, Performance Management, Probation and Socialisation
What Old Recruiters Know
Wiley
old recruiters know the first point of employee disillusionment is late
in the probation period. It’s the point when the new employee compares
what they were told in the wooing period (the interviews) with the
reality of being on the job.
If any of my clients missed out
on securing a person I made it a policy to call that person on the 88th
day. My success in luring people out of their new job and over to my
client was uncanny. The biggest obstacle I had to navigate was my
client’s bruised ego for the person choosing another company (usually a
competitor) over them.
Employers think employees are on
probation but employers are equally under scrutiny by the new
employee. Aberdeen Research points out 86% of new hires make a
decision whether to stay or go in their first six months.
So the lesson is simple: You need to reaffirm the person’s decision to join you was the right one.
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Written by Edward Mandla
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
Article Keywords: Better Hiring, Hiring Mistakes, Gut Feel, How many Interviews, Number of Interviews, Candidate Enthusiasm, Interview Questions, Interview Criteria and Interview Impressions.
Over the years in asking companies how successful their hiring is I hear the answer “well you know about half the time”, “little over fifty percent” or my favourite “it doesn’t matter as we weed them out during probation and then hire someone better”.
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