Cape Town – There are seven keys to attracting and retaining talent, according to the latest research by ManpowerGroup Solutions, an international company offering outsourcing services for large-scale recruiting and workforce-intensive initiatives.
The seven keys are:
Be candidate driven
Effective recruiting in a global environment means tailoring the message by country and customising the technology to the generation.
Improve on-boarding for Gen Y hires
If companies want to retain the Gen Y hires, employers must improve the on-boarding process. Normally reactive managers, focused on filling empty positions, need to properly get the new hires up to speed, set the expectations and clearly identify the path for advancement.
Otherwise, capable new hires may defect to companies promising a shorter, clearer pathway or higher compensation levels. Gen Y is a generation that will not stick around to receive a gold watch at their 20th anniversary.
Good recruiting practices outweigh self-reliance
Candidates will respond to recruiters if the opportunities are customised and tailored to their interests. Good recruiting practices include broad data mining to identify candidates with the right skills, yet there is no substitute for doing one’s homework.
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7 keys to attracting, retaining talent
Cape Town – There are seven keys to attracting and retaining talent, according to the latest research by ManpowerGroup Solutions, an international company offering outsourcing services for large-scale recruiting and workforce-intensive initiatives.
The seven keys are:
Be candidate driven
Effective recruiting in a global environment means tailoring the message by country and customising the technology to the generation.
Improve on-boarding for Gen Y hires
If companies want to retain the Gen Y hires, employers must improve the on-boarding process. Normally reactive managers, focused on filling empty positions, need to properly get the new hires up to speed, set the expectations and clearly identify the path for advancement.
Otherwise, capable new hires may defect to companies promising a shorter, clearer pathway or higher compensation levels. Gen Y is a generation that will not stick around to receive a gold watch at their 20th anniversary.
Good recruiting practices outweigh self-reliance
Candidates will respond to recruiters if the opportunities are customised and tailored to their interests. Good recruiting practices include broad data mining to identify candidates with the right skills, yet there is no substitute for doing one’s homework.
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Millennials seeking value in SA tourism
Cape Town – More and more so-called millennials are seeking value for money in the SA tourism industry thanks to the devaluation of the rand, according to Dean Bibb, Sabre Travel Network’s vice-president for the Middle East and Africa.
The millennial market is effectively anyone born between 1980 and 2000 – therefore, someone below 35 years of age.
“South Africa, partly thanks to the devaluation of the rand, has become a popular destination for travellers from Europe and across Africa. This is especially true of value-for-money seeking millennials,” said Bibb.
In his view, key current trends in the travel industry include a growing demand for personalisation and customisation of the travel experience as well as the so-called “appification” of travel. There also seems to be a blurring of the lines between business and leisure travel.
“We’re seeing a trend for the lines between business and leisure travel to blur: where business travellers include leisure excursions during their trips. This opens opportunities for travel operators to offer relevant leisure opportunities to business travellers,” said Bibb.
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Zuma woos Dubai businessmen
Cape Town – South Africa has put in place laws and policies to help businesses thrive in the country, President Jacob Zuma told the United Arab Emirates business community on his official visit to the Gulf state.
South Africa is open for business – thriving business, he told the business community in a prepared speech on Monday.
“I can assure you that our government will do everything humanely possible to help your businesses thrive in South Africa.”
Zuma’s visit to UAE follows a weekend stint in Saudi Arabia where he cemented business and political ties with the Saudi kingdom.
He told the members of the UAE business community South Africa last year outlined nine immediate priority areas to stimulate economic growth.
Among these is the expanded beneficiation of the country’s minerals and the development of the ocean economy, “something in which the UAE has registered significant progress”.
“We therefore invite you to invest in our Operation Phakisa, and partner us as we turn our vast sea waters into an engine of growth.”
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Zimbabwe: 40 000 Face Deportation From UK
Bulawayo — British Members of Parliament have warned that plans to deport skilled migrant workers who earn less than £35 000 per year and originate from non-European Union (EU) countries will create a skills shortage in the economy. At least 40 000 migrants, among them Zimbabweans, will be affected by the new regulations which come into effect on April 6. The new earnings threshold will particularly affect those in low skilled jobs. The United Kingdom Office of National Statistics reported the Zimbabwean population in Britain increased from 47 158 in 2001 to an estimated 200 000 in 2010.
The proposals, which were mooted by the UK Home Secretary, Mrs Theresa May, were recently lambasted by MPs at Westminster Hall during a parliamentary debate examining the UK’s immigration policy.
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