If you are Still Operating under the Old way of Doing Things - You will Not be Able to Hire

Are you an employer that, like many others, cannot fill your open positions, despite doing everything right?
 
That, however, is apparently the question:

• Are you actually listening to the market, or are you still operating as though it were pre-COVID?

 
Allegedly, employers are saying they cannot find employees at any price.
 
But the candidates applying for jobs, and the employees already working at some of those companies, are saying that the pay and benefits are too low.
 
And that companies are still operating as though COVID never happened.

• In other words, as though the employer is still the one in charge.

 
So, there is obviously a disconnect.
 
It is no longer news that COVID has led to a fundamental shift in the way people now think about work.
 
𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨’ 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚.
 
Both of these things are critical, among others, to having engaged employees and a great culture.
 
But, before that even comes into play, you must first pay what the market demands.

• Consider it the price of admission before candidates will talk to you seriously about your open role.

 
Then, ensure you have meaningful work, caring leaders and the core practices that engage employees, in place.
 
It’s always been the case that pay alone is not enough to keep employees, if there’s not also a great culture in place.

• Today though, you must pay to market to even have a chance of getting and keeping employees.

 
Or you won’t be able to find the people you need to come and work for you or to keep the employees you already have.
 
Because while it appears that not all companies have understood the major shift from just two years ago, some have, and that is where people are going to go:
 
Both the candidates who are already looking, and the employees who are not getting what is fast becoming the norm in today’s work world.
 
𝙄𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚.
 
By paying right and putting in place the fundamental practices that engage employees.
 
Most importantly, if you haven’t already, realize that employers are no longer the ones in charge.