Talent Acquisition and Retention

Archive of articles on talent management issues for UK SMEs. Guides and expert advice on attracting and retaining talented employees for your small business.

Employing & managing staff

The best talent already works for you – but you don’t know it

Hiring talent can be one of the most difficult part for a small business owner, but the talent might already be within the company.

Employing & managing staff

How small businesses can retain talent and boost employee performance

Here are four ways to take advantage of your small business status and keep your team happy, loyal and engaged.

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Long-termism needed in talent management as well as business strategies

Companies with long term views when recruiting talent consistently outperform their peers, new research reveals.

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EMEA businesses set to face significant talent drought in 2017

Skills shortages and changing priorities amongst top candidates present new test for EMEA businesses, survey reveals.

Employing & managing staff

How to attract the best talent to your company

It’s the time of year when people look to move job, but how can you attract the best talent to your company? In this piece, Fiona Scott investigates.

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Employees leave companies for new challenges rather than higher salaries

The main reason workers leave a company is to take on a bigger challenge, rather than to earn more money, a study finds.

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Candidate shortages mean SMEs struggle to secure top talent

Some 67 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises have struggled to secure the best people for their business, facing a shortage of suitable skilled and experienced professionals which can restrict their growth.

Employing & managing staff

Employee retention strategy: A three-step guide

Many employers believe retaining staff is simply about money but it is far from the be all and end all. Here, we look at the best strategies to retain talent.

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Finding the right talent is number one issue for business leaders

A shortage of talent is the top concern for businesses, followed by growing revenues and maximising profitability, finds a study.

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Businesses experience skills shortage and increased competition for talent

Three quarters of companies have reported recruitment difficulties in the last year, research finds.

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Recruiting talented workers is the biggest challenge facing SMEs

Over a third of SMEs identify recruitment as the most challenging HR process, ahead of staff training, staff turnover and maintaining morale, research finds.

Employing & managing staff

How to make sure you keep your best staff

There are two ways of looking at high employee turnover rates: are you getting the right staff in the first place, and are you making sure that you are keeping your best staff? Losing staff can effectively kill a small business because your employees cover a range of tasks.