Good help is hard to find. And in this era of job-hopping, keeping it is even harder. As a small business owner, you know just how much prompt service and quality work means to your bottom line. If you’ve found employees who give consistently give their best effort—and, perhaps, a little bit extra when it’s needed—you want to do everything reasonable to make sure they’ll stay with you as long as possible. The process of advertising openings, screening applicants and making hiring decisions takes time and resources; about the only time these tasks are considered pleasant is when business is great, and you need to expand your workforce.
But in areas and industries where labor is at a premium, keeping good employees has become increasingly difficult, especially for those with special talents or experience. You need to find the right combination of challenging work and suitable compensation, and establish yourself as an “employer of choice,” the one that the best people want to work for.
Are you doing everything you can to keep your employees right where they belong—working for you? Find out by taking this quick quiz. Click “yes” or “no” for each question, then click SUBMIT to see how you did.
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