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Your team’s onboarding process is critical to the success of your employees. Without effective onboarding, it will take longer for employees to get up to speed and drive profitability for your business. And if your process gives off a bad first impression, it can cause employee engagement to take a hit.

According to a study from Gallup, only 12 percent of employees believe their organizations do a great job onboarding new employees. Read my latest Inc. post to learn how your team can get employees started off on the right foot with a top-notch onboarding program.

The already record-low unemployment rate continues to drop, making the hiring market highly competitive for employers across industries. Because of this, not only is it critical to have an effective hiring process in place, but your team also needs to take extra steps to keep the employees you’ve already hired on board.

New data from Gallup found that only 27 percent of employees strongly believe in their company’s values. Read my latest Inc. post to learn how you can encourage employees

Keeping employees engaged is critical in today’s competitive hiring market. The good news for employers today is, employee engagement is on the rise. According to research from Gallup, employee engagement is at the highest level since Gallup started measuring engagement data in 2000. 

Read my latest Inc. post to learn how two top employers — Airbnb and Salesforce — have been recognized as top workplaces, largely due to their employee engagement efforts.

This week, we recorded a special live edition of The Best Team Wins podcast, featuring Chad Sowash and Joel Cheesman, the co-hosts of the Chad and Cheese podcast, billed as the “HR’s most dangerous podcast.”

During the episode, Chad and Cheese discussed why employers need to stop thinking about job seekers as candidates and instead think of them as customers. Other topics touched on include:

Why you need an efficient hiring process process in place before investing in recruitment marketing technologyThe importance of being realistic with job requirements How employers can approach job posts like consumer advertisements and tell a storyKey ways to track applicant and employee reviews, and offer a great job seeker experience The future of recruitment marketing and hiring 

About the Chad and Cheese Podcast
Industry veterans Joel Cheesman and Chad Sowash are here to punch the recruiting industry right where it hurts, complete with breaking news, brash opinion, and loads of snark.

Chad & Cheese discuss a wide variety of topics and current news stories around recruiting, human resources and employment. Hiring companies, employers and vendors tune in weekly for insights from practitioners, vendors, startups and more.

Learn more and listen to the Chad and Cheese podcast here.

Tweet at Chad and Cheese using: #chadcheese or @Chad_Sowash and @joelcheesman.

Despite the historically-low unemployment rate, a study from Linkedin found that 90 percent of U.S. employees would be open to new job opportunities. So once you have qualified employees on board, your team needs to do everything possible to ensure employees are excited to come to work every day — or they won’t hesitate to look into jobs elsewhere.

Read my latest Inc. post to learn several ways to boost employee satisfaction and keep your team motivated to do great work.

A recent study found that 70 percent of job applicants lose interest in a job opportunity if they don’t hear back from the team within one week of the interview.

Read my Inc. post to learn why it’s critical to get back to candidates the same day they complete interviews — and tips to do so.

In today’s competitive job market, when qualified job seekers apply to your open roles, it’s critical to keep them engaged – or risk losing them to competing job opportunities.

Read my Inc. post for key tips on how to stay in continuously communicate with candidates and secure top talent for your open roles.

A recent study found that found that employees who feel as though they belong are 3.5 times more likely to be motivated and engaged at work. But unfortunately, not all employees feel included.

Read my Inc. post to learn how to ensure your employees don’t feel isolated — and, as a result, boost productivity and employee satisfaction.

This week, Amy Friedrich, President – U.S. Insurance Solutions at Principal Financial Group, joined me on the podcast. The company was recently ranked #1 on the Forbes list of Best Employers for Women and in her role, Amy oversees 3,500 of Principal’s 15,000+ employees.   

During the episode, Amy discussed several keys to success as a business leader, including getting to know employees, ensuring all team members feel welcome and focusing on both gender diversity and ethics. Amy also touched on the importance of storytelling and helping employees recognize that their work is meaningful. 

Connect with Amy on LinkedIn.

Connect with Principal Financial Group on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. 

According to a recent LinkedIn report, 52 percent of recruiters believe a lengthy hiring process is the biggest obstacle to adding headcount. And the longer the hiring process, the less time recruiters and hiring managers have to spend on their other day-to-day and more strategic responsibilities.

Read my latest Inc. post to learn how your team can speed up the hiring process, without sacrificing on quality candidates.