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Along with losing a stone in weight, throwing out bad habits and dedicating time to the treadmill is a renewed sense of hope of a new job for the many weary and disheartened workers of the world; HR Grapevine reports on how to net the talent when multiple doors are being opened, and the touts are all vying for facetime.
You know the drill, the relationship that starts so well soon starts to give you the ‘ick’ – it’s the little things, the low lying hum in the office that begins to grate, the pointless meetings in which you pretend to focus while mentally doing your personal admin in your head, ‘must get Lucy a birthday present, don’t forget to buy socks’ or just the simple weighing down of the repetitive grind – like a cosy blanket that once was warm and inviting but now is a source of suffocation. Whatever the reason, the mass exodus from an employer often comes as the Gregorian calendar heralds the start of a new year and with that shiny brightness and dewy eyed hope for better and more, many employees start the job hunt – some with the vigour of a solider defending their life in battle others with more of a nonchalant attitude, window-shopping while quietly waiting to pounce on the deal of the day.
Job hopping is rife
Totaljobs surveyed 3,000 UK workers and found that more than one in ten workers or 11% are currently seeking a new job. This compares to the 8% reported by them at the same time two years ago. it’s an uptick. While we are all focused upon frosty January bringing renewed hope for a fresh start, the report shows that almost a third (31%) also express a desire to change jobs later in 2025. It’s bad news for employers that maybe on shaky ground already, those that stuck their heels into RTO mandates for example, and won’t back track, others that have slashed investment in career development and some that have failed to address toxic work culture and burnout. These are the losers in the war for talent and should be in brace position for the fallout in turnover churn.
The other side of the grizzly coin is how to replace them and for those fortunate to be riding the wave of a retained workforce and looking for growth, how can they scoop up the best when everyone else is also in the ballpit looking for the golden ticket – that elusive and best candidate that has several offers but’s worth the chase?
Data can be the key to landing the recruitment wins
Kate Facey, Head of Talent Acquisition at Bright Horizons, the employer solutions, back-up care and nursery provider says data needs to be put centre stage in the battle for the best.
