Hiring and Retaining Talent During the Great Resignation

My article for the November / December 2021 issue of PRSA Strategies & Tactics is now available: Hiring and Retaining Talent During the Great Resignation.

Over a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, it is becoming increasingly clear that talent acquisition pros, recruiters, hiring managers and companies everywhere have one thing in common: a serious struggle to hire and retain talent. This time period has been dubbed “the Great Resignation,” and we are seeing millions of Americans quitting their jobs at a record pace. Employer demands for staff are largely outweighing the availability of talent, too. Indeed recently polled 750 decision-makers across a wide range of industries and discovered that nearly 75% of respondents are struggling to hire and retain their workforce. What should you keep in mind when striving to hire and retain your critical, in-demand talent? Read more here.