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Tips for Retaining Top Talent In a Competitive Market
Retain top talent with competitive pay, clear career paths, open communication, and a supportive work environment. Learn actionable tips to keep your employees engaged.
Hiring has been centered on resumes, cover letters, and gut instincts for decades. But for Josh Millet, co-founder and CEO of Criteria, this approach no longer cuts it. “Resumes and unstructured interviews,” Josh explains, “are the two main culprits” behind ineffective hiring practices. His company, Criteria, exists to change that. He shares his insights in this week’s episode of America Back to Work. The Problem with Traditional Hiring Criteria’s mission is rooted in science, specifically, industrial-organizational psychology. Josh and his team are working to replace outdated hiring tools with predictive, evidence-based assessments. Why? Because traditional credentials like educational pedigree and […]
How to Detect Quiet Cracking and Retain Top Talent
Workforce challenges are often visible: performance slumps, spikes in absenteeism, or high turnover numbers tell a story in plain sight. But some challenges evolve under the radar, manifesting quietly over weeks or months before finally boiling over. One such emerging trend, quiet cracking, is catching the attention of forward-looking HR professionals. Quiet cracking occurs when employees who once performed reliably begin to subtly disengage. Unlike quiet quitting, which typically involves a deliberate reduction in effort due to dissatisfaction or burnout, quiet cracking signals a deeper fracture. These employees aren’t just coasting, they’re breaking down. They’re emotionally withdrawing, mentally checking out, […]
Tips for Retaining Top Talent In a Competitive Market
Retain top talent with competitive pay, clear career paths, open communication, and a supportive work environment. Learn actionable tips to keep your employees engaged.