Annotated Bibliography on Retaining Good Employees

Faloon, K. (2013, December). Develop talent to shape new leaders. Plumbing & Mechanical, 31(10), 136.

Faloon in her article illustrates the various methods that can be applied in retaining employees in the plumbing and heating industry. In this text, she describes that in the quest to keep potential leaders, plans have to be put in place to enhance talent development. Defined career paths should be established alongside well elaborate performance indicators. She adds that the individual development as per position should be by goals as well as skills. The report states, Employees need to understand there is room to grow within the organization. Having a career development plan empowers employees who want to move up in the company and provides logical steps to pursue advancement."

Nathanson, E. (2016, March 14). Employee Retention and Hiring - Love the One Youre With first. Retrieved December 4, 2016, from Redpill Talent, http://redpilltalent.com/employee-retention-and-hiring-love-the-one-youre-with-first/

Nathanson in his article Employee Retention and Hiring Love the One Youre With First, exemplifies a deep concern for the challenges faced by many companies across the globe on how to conduct sourcing of talents as well as retaining the same. He describes that recruiters should put in more effort on the effectiveness of the process of sourcing for candidates for a particular job. Moreover, there has to be set standard and reasons to why recruitment is required anyway. Nathanson suggests that when a company has viable opportunities, therefore, the current employees should be given the priority for such to enhance their productivity instead of looking outward for new roles.

Professional Development and Training: A Win for Entire Team. (2015, April 14). Robert Half. Retrieved December 02, 2016, from https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/6-ways-professional-development-training-benefits-your-entire-organizationRobert Half details the professional development and training channels that can be utilized to equip the task force with the rightful skills to make them change agents in the organizations. In his article, Professional Development and Training, Robert elaborates six factors he describes as the rewards that can be attained if one invests in the current task force with an attempt to promote retaining good employees. They are inclusive of; increasing the collective knowledge of the team, making the company appealing, boosting job satisfaction, work with people of common goals and in-demand, facilitating retention capacity as well as making succession smoother through proper planning.

Seay Jr., R. F. (2000). How to Hire & Retain Good Employees. Community Banker, 9(7), 28.

Seay describes the fundamentals of retaining good employees in the banking sector by detailing the methods involved in the same. Seay explains that banks usually find it hard to get employees to work as customer service representatives and tellers and if they are recruited, retaining them is more challenging. One reason, for instance, in the US Florida, there is no large pool to draw qualified personnel to occupy these positions. When a bank is hiring, they tend to look for already established workers who are probably working elsewhere. For banks to achieve employee retention according to Seay entails: giving a proper first impression about a task as well as conducting an appealing interview, additionally, there are personality profile checks that are utilized to identify appropriate candidates for the tasks, also, these institutions have to invest in wages and benefits that are to be competitive with other employers. Finally, he details comprehensive communication as a key aspect to retaining employees in the banking industry.

References

Faloon, K. (2013, December). Develop talent to shape new leaders. Plumbing & Mechanical, 31(10), 136.

Nathanson, E. (2016, March 14). Employee Retention and Hiring - Love the One Youre With first. Retrieved December 4, 2016, from Redpill Talent, http://redpilltalent.com/employee-retention-and-hiring-love-the-one-youre-with-first/

Professional Development and Training: A Win for Entire Team. (2015, April 14). Robert Half. Retrieved December 02, 2016, from https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/6-ways-professional-development-training-benefits-your-entire-organization

Seay Jr., R. F. (2000). How to Hire & Retain Good Employees. Community Banker, 9(7), 28.