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What can be done about this?

The following are just some of the strategies Grande Prairie and area employers are using, or could use to recruit and retain staff in a tight labour market. Perhaps, as an employer, there is something in this list that you could implement in your own organization.

Visit on2careers and see some of the top 5 strategies.
 

  

Attracting and Recruiting Solutions

MARKETING, MARKETING, MARKETING!!!
Lately it all comes down to marketing. Marketing your self, your business, your world. We are in a world of marketing, people accustomed to being marketed too. This word now comes up in relation to finding qualified and entry-level employees. Marketing your business to attract employee in this labour shortage market.

What are some resources available to marketing open positions. 

  • Place an ad in the local newspaper 
  • Place an ad in other local newspapers 
  • Place an ad in industry magazines 
  • Place an ad on-line: 
  • Place an ad on your web-site 
  • Networking 
  • Using your staff – ask for referrals 
  • Train and Promote Staff – then hire entry level positions 
  • Keep track of your marketing – what works…what doesn’t 
  • Billboards, Signs, Radio, T.V ads 
  • Career fairs 
  • And…………….Don’t Give Up!!!

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