Recruitment and retention practices: Attracting, enhancing, engaging with and forming enduring relationships with employees

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Design

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

Employees are one of the most important assets of an organization. Engaged and high-performing employees give a competitive advantage; dissatisfied employees can lead to huge expenses in loss of potential, business outcomes and recruitment costs. Human Resource departments can use talent management practices to value employees throughout all stages of their career experiences. Starting with attracting the right employees and successful recruitment to enhancing and developing them, employees become engaged and form enduring connections and relationships with organizations, leading to positive business outcomes and a sustainable talent pool.

Originality

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2019), "Recruitment and retention practices: Attracting, enhancing, engaging with and forming enduring relationships with employees", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 19-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-04-2019-0098