Considerations for responding to an unprecedented combination of internal and external variables are below.
More with less
Some employers restrict or stop recruitment to boost quality and productivity due to budget constraints. Some reduce employee development, but there are other ways to improve results with less. First, embrace digital transformation to increase employee experience, productivity, and creativity.
A digital-first mentality and investments in automation, AI, and analytics may streamline processes, cut costs, and boost employee satisfaction. Employee experience can help you do more with less. This entails establishing an upbeat, inspiring workplace. For instance, promote collaboration and teamwork, flexible work arrangements, and professional development.
Hire the best
How can you attract and retain top talent in a post-pandemic environment with high turnover? Recruitment is difficult, but it’s also an opportunity to use new technologies and trends. How do you recruit in the modern workplace?
Embrace flexible work arrangements: LinkedIn found that 73% of job seekers value flexible work arrangements and 50% would leave their current job for one with more flexibility.
Use AI in recruitment: AI automates laborious activities, improves candidate screening, and engages top candidates rapidly.
Optimize recruitment with data analytics: Data analytics may help HR find the best channels and approaches for recruiting top talent.
Prioritize the candidate experience: A streamlined and personalized recruitment process may improve the candidate experience, which is crucial to attracting and keeping talent.
Hybrid/remote onboarding
Hybrid work styles make onboarding harder, but creating the correct tone for employees is vital. Create a customized onboarding approach that combines virtual orientation, training, and team building with in-person socialization. HR should teach and support all employees equally, regardless of location.
Hybrid work requires clear communication. HR must communicate company policies, expectations, and obligations to new hires. HR should give new hires a defined onboarding roadmap. Retention depends on the first 90 days of onboarding. HR must teach new hires how to interact with coworkers and managers in person and online.
Best employee experience
Employees are “quiet quitting” by just doing their job duties. Employee experience drives engagement and productivity. Organizations are realizing that one-size-fits-all doesn’t work anymore. Companies may improve employee engagement by personalizing the employee experience.
Work-life balance is important. Employees increasingly want work-life balance. Work-life balance increases employee engagement and productivity.
Employee wellbeing is similar. Wellness programs boost engagement, productivity, and retention. As post-pandemic workers face health and wellness concerns, action, not words, is key.
Technology matters.
Technology can improve employee-organization relations. Employee self-service (ESS) portals make reviewing payslips, requesting leave, and updating personal information easier. ESS gives employees more flexibility over their work lives while relieving HR teams of administrative tasks.
HR will need new strategies in 2023 and beyond. Analysis, employee-first thinking, and technology provide solutions. But fortune favors the courageous, and action is needed to ensure your organization survives and thrives in these uncertain times.
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