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The Great Resignation: A Headhunter’s Perspective


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AJ, a headhunter and founder of Future Force, is back on the show in today’s episode to discuss the great resignation with Maria. Drawing upon his vast amount of experience and insight, AJ reveals how the great resignation has affected recruiting for staffing agencies, managers, and businesses as a whole.

 
He starts the conversation by explaining what the great resignation is and how candidates have been ghosting interviews and not showing up. AJ also talks about Future Force and also what they are experiencing as even small businesses are finding it difficult to fill open positions. He then discusses factors that help with customer retention apart from benefits and compensation. Finishing up, AJ addresses the key question of whether or not this great resignation phenomenon will continue in 2022, by sharing his opinion that there will be a turnaround and it will become an employer’s market as opposed to what we see now.

The Finer Details of This Episode:

  • The great resignation from AJ’s viewpoint
  • Why are people ‘ghosting’?
  • AJ discusses Future Force and the trend of open jobs not getting filled
  • Factors important for customer retention
  • The impact of lack of leadership
  • Why you shouldn’t hire hastily
  • Will the great resignation persist in 2022?
  • Quotes:

     
    “We're getting ghosted nonstop. People are setting up interviews and never showing.”
     
    “Is the Tinder culture of ghosting transferring to the professional culture?”
     
    “A lot of these leaders, nowadays, are completely overworked.”
     
    “Leaders are starting to lead organizations rather than lead people.”
     
    “Just because you have an open position that needs to be filled, do not sacrifice what values you're looking for in the person or in the candidate to fill that”.
     
    “Don't just grab somebody because you're in a pinch.”
     
    “One bad apple can poison an entire team”
     
    “Companies are understanding what needs to be done for retention and attraction.”

    Show Links:

     
    REL Talent: HR Consulting
     
    Email REL Talent
     
    REL Talent on LinkedIn
     
    AJ’s Instagram
     
    Future Force Website
     
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