Today's episode of the High Volume Hiring Podcast brings us Elena Agaragimova, Host of the SHIFT podcast, Founder of Bloom Youth, Co-Founder of Bessern, and Head of Talent Acquisition and Development for Horizon Industries.

Host Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter and Elena discuss the reality that one of the primary reasons that some organizations need to hire at scale is because their retention of existing employees is so low. If those employers can reduce their turnover, they can reduce their hiring needs. Steven and Elena agree that one of the best ways to improve retention is to invest in learning and development. By spending more on current employees, employers can spend less recruiting new employees.

We also learn about Elena's background including growing up in Russia, moving to the United States when she was 13 years old, why she wasn't accepted into any four-year college or university when she applied during high school, and the choices -- some deliberate and some not -- that she then made to continue her education and build her career. In short, we learn how Elena is the epitome of why more organizations should embrace the hiring of non-traditional candidates and how that inevitably leads to a more diverse and therefore productive workforce.

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