Financial Services Resource Center for HR: Recruitment and Retention

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Given the pace and volatility of the financial services industry, it is critical for employers to recruit and retain valuable employees that fit the demanding nature of the corporate culture. Employers should be aware of recruiting and onboarding best practices, ways to minimize employee turnover and methods to foster employee motivation. In addition, employers should focus their efforts on retaining key talent through total rewards strategies.

XpertHR provides the following resources for improving employee turnover and fostering employee engagement:

FAQs

How To

How to Onboard a New Employee

This How To provides a checklist of all the tasks an employer should complete for each new employee during the onboarding and orientation process.
How to Reduce Turnover

This How To details the steps an employer concerned about employee turnover may take in seeking ways to reduce attrition.
How to Handle Requests for Flexible Work Arrangements

This How To details the steps a prudent employer should take for handling employee accommodation requests involving a flexible work arrangement.
How to Foster Employee Motivation

This How To should assist an employer in fostering employee motivation in its organization.
How to Determine Essential Job Tasks

This How To outlines the steps that an employer should take to determine which job tasks are truly essential.
How to Create a Legally Compliant Job Advertisement

This How To outlines the steps that an employer should take to ensure it creates a legally compliant job advertisement.
How to Hire the Best Candidate

This How To details the steps an employer should take to attract and select the best candidate for an open position.
How to Create a Diverse Workforce

This How To details the steps a prudent employer should take to create a diverse workforce.
How to Use Social Media in the Recruiting Process

This How To outlines the steps that an employer should take if using social media as part of its recruiting process.

Policies and Documents

Employee Engagement Survey Form

An employer may use this form to determine the degree to which the employer enables its workforce to be productive, enthused and focused on making a difference. The Employee Engagement Survey is designed to help HR and senior management understand perceptions of the employer's work environment and the extent to which employees are engaged with and committed to the environment.
Employee Total Rewards Survey Form

An employer may use this survey form to determine employee priorities and preferences and to involve employees in the planning stage of a Total Rewards strategy. Involving employees in the formation of a Total Rewards strategy results in greater feelings of employee ownership of and identification with the strategy.
Professional Development Policy

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Bonus Eligibility Policy

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Supervisor Training

Handling a Corporate Restructuring

This training session for supervisors provides ideas and best practices on responding to the challenges faced during a corporate restructuring.

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Financial Services Resource Center for HR: Recruitment and Retention

FAQs

Is there a legal requirement for employers to advertise every job vacancy publicly?

What privacy concerns should an employer be aware of when recruiting using social media?

What discrimination risks do employers face if they use social media in recruitment?

What is the difference between a discretionary bonus and a nondiscretionary bonus?

How To

How to Onboard a New Employee

How to Reduce Turnover

How to Handle Requests for Flexible Work Arrangements

How to Foster Employee Motivation

How to Determine Essential Job Tasks

How to Create a Legally Compliant Job Advertisement

How to Hire the Best Candidate

How to Create a Diverse Workforce

How to Use Social Media in the Recruiting Process

Policies and Documents

Employee Engagement Survey Form

Employee Total Rewards Survey Form

Professional Development Policy

Bonus Eligibility Policy

Supervisor Training

Handling a Corporate Restructuring

Employment Law Manual

Recruiting and Hiring > Recruiting

Recruiting and Hiring > Onboarding and Orientation

HR Strategy, Management and the Law > Workforce Planning

Tasks

Prepare for an Employee's First Day

Create Legally Compliant Job Advertisements

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