According to a recent survey conducted by Gallup, millennials are dramatically transforming today’s workforce. It turns out that a growing number of millennials—which refers to individuals born between 1980 and the mid-nineties—feel little to no investment in their current employment, with an estimated 60% of this group claiming that they are open to new job opportunities elsewhere. This number is highly significant given that this group comprises 38% of the total workforce in the United States. That is to say that as more millennials enter the workforce, employers are having an increasingly difficult time maintaining high employee retention rates.
That being said, one of the leading determinants of whether a millennial will remain at their current job is engagement. After all, an engaged employee is one who feels invested in their work, receives ample opportunities for learning and growth, and feels valued for his or her contributions to the organization. An engaged employee, in other words, is a potential lifetime employee—and among millennials, only 34% claim to feel engaged. Thus for employers, retaining workers begins with hiring the right person for the job in the first place.
In today’s job market—wherein job seekers have the upper hand—this can present a formidable challenge for hiring managers. Fortunately, a recruiting firm in Kansas City can help to ensure that you hire the best person for the job—the first time. Armed with an in-depth knowledge of your industry, your particular hiring needs, and the culture of your organization, an experienced recruiter can identify and deliver to you the candidates who possess the unique combination of skills, experience, and personality that you are seeking. Moreover, by screening each of your most viable job candidates to ensure that they are genuinely interested in the position and enthusiastic about both the challenges and potential for growth that the job entails, they can help to decrease your chances of losing a talented but disengaged employee to a competitor a couple of weeks or months down the road. And given the high cost of employee turnover, the aid of a recruiter can save you substantial money in the long run.
By 2025, millennials will make up as much as 75% of the workforce. This being the case, now is the ideal time to ask a recruiting firm such as Austin Nichols Technical Search to help you gain—and retain—top talent in your industry. Austin Nichols is a manufacturing, construction, and engineering contract recruiting firm in Kansas City. A trusted specialist in job placement, we pride ourselves on helping our clients meet all of their staffing needs, and we feel confident that we can help you grow your business, too.
Austin Nichols Technical Search is a direct hire and contract recruiting firm in Kansas City that specializes in direct hire and contract recruiting for engineering, manufacturing, and technical positions. Our experienced, professional recruiters have been helping businesses grow through the acquisition of top industry talented since 1988.
