How Often Do you ‘WING IT’ When Recruiting Staff?

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The urban dictionary definition of ‘wing it’ is – to do something with no preparation.  How many times have you heard that expression?  All of us at some point in our working lives will ‘wing it’ with various things, but for most management activities, it is a risky and (potentially) costly approach.

Attracting, recruiting and retaining staff is a big challenge for most Retail Motor businesses. Over the years, we have delivered many workshops to help managers run thorough and effective recruitment programmes.  When we ask about their approach to this activity at the start of the workshop, we very often hear about some managers attending who ‘wing it’.

So, how about having another definition of the expression when recruiting and inducting new staff into your business:

W           Write a punchy advertisement and up to date job description – businesses change and these need reviewing periodically

I               Include others in the recruitment process – two perspectives are always better than one

N             Notify candidates of their progress through your recruitment process – good communication is key and it says a lot about you and your business

G             Go for the best possible candidate after a thorough process

 

I               Induct new starters properly – this will help you retain them and maximise your investment

T              Train new staff from Day 1!

With the Retail Automotive sector struggling even more to attract good quality staff and still having high attrition rates, maybe it’s to time to adopt our version of winging it!

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