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Contributor • Trends and Hot Topics

Show Me the Money!

May 31, 2016

by Colm Allen

Colm Allen

Colm Allen

We’re witnessing a new phenomenon in this market. Signing bonuses and incentives are back!

Contrary to popular belief, there is no database of great candidates out there waiting to make a lateral career move. The reality is, good candidates are being wooed on a daily basis by every agency recruiter and HR manager with an open job requisition.

We are currently experiencing a talent scarcity market where candidates have all the leverage. We’ve known this for some time, but it’s becoming more obvious now.

In the last few weeks, we heard of eight incidents where hires have fallen off. That means one of three things:

  1. A candidate went through the interview process, was offered a position, but after consideration declined the offer because it wasn’t attractive enough, as they were juggling multiple offers at once.
  2. The candidate accepted the offer but took a counteroffer from their boss when they gave notice.
  3. They started the new job as planned but did not stay; they were either lured back to their old job with a big salary bump, resigning bonus, or promotion; or better still, were enticed to move again, with a signing bonus at a new firm.

In almost all cases, more money coupled with a feeling of under-appreciation in their job, was the issue. It’s payback for the recession salary slashing spree that many good candidates experienced.

So, don’t wait to lose your best people to your competitors and then pay huge recruiting fees to replace them. Consider paying your top guns a “staying” bonus. Buy ’em a vacation. Or give them an auto upgrade, let them work from home one day a week, but do whatever it takes to make them want to stay. It’s almost impossible to recruit happy employees!

The way we see it, the biggest line item expense looming is unexpected salary costs. You can pay now or pay later, but in this market, having great staff is going to cost, one way or another.

Colm Allen is owner at Construction Recruiters in Milton, Mass.

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