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Finding Your Voice: The Path to Empowerment and Confidence
Finding Your Voice: The Path to Empowerment and Confidence
Empowerment…
The competition for quality employees among leading companies is fierce,regardless of industry or sector. According to new Gallup research, jobseekers aren’t looking exclusively at salary offers; nor are they putting much stock into added perks such as company fitness center programs or on-site daycare services.
Recruiters and hiring managers who are looking to attract the best workforces for their companies would be well-served to laud their organization’s quality managers; prospective employees are just as likely to deem great management important as they are pay when looking for a new job.
A recent Gallup Panel survey asked a targeted sample of job seekersa series of questions about what is important to them in their jobsearch. The sample consisted of those who are currently unemployed andseeking a job as well as those who are currently employed full time orpart time and who have searched for employment in the past six months.These prospective candidates shared their opinions about which aspectsand characteristics of potential jobs and employers are most important.
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The authors conclude by saying that if a prospective employee applied for jobs at two different organizations that offered nearly identical job responsibilities and compensation packages, which company would the candidate join? Based on this research, the job seeker would probably want to know as much about his or her potential manager as possible.
Article by Bryant Ott, Nikki Blacksmith,and Ken Royal.
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