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In Today’s Edition
- How to Build Strong Employee Retention Strategies
- The Backstory of the World’s Most Popular Startup Incubator
- Inside Twitter: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
How to Build Strong Employee Retention Strategies
Over the weekend, I came across an intriguing conversation between a concerned founder and a talent consultant. The founder's desperate tone revealed the challenges he faced in retaining young talent, particularly Gen Z and Millennials.
Here was his question:
A big challenge for us is, how do you retain people? Because many times, the freshers, when they come in, within six months, one year after, you train them, they leave. That has been a big challenge we are looking to address. So we were considering some kind of retainership for at least three years.
However, the consultant's immediate response was straightforward: "Won't work."
You can watch the video of the conversation here.
This concern resonates with many other founders and talent managers, which led to the inception of the WorkShift with CareerBuddy. The primary theme of our premiere edition was centered around finding effective strategies to retain talented individuals, particularly in the face of a trend where people were applying for jobs out of frustration (rage applying).
The departure of skilled employees poses a significant challenge, as it meant having to search for suitable replacements, a task that is notoriously difficult. So, what solutions were proposed during the Masterclass?
Our speaker, Ebi Adeyemi, presented the "Employee Retention Model”.
Like the coach in the earlier video, Ebi began by analyzing the evolution of the workspace to comprehend what the current talent pool truly desires. Then, she shared practical, step-by-step solutions with real-life examples.
It was an amazing time, and enlightening of course.
If you prefer video or audio content, you can catch the replay here.
But if you’re a reader like myself, you might want to get yourself a copy of the ebook version - don’t worry it’s free to access 😉
So, sit back, relax, and enjoy this edition of Workshift with your preferred choice of refreshments.
If you missed the live session alongside the opportunity to present your questions in real-time, then you don’t want to miss the next edition of the WorkShift
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AS SEEN ON THE BIRD "X” APP
The Backstory of the World’s Most Popular Startup Incubator
Twitter has become a school with endless resources, every week I will be sharing useful tweets that will be beneficial to you as you continue to build amazing products. Click on the images to view the thread.
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In today's rapidly evolving work landscape, finding top talent has become a challenging journey. CareerBuddy Fest is tailored for talent recruiters and companies to engage with top tech talent in a relaxed and enjoyable environment, where authentic conversations and connections thrive.
Partnering with us presents a fantastic opportunity to strengthen your employer brand and gain a competitive edge in the talent market.
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FROM THE LEADER’S LIBRARY
Inside Twitter: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Esther Crawford, after selling her startup to Twitter two years ago shares her inside experience at the organization. She described it as both amazing and terrible, like so many other companies and things in life.
This is quite a long read, so buckle up and;
MEME OF THE WEEK
AI TOOLS OF THE WEEK
AI Tools you should be using to make your work easier
Mayday - Manage, protect, and optimize their most valuable resource - time.
Eesel - filter and organize your browser history, access to work-related documents and projects right from your new tab
Vespa - Apply AI to your data, online. At any scale, with unbeatable performance.
Gamma - A new medium for presenting ideas. Powered by AI.
Chatsimple - AI Virtual Agent trained using your website and data.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"If you pick the right people and give them opportunity to spread their wings – and put compensation as a carrier behind it – you almost don’t have to manage them."
- Jack Welch CEO, General Electric (1981-2001)
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ABOUT CAREERBUDDY
Hire Smarter, Not Harder
At CareerBuddy, we make hiring seamless for fast-growing companies, we pride ourselves on knowing the best people that will excel in a Startup. With a candidate retention rate of 90.3%, it is safe to say “We are the best in the game for Startup hiring in Africa”.
We have worked with our partners to hire both for Technical and Non-Technical roles, we have also helped them with expansion in Africa. Some of our clients include Bamboo Invest, Helium Health, Cassbana, Cadana, Fincra, CrowdForce, Casava, TeamApt (now Moniepoint), Sabi, etc.
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Written by Oluwaseun Aladetoyinbo
Edited by Oluwaseun Aladetoyinbo
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