{"id":1591,"date":"2015-06-02T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bullseyerecruiting.net\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:52:00","slug":"flexible-workplace-hours-are-top-priorities-for-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bullseyerecruiting.net\/flexible-workplace-hours-are-top-priorities-for-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Workplace & Hours Are Top Priorities for Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

After talking with candidates this past month, they have made one point very clear.\u00a0 Candidates need and want flexibility.\u00a0 The world has changed.\u00a0 If your company doesn’t have a flexible work environment or if you haven’t started thinking about it, be prepared to lose your very best employees.<\/p>\n

I live in Austin.\u00a0 The traffic is horrific.\u00a0 I love working from home.\u00a0 I know some of my friends commute over two hours to work everyday.\u00a0 These people (like most) have families.\u00a0 This isn’t 1960.\u00a0 Most families are dual income.<\/p>\n

When the economy is hot, people have choices. \u00a0Even if you love the company and the work environment, if you have the choice\u00a0NOT to commute, would you still do it?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 You wouldn’t. \u00a0Having a ping pong table and beer in the refrigerator isn’t that<\/em> cool.\u00a0 Dude, I have Jack Daniels and my mountain bike at home.<\/p>\n

Money is still\u00a0a very important\u00a0motivator for making a change, but I am seeing people take pay CUTS<\/b>\u00a0to in order to have a flexible schedule or to work from home.\u00a0 The standard work hours aren’t there anymore.\u00a08-5 doesn’t exist. \u00a0Logging in after you leave work is more of an expectation now than it has ever been.\u00a0 Personally, after I tuck my kids in bed, I log on and work until midnight every night.\u00a0 I get more done and I have less interruptions.\u00a0 As long as the work is getting done, it really doesn’t matter what time of day it is happening!<\/p>\n

There are some employees who still like going into the office.\u00a0 There is a growing number of people, however, who are just as productive or more productive when they work from home.\u00a0 As a recruiter, I have been able to talk to some of the best talent available and able to get them interviewed & hired into new roles that they wouldn’t normally consider because of a flexible workplace option.\u00a0 Currently I have\u00a07 candidates in the interview process who are considering a change primarily because of the option to work remote.<\/p>\n

Wow, right?<\/p>\n

Well considering I am not a corporate recruiter anymore and if I hire 10-15 employees in a year then its been an excellent year, those numbers mean something.<\/p>\n

After attending the Indeed conference a couple of weeks ago, it really made me think.\u00a0 Unemployment is\u00a0lower than it\u00a0has been\u00a0in years.\u00a0 In Austin, for example, there is a 3% unemployment rate. \u00a0Companies are hiring more than they have since 1999. \u00a0If unemployment is low in your city,\u00a0it is truly a war for talent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Organizations are going to pull every hat trick to try to attract talent.\u00a0 In addition to trying to lure candidates with flexible work schedules, companies are going to have to employ people who many haven’t considered hiring in years.\u00a0 What about the mom who wants to get back in the workforce after taking time off to raise babies? \u00a0She has a ton to offer, but maybe can’t work 8-5. \u00a0What about someone who has an incarceration record but has been on the straight and narrow\u00a0for 15 years?\u00a0 We are going to have to find a way to re-employ these employees.<\/p>\n

These are real issues that employers have to address.\u00a0 Maybe you should think about your company a little harder and what culture you want for your organization.<\/p>\n

What are you doing or what have you done?\u00a0 How is it working for you?\u00a0 If you haven’t done anything about flexible schedules and work life balance, I will just continue to recruit your employees.\u00a0 You can count on that.<\/p>\n

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