It’s not that difficult, according to Ron Cacioppe writing in WA Business News (26 November 2009, p20) as below:
[During the past 12 months, the economic downturn resulted in a surplus of people on the labour market.
Companies worried about the loss of revenue and how to save costs, and many senior managers hoped they would be able to attract good people at a more reasonable pay rate when things turned around.
Things are turning around quickly in Western Australia in terms of the availability of people.
Chevron, Woodside and INPEX all have huge projects going ahead and are hiring people at a very fast rate. The mining, energy and construction companies are stepping on the accelerator once again to deliver projects, and need skilled people to help them get the job done.
The State Training Board predicts an estimated 18,000 new jobs will be created per year in WA, while the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA says it could be as many as 40,000.
Attracting and retaining the “right” people is once again on the strategic plans of companies as a high priority, and personnel recruiters are back in business.
While many companies think that paying people more than the company down the street will get them the people they want, the research doesn’t show that is the smartest way to attract and keep people.
A 25-year study involving more than 1 million workers by the Gallup organisation shows there are 12 factors that people want in their workplace. Read more of this post
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