Recruiting and Retaining Employees

Tools and Obstacles to Attracting and Retaining Employees

Originally published in the Fall 2008 issue of the West Virginia Human Resources Journal 

Recently, employers throughout the State of West Virginia have found themselves struggling with recruiting and retaining employees. For example, the coal and health care industries in particular are struggling with a shortage of qualified and experienced employees to meet their employment needs. In addition, four generations, from the Greatest Generation to the Millennials, and their differing approaches to work-life balances are moving in and out of all employers’ workforces and creating a new dynamic in the workplace.