We all know how stressful recruiting can be, it doesn’t matter if you are the recruiter, the hiring manager, the CEO or the applicant. But why when recruiting is so stressful do a staggering 30% of new employees leave within the first 90 days?
Well Jobvite have looked into this and they have found the top 3 reasons people leave their new jobs.
- 43% of people surveyed said that the role wasn’t what they had expected it to be
- 34% of people surveyed said they had a bad experience or incident that made them leave
- 32% of people didn’t like the company culture
We have some tips to avoid this situation arising:
- Have a structured induction process – when a new starter comes in to the business on their first day have someone to meet them, have their computer set up with all of their logins, have policies and procedures ready for them to read through and most importantly show them around the office. I know this sounds obvious but it is missed a lot of the time when a new person starts.
- Communicate with your new starter – make sure that your new starter is introduced to their team/ office. It is important that all new starters know that there are people they can go and speak to about any issues whether that is the recruiter who initially recruited them, the HR Manager, their manager, the CEO or a colleague. People want to feel like they belong.
- Assign a buddy – before your new starter starts assign them a buddy for them and let them know who it is. Their buddy can be their ‘friend’ until they settle in.
- Create a culture where people can speak up – it is important that all staff whether new to your organisation or not feel valued and respected at work, if you are noticing that new starters are leaving regularly or your staff just don’t seem happy ask them what is wrong! I think the best way to do this is an anonymous Employee Engagement Survey. Once staff have completed the survey make the results public and let everyone know how you are going to tackle the issues.
So what should you do if you do get a new hire leaving? Ask them why! It is so important when someone leaves your organisation that you know why they are leaving. All you need to do is have a quick 5 to 10 minute exit interview with them to see what is driving them to leave and what you could do in the future to stop this happening.
Article adapted from Sarah Hutchinson (Senior Recruiter at Maxima Group).