Benefits of Hiring Career Counselors to Retain Your Top Talent
A wave of resignations has left employers floundering. With 4 million Americans quitting their jobs in July 2021 alone, it’s hard for employers to keep up with the storm of talent leaving their companies. The skillset needed to manage career transitions has changed along with the changing landscape of today’s business world; with millennials approaching an average of 6 different jobs in less than 10 years, it’s still harder for them to take a long-term view of career management. For employees, the ability to navigate personal career transitions is pivotal in staying competitive. The problem is that traditional approaches to career management don’t work as well as they used to. High emotional and financial costs associated with job searching, combined with long periods of unemployment between jobs, make investing in a personal plan seem like a risky gamble. The same factors that make an employee feel stuck in their job also apply to employers. The constant fear of losing valuable talent can be paralyzing for management teams. Career transitions are so costly due to the investment made in employees, especially …