Retaining a Talented Employee
To ensure Jessica doesn’t leave my company I will first enquire from her more about the new job, material facts, the offer as well as the details on the company, the sector she will work and also the colleagues. This helps me to propose a better offer to her than the offer from the new company. Secondly, I will congratulate her for being one of my best employees and also for getting such an offer from another company. Then I will address the issues she raised about her dissatisfaction with my company. Thirdly, I will highlight the benefits she will get if she stays. I will promise her an increment in her salary, bonuses on her overtime and also promotion in her position.
To ensure I retain the talented employees, I will use the dissatisfactions raised by Jessica to improve on the other employees. Secondly, I will implement a positive culture of rewarding the employee’s hard work and recognizing them more frequently. I will also try to be generous with time off by providing sufficient relaxation time to the employees. Thirdly, I will make them feel respected and appreciated by giving them responsibilities that will allow them to grow and gain more skills.
When putting together a retention strategy I will avoid the following traps; too many rules, policies and expectations that can hurt my relationship with the employees. Secondly, I will avoid tolerating poor performance in my company. This is because I may end up losing my best employees who feel the poor performance lack the willpower and skills to do the job therefore increasing their workload. Additionally, I will avoid the trap of failing to motivate the employees to follow their passions. I will ensure to support them and encourage them to pursue their passions.
A REALISTIC JOB PREVIEW (RJP) FOR NURSING
- The essential responsibilities of a Nurse
Recording medical history and symptoms
Monitoring patients health and also treatments
Operating medical equipment’s
Performing diagnostic tests
- The expectations for hours worked, travel and working conditions are
Having a high level of social interaction with the patients
Being responsible for the wellbeing and safety of the patients.
Usually, work relatively 40 hours a week
Generally follow a set of schedule
Must be available at all times in case an emergency arises
- The top five positive aspects associated with performing nursing are
It is gratifying and rewarding helping and saving lives
Our work is diverse and interesting because one can work in different patient care.
Job security is high in our occupation
Nurses are the most trusted professionals
Nursing has intangible benefits such as gifts and appreciations.
- The top five negative aspects associated with performing nursing are
We are much undervalued and marginalized in the healthcare industry.
We face difficult patients who aren’t easy dealing with
Nurses face a lot of setbacks due to many regulations
Some days are overwhelming and stressful for nurses
Challenge in dealing with the customer service aspect
- The top five positive aspects of working for the organization are
Open communication and transparency in our organization
There is work-Life balance in the nursing sector
Our organization practices training and development of the staffs
It recognizes our hard work and rewards those who perform well
Advocates for strong team spirit in the organization
- The top five negative aspects of working for the organization are
A lot of pressure to offer results in a short-term
Pessimism is high in our organization
Hurtfulness when patients under your care don’t make it
Sometimes it is stressful
Personal life may be affected
- The benefits package includes the following
High Salary Packages
Mental Satisfaction
Availability of life insurance
I will use a structured interview to recruit employees in that position. Using job analysis I will be able to develop professional and structured questions for that position. I will also define the requirements for all applicants. Then I will develop leading and probing questions for the interview. After that, I will choose the grading scale for all applicants. Lastly, I will conduct the interview.
I would expect all the applicants to have the minimum academic requirements such as an associate degree. Also, they should be registered as a nurse or a licensed practical nurse. They should also have the state licensure
I would ask the following questions during the interview “Why did you decide on a career as a nurse? What do you find rewarding about this job? , How you deal with someone who isn’t satisfied with your patient care? Tell me what you feel your greatest skill as a nurse is?, What do you find is the hardest part about being a nurse?, Why are you the best nursing candidate for this position? Tell me about yourself.”
I will incorporate the simulation method in my interview because it helps in ensuring I select the best candidate. This is because simulation will help me to predict which candidate will achieve much on the job. It will also help me to be fair during the whole process.