With a new year upon us, there are undoubtedly some major life questions that we tend to ask ourselves. Questions about our relationships, lifestyles, and career choices fill our minds as we ponder the best way to be healthier, happier, and better than we were the previous year.
Whether you are starting a new career or contemplating a change in jobs, many believe the new year is the time to make those big moves. But is this the right time to move? Should you move at all? Where would you go? Will you be happy at a new job, or will you be unhappier than you are now? These and many more questions persist in the mind of those who are not satisfied where they are or think there may be something better out there.
A lot of people that are contemplating a change in career or a change in the company they work for may be feeling overwhelmed or underwhelmed. Perhaps their efforts have yet to be acknowledged by leadership, or there is no space for open communication where they can voice their concerns. When employees feel unseen or unheard, they become complacent at work and often feel unfulfilled. These feelings can lead them to wonder if the grass is greener on the other side.
Erica Rose Ruggeri, founder and CEO of Rose Consulting Group, has been a talent recruiter for over ten years, so she knows a thing or two about changing careers and when is a good time to move. If a position becomes available, she is dedicated to placing the right candidate in the role. Likewise, when companies lose an employee, she replaces that person with a qualified candidate, so the company keeps things running as seamlessly as possible. She also re-places people into their old positions or other positions at the company they left.
While re-placing candidates may seem like a strange practice for someone dedicated to filling open positions, Erica is committed to personalizing recruitment strategies and retaining top talent, which just might be the employee that walked away.
People often leave a job because they think there is something better out there, a trend we saw all too well in the past couple of years after the pandemic. Unfortunately, when people decide to leave their job in search of what seems to be a better opportunity, often they realize that the new opportunity isn’t all that it was cracked up to be, leaving them full of regret for having left the first job. In such cases, Erica re-places top-quality candidates into the roles they left behind.
Hiring a new candidate for any role is a costly and time-consuming process. Not only are companies having to take time to find the right candidate in a pool of applicants, but once they take a chance on someone with seemingly the right qualifications, they also have to invest time in training them and getting them ready for the role.
When companies hire talent from within the company or rehire candidates that have left, they are getting a candidate already familiar with the company’s culture, policies, and procedures, which can make them more effective overall. In addition, internal candidates have already proven themselves reliable and capable employees, sometimes making them a safer hiring choice.
Hiring from within the company can also improve morale among current employees and show that the company values their contributions and is willing to invest in their development. It can also be more cost-effective to hire from within, as the company does not have to spend resources on recruiting and onboarding new employees from outside the organization.
When top talent often decides to leave the company they are working for, they do so expecting something better. But, unfortunately, sometimes, they leave without knowing there’s a better opportunity within the company and without communicating their goals with leadership. By bridging the communication gap between employer and employee, Erica can help fill open positions with a qualified candidate that knows the company, knows the ins and outs of the position, and can take the company to new heights.
With the new year challenging us to be better and do greater and with a recessionary period looming around us, employees may wonder if it’s the right time to move or if staying where they are is the better option. Likewise, companies may wonder if it’s better to take a chance on someone new or hire from within. They may even want to consider rehiring someone who has left.
Whatever the case, Rose Consulting Group can help place a qualified person into the right open position, help companies replace the talent that has left with the right person for the job, and in some cases, re-place those who left their job but quickly found out that the grass really wasn’t greener on the other side. For more information on Rose Consulting Group, visit roseconsultinggroupllc.com.
