An employer of choice is an employer whose working conditions and culture can attract the best employees who will fit in well at the company. This kind of employer offers adequate compensation with various benefits. First and foremost, the employer of choice must have a strong vision and clear goals to reach.
A practical list of factors that play an important role in whether top job seekers will see you as their employer of choice were published on the About HR website. Let's test how many of them you meet.
1. Job security
Do your people know state of the company's finances?
2. Responsibility
Can your people make independent decisions and take responsibility for their decisions and performance?
3. Respect
Do your people feel they are respected, even if they sometimes make a bad decision?
4. Personal growth
Do you encourage your people to develop their skills and careers?
5. Information
Do you share enough information with your people about what is happening in the company and in particular teams so that they feel they play an important role?
6. Commitment
Are you sufficiently committed to your employees and customers, and does this commitment reflect in all aspects of your company's operation?
7. Involvement
Can your people come up with their own ideas or improvements and influence work processes related to the performance of their work?
8. Relationships
Are there friendly relationships among your people?
9. Balance
Do you offer flexible work arrangements?
10. Culture
Is your compensation system and the process of creating job plans based on performance?
11. Fair treatment
Do your people feel you treat everyone equally and fairly?
12. Recognition
Do you give adequate feedback to your people on their performance?
13. Being the employer of choice
What can you do to improve?
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