As I referenced in my previous article on What Does Being An Employer of Choice Mean?, the U.S. unemployment rate is at a twenty-year low. With a booming economy companies are looking to increase workforce size to meet the demands of their growing businesses. From unskilled laborers to skilled laborers, and from managers to executives, recruiting employees to your business is more difficult than ever before. Despite the supply and demand challenges, some companies are thriving in this “employee economy”. Having struggled and overcome the “employee attraction and retention” issue, I wrote this article to help all companies to attract, recruit and retain employees today.

Being an employer of choice

In today’s economy employers are struggling to attract and recruit employees to meet growing business needs. With the unemployment rate dropping to a twenty year low of 3.7%, (See TheBalance.com Report) everyday people have a plethora of options in who they work.