Hueman RPO Blog

People. They're at the core of everything we do. Without people, the world does not exist. Business does not function. Commerce does not happen. So why do they take the backseat when it comes to business?

Having the right interview process and strategy in place is extremely important when hiring for your organization. But, unless you have job applicants, there's no one to use these strategies on!

For healthcare companies, recruiting and retaining top talent is more crucial than ever before. The industry has quickly become an employee's market, and there are no signs of that changing in the foreseeable future.

Healthcare is adding jobs at a rate almost double that of other industries. This means healthcare employees — whether they're A+ or C- candidates — have plenty of job options to choose from. Workers know their skills are in high demand, and they're not afraid to leave jobs in pursuit of something better.

A lot has changed for me over the past two years.

In 2016, I sold the recruitment company I founded in my spare bedroom 20-plus years ago: PPR Talent Management Group. This was a decision largely based on the incredible success of our recruitment process outsourcing arm. We had been thriving for eight years, and it was time to take this business out on its own.

You already know at Hueman, we hone in on the hearts—the humans. That's the very foundation of our new recruitment business. And this concept is part of a key movement we think is long overdue, and so, so important: the human-to-human (H2H) movement.

The healthcare industry's turnover problem is growing year over year. Total employee turnover came in at just under 20 percent in 2015, up from 17.7 percent in 2014. Nurses are especially difficult to retain — 15 percent of new nurses leave their jobs after one year. And after three years, that number jumps to 43 percent.

What does finding a "culture fit" really mean? We got to the bottom of just that in our recent webinar with the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA).

I sat down with Hueman's CEO, Dwight Cooper (the only individual who has built a Best Workplace in America for 13 years in a row!) to discuss the true meaning of company culture—and how and why to hire for it. Check out the webinar on-demand below, where we:

What's a "cultural fit" anyway? And why is cultural fit important when finding a job candidate?

Why are employees leaving your business?

When an employee leaves your business, whether it's through resignation or termination, it's not cheap. The costs associated with employee turnover are both tangible and intangible.

The hiring practices that lead to high turnover (aka employees leaving the business) in the healthcare industry are avoidable mistakes.

The healthcare sector experiences four times as much employee turnover as other industries, and wallets are hit hard because of it. If your organization is making these three hiring mistakes, consider revising your approach.

1. Underestimating the value of cultural fit:

Culture is a top-three factor for job satisfaction around the globe, and employees who actually care about their culture have a 31 percent lower turnover rate than those who quit to pursue new opportunities.