Employee Recruitment and Retention

Employee recruitment and retention has emerged as one of the primary challenges facing employers today. More so than ever before, employers need to develop and implement effective human resource strategies to find and keep the employees they need to complete in the global market place.

• Hiring employees

  • Job analysis and writing job descriptions

  • Recruitment options

  • Screening, testing and interviewing applicants

• Job posting sites/finding workers

• Wage subsidy and internships programs

• Retaining employees

Hiring employees

There are a number of steps involved in employee recruitment from writing a job description to interviewing potential workers. Sometimes these steps are carried out informally, especially among small employers. Large employers often have formal policies and processes developed to guide the recruitment practices. The following resources can help with employee recruitment.

• Job analysis and writing job descriptions

  • Job descriptions for occupations in NL

• Recruitment options

  • Company website

  • Employment agencies

  • Internet recruiting and on-line matching services

  • Job fairs

  • Newspaper advertising

  • Personal contacts and networking

  • Specific populations

    • Apprenticeship Information for Employers

    • Disability Employment Programs and Services For Managers and Employers

    • Employability Assistance for Persons with Disabilities

    • Association for New Canadians

    • Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials

    • Citizenship and Immigration Canada

    • Temporary Foreign Worker Program

    • Human Resources, Labour and Employment - Immigration

    • Employers’ Guide to Hiring Immigrants and International Students In Newfoundland And Labrador (PDF)

    • Valuing Differences Handbook (PDF)

  • Other resources

• Screening, testing and interviewing applicants

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Wage subsidy and internship programs

Wage subsidy programs and student internships can be effective strategies to help employers access the skilled workers they need.

Wage subsidy programs

• EI eligible targeted wage subsidy

• EI eligible job creation partnerships

• NL Works

  • NL Works Employer and Individual Registration Form

  • NL Works Information Sheet and Application 2007

• Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities

• Youth internship program - conservation internships

• Youth internship program - federal public sector

Student and youth employment programs

• Ability edge internship - disability

• Career edge internship graduate

• Career bridge internship - internationally qualified professionals

• Computers for schools (CFS)

• Graduate Employment Program

  • Graduate Employment Program Information Sheet and Application 2007

• International environmental youth corps

• Student Employment Program (Level I, II and III)

  • Student Employment Program (Level I, II and III) Information Sheet and Application 2008

• Youth Employment Strategy - Summer Work Experience HRSDC

• Student wage subsidy - small enterprise co-op placement program

• Student wage subsidy - small enterprise co-op placement program - MUN & CONA

• SWASP - Student Work and Service Program (Community Service)

• SWASP - Student Work and Service Program (Paid Employment)

  • SWASP Information Sheet and Application 2008

• SWASP - Student Work and Service Program (Year Round)

• Youth career focus (sectoral) program

• Youth career focus for post secondary graduates (18-30)

Career exploration/skills development employment programs

• Bridging the gap from education to employment (BTG model)

• Linkages

• Skills link

• Youth internship program - federal public service/Y employment & enterprise

• Youth internship program - conservation internships

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Employee retention

Employee retention is a critical goal for employers in today's economy. Finders and Keepers: Recruitment and Retention Strategies was developed by the Province of Alberta. It provides guidance and advice that can assist all employers with their retention strategies.

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