BUSINESS INSIGHTS
HIRING MANAGERS ARE FIGHTING BACK
As the impacts of ‘ The Great Resignation ’ are felt , it is becoming increasingly more difficult to hire and retain the right people . However , Mehran Charania , CEO of Ready Steady Store , provides a different perspective , offering insight into how hiring managers are starting to fight back in 2022 .
Like many industries , self-storage has seen many challenges arise during the pandemic , but none more staggering than the increased pressure of trying to recruit in a time where the labour market has picked itself up and gone into overdrive .
Job vacancies are soaring in the UK right now . According to a KPMG survey , the demand for workers rose at its fastest rate in May 2021 with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and reopening of multiple sectors . Unfortunately , this also correlated with the quickest rate decline for the number of available staff since 2017 .
Combining this with the pressure to hire someone not only right for the role but who also aspires to the company ' s values can seem like an impossible task .
We don ’ t claim to have the perfect formula but have had recent success implementing a recruitment process that delves into the practicalities of working life now expected by
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