{"id":11234,"date":"2017-12-06T23:08:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T06:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nursemk.wpengine.com\/are-next-years-recruitment-and-retention-strategies-ready\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T15:58:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T20:58:03","slug":"are-next-years-recruitment-and-retention-strategies-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nurse.com\/solutions\/blog\/are-next-years-recruitment-and-retention-strategies-ready","title":{"rendered":"Are Your 2018 Recruitment and Retention Strategies Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you worked on your recruitment budget for 2018, I\u2019m sure you participated in many meetings during which you received input and ideas from staff, discussed goals and objectives, crunched numbers and prepared for final review and approval.<\/h2>\n

You studied news on the internet, kept up with your professional journals, spoke with your HR and recruitment colleagues about the applicant pool and what they were experiencing and schooled yourself on predicted marketplace trends for the new year.<\/p>\n

You probably spent most of the fourth quarter, in fact, thinking about the first quarter of next year and what it would bring.<\/p>\n

As every year, leadership spoke about rising costs, decreased revenues and the need for lowering expenses.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone needs to do more with less\u201d was a phrase you heard frequently. You agreed with it, but at the same time, you wanted to do all you could to make your recruitment plan <\/a>one that ensured you\u2019d be prepared to bring in the best of the best.<\/p>\n

Recruiters know the drill; you\u2019ve been through it many times. It never gets easier; the stress never goes away; and your brain never stops whirling with questions:<\/p>\n