The Manager's Pocket Guide to Interviewing and Hiring Top Performers

Within Your Organization

Do what you can to prevent employees from leaving in the first place. We’ve already seen how costly one instance of employee turnover can be. Communicate regularly with your employees and have an open-door policy. If they are discontent in their position, encourage them to come to you before seeking out other opportunities. They will appreciate being heard and seeing the possibilities for themselves with the organization. You may have a chance to challenge that employee in ways you did not know they wanted. Open communication will go a long way in keeping your employees to begin with.

When you do have a position to fill however, a logical first step is to post the position within your organization. You may have an untapped ...