Building a stronger and more sustainable team

Competing for talent in technology

With fast employee turnover and employee poaching common in tech, a Silicon Valley company identified a need to strengthen their retention and recruitment strategy in a the very competitive technology space.

Understanding drivers of recruitment and retention

The Connell Group led a quantitative research study with candidates in the tech industry along with current employees of the tech company. The approach identified:

• What would motivate candidates to take an offer at a new company
• What would motivate current employees to stay with the company

Creating a stronger recruitment and retention strategy

The Connell Group identified key drivers of recruitment and retention among both segments, addressing both differences and parallels. These insights uncovered various changes that needed to be made to avoid high attrition rates, such as improving their training program and strengthening perceptions in leadership. Additionally, the recruitment strategy required the tech company to improve perceived industry reputation and tout challenging work assignments to be more competitive with other Silicon Valley companies.