Career Development
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00
Employee Retention: It’s All about How You Treat Your People
Written by Chris O'Leary
After having been encouraged to write about Employee Retention by my good friends at LP Magazine, I must admit that I have been dragging my feet. Like many other topics, there are tons of opinions out there about retention and we all have read many of them. The bottom line is that it's all about how you treat your people. Now I know that it sounds simplistic but that's because it is. Sadly there are too many companies out there that have a 'churn and burn them' mentality and I can assure you that they have the highest turnover ratios…
Wednesday, 10 October 2012 10:53
Five Questions *You* Should Ask the Interviewer
Written by Herman O. Laskey, Jr., LPQ, CFI
This article is meant to assist and motivate all of the unemployed loss prevention professionals having difficulty finding a new job. First of all, let me express my sincere concerns for this issue since I have experienced unemployment and all of its effects. I was terminated from a job after fourteen years of service. Yes, being let go can be devastating, but please do not let the past destroy your future. Every dark cloud really does have a silver lining. You may think that your unemployment is a devastating event in your family's life, however, everything happens for a reason.…
Times have changed, and one thing is for certain, things have become unpredictable in business. While change is inevitable, since the recession, the speed of change has increased dramatically. This change has forced companies to change the way business is done by reducing costs, increasing span of control, and changing organizations structure to be more competitive. As a result, today's retail executive has to be prepared for the unknown possibilities. Being prepared is a key to staying successful in the industry. Our military invests countless hours in training in various tactics including physical, psychological, and warfare strategies. There is no…
Unfortunately as much of a terrific resource LinkedIn is and can be there are way too many users who do not utilize this free service to its maximum potential. As a result you could be missing out on a lot especially if your goal is to market yourself and be discovered for your next career move.
How many times have you thought: "Is this the job I want to do until I retire? Am I underutilized or unchallenged? Why am I not making more money? Or why am I not at a higher level in my career?" Usually we start asking these questions when we are bored and trying to avoid complacency. Maybe your job isn't perfect, but you don't need to quit to reinvent yourself. Let's take the first question..."Is this the job I want to do until I retire?" Depending on your age and job satisfaction, it may or may not be. If…
We all know that old saying 'you get what you pay for' and this is absolutely true when you are filling your field positions. It is also true that you also get what you pay for based on what you can afford. Being an astute business person who is simply attempting to keep their budgets in line and their bosses happy is commendable, but unless you are lucky enough to find someone who is unemployed, your field positions will probably stay open much longer than anticipated if you are focused solely on that 'hit the ground running' type candidate. Everyone…
Wednesday, 16 November 2011 15:14
Why Are Your Field Positions Open So Long?
Written by Chris O'Leary
The term "analysis paralysis" comes to mind when thinking about the processes in place to hire field loss prevention executives. Most procedures are inefficient and positions often remain open too long. Remaining team members and additional resources have to pick up the slack until the open positions are filled. This can be very costly and stressful for your team members. You will also probably see an increase in losses that could have been prevented. Let's look at the district level manger position for an example. Most retailers will run ads on internet job boards and the hiring manager at the…
I have found www.lpjobs.com and www.indeed.com to be excellent resources to keep current on what is going on job wise in our industry. LinkedIn www.linkedin.com has established itself as a terrific resource for candidates to get their names out there and be discovered by internal and external recruiters. However, there is a lot of frustration for Loss Prevention/Asset Protection job seekers who utilize the internet job boards and it is easy to understand why. The number one complaint that I hear frequently is that after making the online application they never hear anything back. No email rejection because they did…
