You hire an awesomely intelligent
self-starting new employee.
She is keen and eager
to learn and work.
She also wants to know
how she gets to the next level
and what that next level is.
She needs a career path.
You might be thinking,
“My business is still small.
I don’t have positions
for her to move to.”
Actually,
you do.
You have unlimited positions
because you can make
that sh*t up.
This year,
she might be a Mail Processing Clerk
and she is in charge of
stuffing mailers into envelopes.
The second year,
she might be a Customer Service Assistant
and she, yes, still stuffs mailers into envelopes
but she also prints the labels
for those mailers.
The third year,
she might be a Customer Service Coordinator
and she does all the above
plus she helps design the mailers.
Her resume screams career progression.
She is also being recognized
for her increased skill level
and
she is given more and more responsibilities.
Plus she receives pay increases
that, at the very least,
keep up with inflation.
And, in return for that,
you have a better likelihood
of retaining a valuable employee.
Create a career path
for your employees.