Managers Play It Smart in
Tight Labor Market
It’s
harder than ever to find and retain good employees, so
managers have been
using every resource at their disposal to maintain the
quality and strength of their
workforce. Two surveys indicated managers relied more and
more on recruiting firms,
executive assistants and counteroffers to meet their
skill and head-count needs.
| More
than two-thirds of the 150 executives
surveyed from the nation’s largest
1,000 companies said they got their best
results using staffing companies to find
qualified candidates. |
Preferred
Method of Finding Qualified Candidates 
Note:
Executives were allowed multiple
responses.
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| The
overwhelming majority of the executives
(91%) said their assistants’
opinions played an important part in
their hiring decisions, up from 60% five
years ago. |
Importance
of Executive Assistant’s Opinion 
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| In
a survey of 1,400 CFOs, most said they
probably would use counteroffers to
retain good employees who have been
offered jobs elsewhere. |
Likelihood
of a Counteroffer 
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Source:
Robert Half International Inc. and OfficeTeam, Menlo
Park, California.
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