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Training Today: Why 'job hopping' is bad news for both employer and employee

Management Careers & Training
Settings can reduce the risk of new starters leaving quickly by managing expectations in their recruitment process.
In the longer term this benefits both employers and the individuals whose CVs may be suffering as a result.
Applicants should be clear about the role they are applying for and the setting’s ethos.
Applicants should be clear about the role they are applying for and the setting’s ethos.

Many of those conversations centre on the frustrations of investing time and money to recruit new members of staff only to have them leave at some point within the first six to 12 months of being in post...and in some cases, the new member of staff may only have stayed for a few weeks or even days.

These aren’t isolated incidents – social media is littered with posts about ‘job hoppers’, which has led me to believe there may be a bigger recruitment challenge brewing.

The recruitment crisis is making it very easy for staff to jump ship because there are so many settings that are desperate to recruit. This often means that if a new member of staff doesn’t feel that a post is a good fit for them or that the grass could be greener somewhere else, they quit and move on quickly.

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