Sadly we’re not talking about Rest and Relaxation but Recruitment and Retention. How do you find your good people? And when you’ve hired them, how do you make them stay?

I’m Paul Grafton, Head of HR Recruitment at BLT. These are the issues that seem to be keeping most HR professionals awake at night. Whilst I’d rather not hear about your nightmares, I sympathise…….and maybe I can help.

Recently in an article in People Management (22nd June 2007), Lianne Hornsey, EMEA HR and Staffing Director at Google, highlighted that making the right recruitment decisions is the most important element of talent management.

So what do you think? Do you have an integral recruitment process which is helping to improve on talent management and therefore your attrition rates?

I’d like you to share your views on the two big R’s - and other topics in HR. This blog is another way for the HR community to interact, and I hope you’ll play your part. Tell us what you think. And if you do it with wit, candour and insight, you may win our BLT hamper of goodies for the best blog posting.

So please…..blog away.

Kind regards

Paul