Searching and retaining technical personnel in an overheated labor market: this is how it works

To maintain our competitive advantage as a tech pioneer within the Benelux, we cannot do without skilled personnel. But where do you find suitable employees in the current personnel market where recruiters are falling over each other for suitable people?  

Vacancies sometimes remain open for months and when new employees are finally found, the disappointment is great when they move to another company after a short time. With a bit of bad luck, even to the competitor. If your company has difficulty finding and retaining skilled and motivated staff, a visit to the seminar 'Searching and retaining technical staff' definitely worth it. Three experts provide practical tools from different perspectives to get technicians excited about your company.

Fighting for employees
The tightness on the labor market is partly the result of the limited outflow from technical schools and universities. In addition, the supply of (high) tech companies in some regions in the Netherlands and Belgium is so large that recruiters 'fight' for suitable employees. Sandra Engelbertink of HR consultancy 'Personele Zaken' knows all about this. She opens the seminar with a presentation on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the recruiting and retaining talentAccording to her, it is indeed possible to find motivated staff if your recruitment policy is in line with the needs of the current generation of job seekers.

Work has long ceased to be just about a high salary and a slick leaseuto at the door. We live in a world where themes such as job satisfaction, vitality and development opportunities are becoming increasingly important. Happy employees are good for productivity, turnover, growth opportunities and labor market communication and it pays to invest in this as an employer. 

Happy and involved
Engelbertink shows how you can proactively tackle these themes and how you can keep employees involved and happy. She does this using a practical case from FHI member Capable BV. She discusses in her second reading the steps Capable BV took to find new colleagues who also feel involved in the company in the long term. As a visitor you get an insight into the results and Engelbertink gives her vision on the future of the technical personnel market.

How to stand out
Alvera Lubbers from vacancy website Indeed then discusses the trends and developments in the current job market. Your company undoubtedly has the necessary vacancies online, but how do you ensure that the target group finds them and that they do not disappear in a long list of similar vacancies. In short: how do you stand out as an employer without spending a fortune on advertising costs? Lubbers provides practical tips and tricks that you can start using immediately.

Finally, we let the target group speak for itself: young technical talent. The students of Delft Hyperloop from TU Delft will tell you tell personally what they look for when looking for a suitable job and how you can persuade them to apply to your company.

We will conclude the seminar interactively with a Q&A. Here you will have ample opportunity to ask questions to the experts.

Register for the seminar for free
The seminar will be held on Thursday 28 September at Jaarbeurs Utrecht and is free of charge for visitors to the Electronics & Applications trade fair. Register here for the fair and seminar.