A: You see, in the past year the company kept losing and suffered a heavy loss. We worry a lot. Have you got any constructive suggestion?
B: Yes, first we should examine our staff recruiting.There must be something wrong with it.
A: Why?
B: You know, keeping staff turnover low begins with hiring staff members who are a good match for the practice and the position. So it can be beneficial for the company to change idea from "attracting and retaining the best employees" to " attracting and recruiting the best employees".
A: Exactly. By recruiting the appropriate new staff, the company builds the employees' commitment and retention will necessarily follow.
B: It is important to advertise the job vacancy in thenewspapers and magazines.
A: It is also important to limit the conditions and requirements of candidates on the job advertisement. R: Definitely. Furthermore, the company should strive to provide superior leadership in their practice, such as taking time to examine the workplace from the employee's perspective.
A: Yes. In addition, a sense of empowerment shouldnot be ignored.
B: I agree with you.
Follow-on questions
~ Yes. I think so. With the combination of technologyadvances and increasing globalization, more andmore people will have chances to work in other countries.
~ The opportunity for improvement of knowledge anskills are most important to me, since I have to becompetitive and employable in the labor market.~ No, I do not think so. I belong to the race ofnomads. I can not imagine spending my whole lifein one company and in one place. I just can notstand tedious and dull life.
~ Large company. Since large companies are morepowerful in finance and experience to focus on notonly the profits and development, but also thescientific management of human resource.
~ High staff turnover will induce replacement costand training costs.
【参考解析】
这道小组讨论题的主题是留住员工，相关的背景是在你们公司，员工流失现象严重，你被要求提出意见。本题所给出的提示点是公司如何找到合适的人才和什么样的福利能够鼓励员工。参考答案围绕这两个问题展开论述。