Recruitment & retention

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In a competitive professional services environment, firms are differentiated by the quality of the staff they hire. Recruiting and selecting the right candidate is only half the battle, once they’re on board, you need to develop and hang on to them to give yourselves the best advantage in an increasingly competitive and fickle market.

Practice Note How to find and keep the best people covers:

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    what is talent management

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    the business case for talent management

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    what stops it working

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    talent management model

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    developing a talent management strategy—see Precedent: Talent management strategy—law firms

The cost of recruitment

Replacing a member of staff who leaves can be expensive and the cost usually increases the more senior the role is. There are many factors

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