Most distributors say their employees are their biggest asset. Here's how to become their employer of choice.
Once companies have decided what they want to be in the marketplace, they immediately are faced with a much bigger problem: finding the appropriate talent in a tight labor market. Don't count on any easing of that market any time soon, either. The issues of recruitment and retention are especially critical today due to projections that the number of employees between the ages of 25 and 44, traditionally the bulk of the workforce, will continue to decline in the United States at least until the year 2006.