How Midsize Firms Can Attract — and Retain — Talent Right Now

Midsize companies have weaknesses when it comes to addressing the talent issues they face — but they also have critical strengths. The authors present three steps leaders can take to leverage those strengths and prevail in the toughest talent market in memory. First, they should identify and prioritize exactly which talent they’re lacking — the solution for a shortage of managers is different than one for a shortage of developers. Second, they should revamp the recruiting and onboarding process. Finally, they should craft a retention strategy. By combining the advantages they have over large companies with focused initiatives, middle-market companies can get through the current crisis and find themselves with stronger long-term talent capabilities as well.