Hiring new lab technicians in this hyper-competitive job market can be challenging. So let’s take a look at how labs can recruit new talent and retain the talented team members they already have.

Filling the Bench: How to Find, Train, and Retain Lab Technicians in Today’s Competitive Market

Author: Terri Lively, Dental Products Report

Hiring new lab technicians in this hyper-competitive job market can be challenging. So let’s take a look at how labs can recruit new talent and retain the talented team members they already have.

Employers weathered a problematic recruitment environment in 2022 and should expect more challenges in 2023. Harvard Business Review predicts a lot of competition to recruit talent, tired employees, and more cost-controlling pressure—all under the shadow of a looming economic downturn.¹

HBR identifies trends that will help organizations be more successful. These include the following: 

• Providing internal talent mobility, upskilling (additional training) opportunities, and leveraging new employment methods, including gig work
• Increasing flexibility around working and employee experiences for all workers, including frontline workers
• Hiring people who have the right skills but maybe not the experience
• Enhancing managerial training and redefining and reprioritizing middle-management goals
• Increasing support for work-life balance, paid time off, and mental health programs
• Improving support for ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives
• Increasing support for social skill development for all workers, including employee autonomy, straightforward messaging on the company purpose, and, well, fun

So what does that mean for dental labs? The same thing it means for everyone. Getting the best people means looking in new ways for talent and addressing the employee experience earnestly to make prospective lab employees an offer they can’t refuse.

 

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