It’s no secret that talent attraction can be a struggle in today’s job market. So what sets your company apart from the next? How do you find, recruit, and retain talented employees?
Have you thought about your workplace design? Does it align with everything else you are communicating to current and future employees? So if you are struggling to attract and retain talent, it may be time to re-evaluate your space.
Prospective new hires are evaluating your company just the way you evaluate them. In addition to pay, vacation time, benefits, opportunity for personal and professional growth, schedules, location, and travel, they are also evaluating the workplace design.
Research shows that the average person spends 90,000 hours—or about 1/3 of the average adult lifetime—at work. With that in mind, it should be no surprise that they are paying attention and care about the environment in which they are working.
What features aid in talent retention?
In addition to looking for managers that care about employees, employees are looking at the workplace design. Most are looking for an environment that:
- Has ample access to natural daylight
- Supports technology
- Provides a mobile and collaborative environment
- Has an appealing aesthetic ambiance aligned with the company’s products or services
- Promotes a healthy environment with things such as sit-to-stand desks, ergonomic furniture, and indoor air quality
- Flexibility to work in different environments such as primary work spaces, quiet focused areas, energetic collaborative areas, assembly and community type spaces
Physical workspace environments can drastically affect work concentration and productivity. Not only can productivity be affected, but also the type of talent that you attract. Make your physical environment the differentiator in why your company stands above the others. The talented team at t2 designs is ready to talk about your physical environment and how you can win the talent attraction war.
