Finding the needle in the haystack: The challenge of recruiting and retaining sharp employees

Today's employers, both public and private, are facing a crisis never befor e experienced in most managers' and supervisors' careers. This crisis is ha ving a direct impact on the ability of organizations to meet the ever-growi ng demand for their products and services. What makes this crisis so unique is that it does not involve traditional hard cost issues. The crisis that is hardest hitting businesses today, across the board, is recruiting and re taining qualified employees.