Human Resources 101

Finders & Keepers: Recruitment and Retention Strategies (pdf 2384 KB) is a 63-page handbook published by Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry. The book is written for employers to help address skilled labour shortages in an increasingly tight labour market.

While the handbook is written by the Alberta Government, for employers in Alberta, there is lots of useful information to be culled by anyone looking to recruit and retain employees.

It presents:

• the business case to consider the cost of employee turnover
• information to help you plan how to attract, recruit, select and retain workers
• positive practices and strategies to help you attract, recruit, select and retain workers
• further information and resources.

This publication is available on-line through the Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) website – Alberta’s leading on-line source for career, learning and employment information.

To access this and additional publications, visit www.alis.gov.ab.ca/careershop

Employers who are able to find and keep valued employees gain the upper hand in today’s labour market.  Finders & Keepers provides proven strategies and practical tools to help small- and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profit organizations attract, recruit, select and retain employees.