Competent Worker

What is a competent worker? “My personal definition of a competent worker is one able to do a job well and willing to put in the effort required to complete a high volume of good-quality work,” Ruth W. Stidger says (Stidger 2). It is essential to hire good employees no matter what field of business you are in. Employees are a company 's most valuable resource because they are the most basic element of a business. Without them, a business cannot run. Therefore, every business owner is eager to have good employees. From the new release of job openings and labor turnover survey in October 2011, it says, “There were 3.1 million job openings on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and separations rate (3.0 percent) were essentially unchanged over the month (Job Openings).” In a competitive global world, workforce stability can be a competitive advantage. As a result, keeping good employees is most critical issue facing corporate leaders as a result of the shortage of skilled labor, economic growth and employee turnover (Employee). Grant McKenzie says, “High turnover rates would create an inexperienced workforce and many additional expenses for a company. Hiring and training costs are obvious, but an inexperienced workforce tends to work less efficiently and make more mistakes, which also raises costs (McKenzie).” Therefore, how to keep good employees is one of the significant issues for corporate leaders in all fields in the United States and globally. Understanding why good employees leave is the first challenge facing corporate leaders because good leaders get and keep good workers. Also, consistently losing good workers is a certain sign of a dying business. Good workers don 't always leave because they want higher salary, better benefits or more plentiful perks. Often, good workers want to leave jobs because other needs are not being satisfied, especially emotional needs. They are

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