How Second Chance Hiring Can Help Your Organization

522 - How Second Chance Hiring Can Help Your Organization

Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane

Guest: Jeffrey Korzenik, Chief Investment Strategist and Author

This episode of the HR Happy Hour is brought to you by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, payroll, retirement, and software solutions for businesses of all sizes. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed how many people work, leaving millions of job seekers reevaluating their priorities and making it vital for employers to find new ways to keep them supported and engaged. That’s why Paychex surveyed more than 600 HR leaders and more than 2,000 employees at different-sized businesses across the U.S. to find out what employers are getting wrong when it comes to the needs of their workforce. What they found was a large discrepancy between what employees want, and what employers think they want, when it comes to their organizations. For a look at why employees say they’re leaving their current companies, and what you should be thinking about in order to attract and retain talent, download their findings here

This week, we met with Jeff Korzenik, Author of UnTapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community, to discuss the benefits of giving workers with criminal backgrounds a fair chance at employment.

- Story of JBM Packaging and their training program for people with criminal records

- How second chance hiring can help the labor shortage, and the risks involved

- The importance of leadership involvement with second chance hiring

- Financial benefits of hiring a candidate that has been "long-term" unemployed

Thank you, Jeff, for joining the show today!  Remember to subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.