🪃 Boomerang Employees 🎒
The boomerang effect in the workplace is the practice of rehiring former employees. This has become a strategic move for modern organizations. It positively impacts the company’s dynamics and culture and brings many benefits, such as reduced onboarding time, enhanced loyalty, and a fresh perspective.
As long as the former employee left on good terms, the benefits of re-hiring this employee are as follows:
– The employee understands the specifics of the company’s industry, processes, procedures, technology stack, organizational chart and how to navigate within the organization to get things done. The training and onboarding timelines are drastically reduced thus higher productivity from the start date.
– The employee has presumably gained more work experience from other companies, possibly obtained certifications and furthered their education so they can offer a fresh perspective and creativity on solutions.
– The employee now has an expanded network of professionals and can draw upon them and possibly refer them to the company when the time is right for additional headcount.
– The company has an established relationship with the employee and knows the capabilities and can take advantage of the experience they have gained since the last departure.
– The employee knows the company and culture and wants to return. The employee will likely stay for an extended period and be grateful and loyal.
– There will be a mutual trust between company and the employee.
– Possibly work with the old boss. If you loved the old boss, you can rekindle the relationship and work together again. This will be an extremely strong bond.
– Another advantage is that the interview process is generally accelerated and could be one meeting over a coffee, and an offer is extended the same day.
Will you be enjoying the benefits of boomerang employees?