When early careers hires leave an organisation, the first question is often whether the right hiring decision was made.
But what if retention isn’t primarily a recruitment issue at all?
At RecFest UK, Aisha Lysejko, Founder & Director of 2040 Leaders CIC, challenges one of talent acquisition’s most persistent assumptions: that poor retention is the result of hiring the wrong people. Instead, this session explores what happens after candidates join an organisation, and why that often has a greater influence on whether they stay.
Looking beyond the hiring decision
Through the lens of a high-potential, socially mobile candidate, Aisha brings to life the experiences many early careers hires face once they enter the workplace.
Combining research, real-world case studies and practical examples, the session explores how manager readiness, intergenerational friction and a lack of connection can have a significant impact on retention, often outweighing the hiring decision itself.
Understanding where retention breaks down
Rather than focusing on recruitment alone, Aisha offers a framework for identifying where organisations may be losing early career talent after they’ve joined.
Listeners will leave with practical, low-cost actions they can implement to better support, develop and retain early careers hires, helping ensure the investment made in attracting talent translates into long-term success.
Watch the full RecFest UK session to hear Aisha Lysejko explore the factors influencing early careers retention and why improving outcomes starts with looking beyond the hire.