Companies that want to hire now need systematic processes and clear skill-development pathways. Candidates are moving away from informal "family-business" environments, especially as the job market cools and lifelong employment becomes less common.
It's just as much about companies attracting employees as it is about employees attracting companies. And I think that's something that's very relevant. I had been even prior to COVID, like, very focused on employee welfare and all of that because, you know, I think it's obviously incredibly important. And one of the things, one of the pieces of feedback I got from my team as we're hiring new people, especially when the job market is tight and obviously things have cooled off a little bit, you know, new employees, they're attracted by companies with better systems. Being like, oh yeah, we're just kind of like a family business. The systems kind of stink, but we get by. That's not a good selling point to employees who are looking to establish a skill set. And we all know, used to think employees, they're going to be here forever. No.
