CFO Intelligence Magazine – Fall 2024
Maureen Wilner
The Wilner Group Founder and CEO
Despite a recent bump in the unemployment rate, many businesses are still challenged when it comes to attracting and retaining qualified employees. To get some hiring and retention tips, we went to staffing professional Maureen Wilner, Founder and CEO of The Wilner Group, an industry agnostic recruiting organization that works across manufacturing, professional services, logistics and other industry segments.
CFO Intelligence: We’ll get right to the point: a lot of companies are hurting for good employees. What’s the key to finding and keeping them?
Maureen Wilner: Many businesses are offering competitive salaries and benefits, but today, it takes more than that. More importantly, businesses need to look at other factors like their culture, flexibility, camaraderie, inclusion and training and development. These are always a part of the discussion.