{"id":1981,"date":"2018-03-27T21:27:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T21:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-retailmanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1981"},"modified":"2024-04-25T02:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T02:46:28","slug":"introduction-to-attracting-the-best-employees","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-retailmanagement\/chapter\/introduction-to-attracting-the-best-employees\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Attracting the Best Employees","rendered":"Introduction to Attracting the Best Employees"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do:\u00a0Explain how retailers can attract the best employees<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-4858\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3850\/2018\/03\/21201956\/unsplashteam.png\" alt=\"people in a business meeting\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" \/>In a good economy with low unemployment, the challenge of finding the best employees becomes even more important. 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