%0 Journal Article %A Peter E. Gerstenberger %T Employee Recruitment and Retention: An Overview from A National Perspective %D 1990 %R 10.48044/jauf.1990.001 %J Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) %P 1-4 %V 16 %N 1 %X Commercial arborists rank recruitment and retention collectively as the third largest problem they face. There is every indication that as the labor market tightens over the next 5-10 years, the problem of finding and keeping good help will only become more serious unless action is taken. There are a variety of techniques the business manager can employ to alleviate the problem; however, each technique is not suitable to all situations. Doing nothing will, at best, only perpetuate the problem. Recruiting and retention must become ongoing functions of business management. %U https://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/isa/16/1/1.full.pdf