The red-hot competition for talented employees is no longer new. Employers everwhere know that attracting and keeping exceptional talent is crucial to success in today's economy. Competing for Talent offers a comprehensive approach to recruiting and retaining the employees everyone wants. Nancy S. Ahlrichs shows employers how to meld management, organization design, human resources, and marketing in a way that turns the company into a magnet for top performers - an Employer of Choice.

Ahlrichs takes us inside America's most successful businesses to show how Employers of Choice go beyond compensation and benefits to focus on building and communicating a top-employer reputation. She offers valuable strategies, action plans, tools, and information that any business can use to become an Employer of Choice. And she includes a wealth of suggestions that companies can put into place immediately - including techniques for calculating the costs of turnover, tips on how to use technology to attract top candidates, ways to increase the number of accepted offers, and advice on creating a "Wow!" experience for new employees.

Nancy S. Ahlrichs, SPHR, is a noted author, consultant, and national expert on talent management and organization management. Currently head of her own speaking and consulting company, EOC Strategies, LLC, she is the former director of organizational evolution at ONEX, Inc., a high-tech consulting and recruiting firm. Ahlrichs is author of the groundbreaking business book Manager of Choice and her guest columns and articles have appeared in Fast Company, HR Strategy, and Harvard Business Update.