Write and submit a 5–6 page paper on the value of employee retention and practices employers can use to improve their retention rates.  In your paper:

• Describe how an effective onboarding process can help reduce employee turnover.
• Describe the important elements of an effective New Hire Orientation.
• Discuss the current national average of employee turnover.
• Explain practices employers can implement to track employee turnover to better understand how to retain employees.
• Describe the most important practices employers can implement to improve employee retention rates.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations of members of the human resources profession.

• Written communication: Written communication is thoughtful and free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and format. See Evidence and APA.
• Length of assessment: 5–6 typed, double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.