Maintaining Connections with Former Employees

Although these days the focus at a lot of organizations is on downsizing, there will come a time when business ramps up again.

With this in mind, it's important to have a strategy for keeping in touch with exiting employees; they may be the talent you rehire in the not-too-distant future.

Employee alumni networks offer a great way to maintain contact. SelectMinds, a provider of various corporate social networking solutions, including a product called AlumniConnect, offers some great reasons for staying in touch with former employees at its website, where it also features a free white paper on the topic.