A new start: this is how Nolwenn, 30, talks about his return to Michelin. However, she had already worked for the company seven years before. “I was very well, but I wanted to go back to school, which was not possible with them. So I went to the competition, which offered me the possibility of doing a work-study program. » At the end of his studies, Nolwenn signed a permanent contract in the automotive industry. When she resigned from her post in January 2022, she immediately thought of contacting her former employer again. “At 30, I had had enough of the disappointments. I found it tiring to have to reintegrate into a new environment each time. I wanted to work with people I already knew. » The young woman returns, but this time to a management position. According to her, her past experience in the company is a real plus. “As I started at the bottom, when I talk to employees, I know what I’m talking about, and they respect me for it”she explains.
According to one study of the LinkedIn network published in February, employees returning to their former company were only 1.75% in 2019, against 2.38% in 2022. A trend which therefore remains very much in the minority, but which, however, is intriguing. Michael Obadia, founder of recruitment firm Upward, confirms: “It’s a marginal phenomenon, but it strikes us because before, it just never happened. Two or three years ago, it was impossible to offer our clients former employees. Today, the door is not closed at all. » Returns which are explained, according to him, by a much higher turnover of employees. “Today, companies are struggling to recruit, and employees are in control. This means that they do not hesitate to leave comfortable positions when they are offered something better elsewhere, even if it means coming back. » The relationship between employer and employees would also have become more neutral: “Today, “offboarding”, that is to say the departure of employees, is better managed in the company. The executives stay on average two or three years in a position, which means that the two sides have not had time to become attached to each other. As soon as the departure has been without drama, the return can take place serenely »says Michael Obadia.
But if the current recruitment difficulties make employers more likely to open their doors to these so-called “boomerang” employees, there are still a few rules to follow to achieve a successful return. The first is to return to a position that takes into account past experience elsewhere.
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