Workforce Planning Process
GLR can:
- Help you put together a more effective workforce planning process.
- Provide recruiters with training and skills in workforce planning.
- Help do the research so that you can answer some of the questions you may have about the availability of talent and we have experience in working with our clients to create realistic workforce plans.
Workforce planning is the process of deciding how many people you will need in a particular area in a certain period of time. And conversely, it's also taking a hard look at the market for talent and assessing how many people are available and how difficult to will be to hire them.
There are a number of questions to ask as you enter into this process:
- What has your historical turnover been?
- Does it seem likely to stay the same or increase/decrease?
- What is the market like? Is your business booming, doing well, declining or in recession?
- What are your corporate goals and strategy?
- Are you in a growth mode or a sustaining mode?
- Are there any layoffs planned?
- Who are your best employees? How can you attract more like them?
- How many people with a particular skill you need are there in the local market?
- Is your organization willing to develop talent that is scarce or expensive to hrie externally?
- Do you have a strong internal career development program?
After you have answers to these questions, you need to prioritize the needs you have identified. Which positions are the most critical to your organization's success? Where should you concentrate resources? Is college recruiting an option and, if so, for which types of positions? Even if the answers are just best guesses, you are in a better position to source likely candidates.
