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Chapter 1: Workforce Planning

Workforce Planning is the process of assessing workforce content and composition to respond to future business needs. It is the key to strategic Talent Acquisition. Here are some key tools and takeaways you may find useful as you approach your own plans.

Click here for a set of questions that will help guide you through a Workforce Planning exercise.

We all know you can’t be all things to all people. You also learned in RecruitCONSULT! Leadership that keeping the most strategic work in-house is one way to build credibility and show the most value to your organization. The Prioritization Grid is meant to help guide your discussion with Hiring Managers to truly understand and identify what the highest priority hires and talent will be, and help you evaluate where you use or hire resources for the lower priority work.

Click here for the Prioritization Grid.

Talent Acquisition Strategy Planning is a guide to ensure you are covering off the basics of your planning, and can easily articulate your strategy to your partners and clients.

Click here for a Strategy Planning table.

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