Work force planning is a vital process to help organizations ensure that they have the right "buy, build, or borrow" strategy for talent. In the first two articles in the Getting Started with Strategic Work Force Planning series, we discussed how to begin a work force planning effort by organizing and supporting the team, and how to establish and embed the process. In this final article, we will discuss best practices for developing the tools and techniques that enable effective strategic work force planning. The findings and examples are derived from APQC’s 2009 Collaborative Research study, "Strategic Work Force Planning: Anticipating and Filling Talent Gaps."
As America continues to reel from the effects of the worst recession since the 1930s, the unemployment rate for September registered at 9.8%, with a loss of 263,000 jobs. Furthermore, many saw a reduction in the average workweek as well as overtime decreasing in many industries, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). And while [...]
December 17, 2009 | Posted in
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The latest Employment Situation news release for August reports that the U.S unemployment rate has reached a 26-year high with employers cutting 216,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate registered at 9.7%, a 0.3% percentage point increase from the previous month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In recent months, job losses have moderated [...]
September 4, 2009 | Posted in
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announce the reopening of the fiscal year 2009 H-2B petition filing period and will immediately accept new H-2B petitions. Although USCIS announced it accepted and approved a sufficient number of H-2B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated annual cap of 66,000, on January 7, 2009, the Department of State [...]
August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Online advertised vacancies inched up by 700 to 3,295,500 in July, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series (HWOL). Nationally, online job demand has been relatively flat over the last several months after sharp declines in December 2008 and January 2009. Nationally, for every online advertised vacancy, there has been over four unemployed looking [...]
August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Sendouts, a provider of software solutions for professional recruiters, introduces Sendouts Recon, the latest feature of Sendouts Surge™ recruiting software. Sendouts Recon enables recruiting professionals to automate the candidate sourcing process by simultaneously searching thousands of resume sources and quickly targeting the most qualified candidates. The features and benefits of Recon™ include: • Sourcing: Recon™ takes information [...]
August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Employers are expected to remain cautious about adding accounting and finance professionals in the third quarter, according to the Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. Only 5% of chief financial officers (CFOs) expect to hire full-time employees during the third quarter while 8% anticipate personnel reductions. The majority of respondents (85%) say they plan to [...]
June 5, 2009 | Posted in
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A provider of on-demand talent solutions, Taleo Corporation, announces that it has formed a partnership withCorvirtus, a provider of pre-employment assessments for customer-focused organizations. Under the newly formed agreement, small-to-medium businesses using Taleo Business Edition will be able to access Corvirtus’ assessments, designed to help companies identify top talent who are able to enhance their customers’ [...]
June 1, 2009 | Posted in
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