Amanda Dingli
Student number: 284483
Unit number 3RTO
Resourcing Talent
Lecturer – Will Boulton
4th May 2015
Resourcing Talent
Introduction.
It is essential for every organisation to understand the recruitment trends as by attracting the best talent, organisations will have an advantage over their competitors. When talent planning, organisations should promote a career opportunity, not a job opportunity as this gives a whole new outlook to any potential employee.
The CIPD defines talent as those individuals who can make a difference to organisational performance either through their immediate contribution or, in the longer-term, by demonstrating the highest levels of potential.
1.2 Identify and assess at least four factors that affect an organisation’s approach to attracting talent.
Supply and demand.
As people are living longer, the demand for skilled care workers is growing rapidly. It is therefore essential, to be able to attract the right candidates, to promote training when attracting talent, especially for those who are interested in a career change.
Branding.
An organisation has to make sure that it has a good reputation to ensure that they stand out from their competitors. Offering training and a competitive remuneration package will ensure that the organisation attracts the right talent.
Restructuring and change.
A company that I previously worked for was overrun by Directors, with lower levels of staff being targeting to do the bulk of the workload. This created difficulties with communication as it was from Director to employee. A middle management team was introduced which improved communication and also employee retention as there was a ‘go to’ person for each team. Although the middle management team were not qualified to management level, employees were promoted from within and given the correct training to be able to carry out the new roles.
PESTLE.
Any organisation should take into consideration the