How to Use a Strategic Staffing Plan to Improve Human Resource Management
- 1). Prepare for a change in approach from traditional human resource management to strategic human resource management. Write an HR business plan that emphasizes talent management and workforce capability.
- 2). Develop strategies to link staffing efforts and talent management to business goals. Including a human capital management strategy in your company's business plan will reinforce the company's commitment to its workforce.
- 3). Augment career development and advancement opportunities for new hires and existing employees by using job posting and other programs that encourage promotion from within the company.
- 4). Use alternative work arrangements to build a committed and highly-engaged employee base for your company. Re-define traditional work arrangements.
- 5). Develop innovative ways to recruit effectively and provide human resource services by partnering with schools, colleges and universities. Make sure to incorporate diversity into the staffing management process.
- 6). Involve existing workers in the recruitment and selection process as often as possible. Use referral programs and peer interviews to select quality candidates.
- 7). Use technology and the internet to automate the staffing management process. Investigate and purchase recruitment software or related human resources software to effectively manage your new human capital management program.
- 8). Give managers and senior leaders the necessary tools to staff their business units themselves. Provide human resource training to help them take advantage of the new staffing management program.