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September 17, 2007
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Market Peaks
It's
been quite a time in the employment marketplace.
Sustained low unemployment coupled with
demographic
shifts and economic consistency makes for an ever
expanding job market. As the peak continues, some old notions
reemerge. Like individual personalities, our marketplace experiences a
sort of emotional deja vu
when history begins to repeat itself.
The enduring bifurcation between
third-party operations and in-house players is a case in point. If ever
there was a perfect spot for friction, this is the
Mason-Dixon line.
Back in the 1990s, I had some fun getting the two groups together to try
to resolve communications difficulties. It was always good for
confrontational dialog once the gloves came off.
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Reveille and Hyperbole:
SmartPost, the innovative online job posting product from Bernard Hodes Group, announced the expansion of its e-media network to include over 22 local website properties from WorkMetro, Inc. This media relationship brings together the best-in-class sourcing technology and reporting metrics of SmartPost with one of the market leaders in local online recruitment.
Arbita, the leading provider of global job advertising distribution solutions, and JobThread, a rapidly growing job advertising network are pleased to announce a new job posting and media solutions relationship. Employer visibility and the quality selection of candidates form the core of this relationship – Arbita's pioneering internet job advertising distribution system allows for the efficient posting of multiple career options to multiple media outlets, while JobThread's software allows for the effective and specific pinpointing of qualified job – seekers.
Employer branding videos are gaining momentum among organizations as a way to attract the savviest young professionals. Just one month after CareerTV's official launch, the company has emerged as the nation's largest site for online employer videos.
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Strategic Workforce Planning Addresses Talent Shortage as a Board-Level Matter
Aruspex's CAPTure software and consulting services align with corporate business strategies, unlike those with operational focus
Businesses projecting shortfalls from retirement and attrition are increasingly realizing that workforce planning is a board-level concern. It's critical to understand the differences between strategic and operational planning, says Aruspex, a leading provider of strategic workforce planning software and consulting services.
Aruspex maintains that organizations looking three to five years into the future need strategic planning, as opposed to operational, or tactical, planning. Its new CAPTure software addresses this board-level concern and is aimed at C-level executives, corporate strategists and HR executives who realize the need for a more strategic, business-driven view in workforce planning.
"Strategic workforce planning ensures that people planning aligns with the organization's business strategy," explains Tess Walton, co-founder of Aruspex. "Our workforce is not homogenous . . . rather than attempting to mathematically predict a certain future and over-simplifying the real world, it creates agility and prepares the organization for any event."
Aruspex views strategic planning as a holistic framework that guides a company to assess and analyze the impact of both internal and external trends on the workforce, exploring alternate futures and highlighting actions. The end goal is to define and create a preferred future workforce who can deliver an organization's strategy, looking three to five years into the future.
Aruspex's CAPTure technology enables companies to analyze internal and external demographic trends, identify future scenarios and workforce gaps, and guide human resources professionals to action. On the other hand, operational workforce planning aligns with a business plan and generally forms a basis for operating decisions that address short-term needs and daily operations. Driven by forecasting and internal data, such plans project 12 months into the future and revolve around hiring and training needs.
"A commonly seen example of operational planning is the quarterly staffing plan," notes Aruspex co-founder Stacy Chapman, "usually aimed at calculating how many people you need to hire based on ‘business as usual,' or known events in the coming months. Operational workforce planning should only be done in the context of a strategic workforce plan, similar to how a strategic plan influences business plan priorities and risks."
"A true strategic planning approach should include qualitative and quantitative aspects, and incorporate data and events from the ‘real world' outside the organization," Chapman adds. "The key is to focus on the most valuable details, avoid information overload, and have an action plan with deadlines."
Aruspex's approach with its CAPTure program automatically allocates demographic trends, internal HR trends, business strategies, or other factors which match a select scenario. "Action Planning" is managed by recommending programs and solutions that offer the best match to the organization's needs. As circumstances change, users can evaluate new possibilities and fine-tune plans.
About Aruspex
Aruspex delivers strategic workforce planning solutions that help organizations design and attain their future workforce. Our intuitive CAPTure planning software goes beyond simple reporting; it analyzes internal and external demographic trends, identifies future workforce gaps and guides executives and HR professionals to solve different scenarios. The Aruspex model was developed through years of practical experience, and we are passionate about workforce planning. For more information, visit www.aruspex.com.
Stacy Chapman & Tess Walton, Aruspex
415-738-8405
stacy_chapman @ aruspex.com
tess_walton @ aruspex.com
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