25 Mins
Workforce Planning Fundamentals
Recruitment is most effective when it starts before a vacancy exists. Workforce planning helps recruiters understand future workforce needs, identify potential skills gaps and align hiring activity with wider organisational goals. By developing a longer-term view of talent demand and supply, recruiters can move beyond reactive hiring and become trusted partners in workforce decision-making.
In this course, you will explore the principles of workforce planning, learn how to forecast future hiring demand, assess talent availability and identify workforce risks before they impact performance. Through practical examples and real-world recruitment scenarios, you will build the knowledge and confidence needed to support more strategic talent planning conversations.
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Graeme Paxton
Graeme is the Founder of Talent Advisory business, Caraffi. He helps TA leaders create strategies that get the noticed by their Boardrooms.
Emily Tatham
Emily develops products for a talent advisory business Caraffi - she helps TA Leaders create the stories they need to get investment for their future plans.
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