What is Talent Pooling? Is it right for me?
The management team have just set out the objectives for the next two quarters. Optimism is high and the plan is to double the turnover and now you need more headcount. Its been the same plan for the last year and if only we’d got people on board quicker we’d be well on schedule.
Think of your growing business as being on a journey and you are driving the bus. When you started you were just in a Minibus but over time the bus has got bigger. Along the way you stop at bus stops and people get on and a few get off the bus, and the more that stay the bigger the bus gets.
But what happens when there is no-one at the bus stop?? Or worst still you had arranged to meet a great guy and they didn’t show up?
Well you could go into the pub across the road and shout – hey anyone want to get on my bus? – this is advertising on job boards.
You could call in on the bus station, which is full of people milling around wanting to get on a bus but not bothered where the bus is going – this is using a generalist recruitment agency.
Or maybe you could have invested some time networking and spreading the word about this awesome journey and how great the people are and how much fun everyone is having. Now there are more people at the bus stop than you can take onboard – but that’s ok because you’re building a bigger bus and that will be along soon. – THIS IS TALENT POOLING.
If you plan to grow then you need to plan your resources. Controlling your own Recruiting Strategy means that you can stay one step ahead of your resourcing needs.
By talent pooling and tracking your next key hires you can line up resources to join you when you need them without putting a brake on your growth trajectory.
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