Activity 1

Your HR Director would like clarification on the organization’s current approach to strategic talent planning. 

Write a short report on talent planning in organizations which:

Identifies and explains THREE organizational benefits of a diverse workforce.

Assessment criterion: 1.1: Explain the organizational benefits of a diverse workforce.

Guidance: For this criterion, you need to consider the term "diversity” and you need to explain THREE benefits of a diverse workforce.

You may include and consider the increase in market share and customer satisfaction; reflecting the local community, being an employer of choice, the organization's reputation and brand. Also consider the increase in creativity and innovation of employees.

Assessment criterion: 1.2: Explain the factors that affect an organization’s approach to talent planning.

Guidance: For this criterion, you need to consider and explain the internal and external factors that affect an organization’s approach to attracting the right talent.

You need to explain FOUR factors; for internal factors you may consider, culture, skills within the organization, budgets, financial position of the business, business objectives, and branding.

For external factors, you can reflect back using the PESTLE analysis model to help you you’re your answer; consider the economic environment, labor markets, and legislation.

Assessment criterion: 1.3: Describe the factors that affect an organization’s recruitment and selection policy.

Guidance: For this criterion, you should again consider and describe the internal and external factors that affect an organization’s recruitment and selection policy.

You need to describe THREE factors and you may include; culture, legislation, methods of recruitment and selection, budget, skills required, fairness, ethical and geographical considerations.

Assessment criterion: 2.1: Describe different recruitment methods and identify when it is appropriate to use them.

Guidance: For this criterion, you are required to describe THREE different methods of recruitment and identify when it is appropriate to use them.

You could consider, utilizing social media, notice boards, internal and external methods and provide an example of when each may be a suitable recruitment method.

Assessment criterion: 2.2: Describe different selection methods and identify when it is appropriate to use them.

Guidance: For this criterion, you are required to describe THREE methods of selection and identify when it is appropriate to use them.

You could consider interviews, assessment centers and psychometric tests and provide an example of when each may be a suitable selection method.