Worker Shortages have Employers Scrambling
Recent articles mention skilled worker shortages and call attention to the continuing pressures on employers. Established workforce management methods don’t seem to keep up with rising demand and competition for truly valued skills.
Our U.S. economy has created new jobs annually since 2009. Even so, there are increasing worker shortages. The need for cost control and efficiency will be part of effective recruitment and contingent staffing strategies. Factors including quality of candidates and workforce retention may combine to make firms increase future wages more quickly.
Flexicrew continuously studies market trends. So, we have broad familiarity with worker shortages. We see that firms who overcome talent and worker shortages deliberately use four successful staffing strategies.
Successful Staffing Strategies for Employee Shortages
- Widen the External Candidate Pool: Forward-thinking employers define their position requirements with a greater degree of flexibility. That frees them to interview candidates that have the right skill-set regardless of employee type. In some cases this includes waiving college diplomas in favor of comparable experience.
- Examine Internal Employees: Beyond where to recruit and what kind of employee to look for, effective organizations increasingly examine their current employees. That lets them fill positions quickly, minimize risk of a bad hire and manage changing skills demands. This trend is growing particularly as worker shortages continue. A winning internal employee approach includes training, skills development and cross-functional partnership. Those steps help overcome workforce shortages. Companies get experienced people for higher-value jobs who already fit the culture and understand the company’s approach.
- Pay Hike: Of course there is another approach to worker shortages – offer higher salaries. Naturally, that has implications for costs and profits and could lead to competitors following suit.
- Adapt to Change: Talented staffing partners offer more than recruiting positions and selecting candidates. They apply competence, automated processes and technology to manage shifting staffing requirements.
Forces Driving Workforce Change
At the same time, employers need a thorough grasp of the forces driving future workforce changes. That will help guide operations and HR managers stay aware of dynamics shaping talent management and staffing strategies where worker shortages exist.
At Flexicrew we understand your continuing pressure to produce results even with severe worker shortages.
Also, we understand the requirement for strategic, flexible workforce management approaches. That lets us help employers quickly and effectively obtain contingent and permanent workers.
Call us if you sometimes have trouble finding enough skilled employees.