Blended Staffing Strategies Prepare Companies for Talent Shortage

First, the provider(s) must be committed to positioning themselves as your strategic partner. This involves gaining deep insight into your company's culture, operations, and business cycles and needs in order to create a customized staffing plan and worker "fit" profiles.

Second, they must leverage candidate relationships by fostering a robust community of Talent. This involves developing a genuine understanding of each individual's skills and interests, and staying in regular contact by offering value-added information, networking opportunities, etc.

Together, these activities enable the provider to consistently place the right people in the right jobs at the right time.

While future business demands cannot be predicted with absolute certainty, utilizing a mix of core (fixed) and contingent (variable) Talent will ensure alignment, at any given time, between your organization's workforce and its strategic goals. This will not only improve employee utilization, but also your company's productivity, competitive positioning, and return on human capital investment, thus bottom-line results.

Catherine C. Candland is founder and CEO of Advantage Human Resourcing®. She can be reached at ccandland@advhr.com.

Advantage Human Resourcing is a leading provider of professional and support-level Talent and value-driven workforce management solutions and services to corporations, government agencies, health and educational organizations. Advantage provides Clients with Talent for administrative, creative and presentation support, customer service, finance and accounting, human resources, information technology, legal support, and sales and marketing positions. Advantage's customized workforce solutions include Partnered Outsourcing, On-Location Talent Management, Partnered Recruiting, and Outplacement. Established in 1983 and privately owned by founder, CEO and President, Catherine C. Candland, Advantage Human Resourcing is a certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE). For more information, visit www.advhr.com.

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