What is a Talent Acquisition Plan?
A Talent Acquisition Plan is a comprehensive strategy created by HR managers and teams to guide their efforts to acquire and retain talent. It maps out the steps necessary to attract and retain qualified candidates, identify opportunities to improve the recruitment process and create a positive work environment. The plan should focus on how to best use the resources available to reach and support the organization’s goals.
What's included in this Talent Acquisition Plan template?
- 3 focus areas
- 6 objectives
- 6 projects
- 6 KPIs
Each focus area has its own objectives, projects, and KPIs to ensure that the strategy is comprehensive and effective.
Who is the Talent Acquisition Plan template for?
The Talent Acquisition Plan template is designed for HR leaders, managers and teams of all sizes and industries. It is a tool to help them create a focused, detailed and effective plan to help them recruit, retain and optimize the performance of their employees.
1. Define clear examples of your focus areas
Focus areas are the topics that need to be addressed in order to reach your talent acquisition goals. Examples of focus areas could include attracting and retaining talent, training and development, and recruiting process. Each focus area should be broken down into objectives, actions, measures and targets.
2. Think about the objectives that could fall under that focus area
Objectives are the goals you want to achieve within each focus area. Examples of objectives could include increasing the talent pool, building a positive work culture, enhancing employee skills, and streamlining the hiring process.
3. Set measurable targets (KPIs) to tackle the objective
KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are measurable targets that help to track progress towards the objectives. Examples of KPIs could include increasing # of referrals, increasing employee satisfaction, increasing employee knowledge, and reducing time to hire.
4. Implement related projects to achieve the KPIs
Projects (Actions) are the steps that need to be implemented in order to achieve the KPIs. Examples of projects could include developing an employee referral program, increasing employee engagement, creating a training program, and implementing an applicant tracking system.
5. Utilize Cascade Strategy Execution Platform to see faster results from your strategy
Cascade is a powerful strategy execution platform that helps organizations create and implement successful talent acquisition plans. With Cascade HR leaders and teams quickly see results from their plans.