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In this final segment of our strategic planning miniseries, we’ll look at how to execute the strategic staffing plan you’ve developed, based on the needs you’ve identified in the coming year. Here’s how to launch your plan and hit the ground running in 2018.

Get a head start.

Before 2018 arrives, identify tasks you can do to make your staffing plan easier to execute, and take care of them now. For instance, you may wish to revise job descriptions so their contents are up to date when you need to incorporate them into job postings. Even small tasks, like setting up new files for 2018, make it easier to focus on executing your plan in the new year.

Schedule frequent review and reassessment sessions.

Get out your 2018 calendar and schedule multiple sessions for reviewing your strategic staffing plan, evaluating its effectiveness to date and reassessing your needs. A monthly session can help you stay on track and ensure your staffing plan does its job – and by scheduling them now, you ensure you have the time to execute your plan to its best effect.

Choose key metrics to evaluate and create a rubric.

In order to reassess your staffing plan throughout the year, you’ll need to know which metrics matter and how to track them. Choose 3-5 key metrics on which to evaluate your staffing strategy in 2018. Common choices include time to hire, ratio of applicants to candidates, offers made and offers accepted. Creating a simple rubric can help you compare hires throughout the year and adjust your staffing plan more effectively.

Share your plan with your recruiter.

Finally, before 2018 arrives, contact your recruiting firm to share your staffing plan for the upcoming year. Your recruiter can incorporate the plan into their work for you, use it to find better candidates and provide insights on reassessing and adjusting the plan as needed.

At SMR Group Ltd, our staffing partners specialize in connecting our clients in the medical device, biotech and pharmaceutical industries with the best sales and marketing talent available. To learn more, contact us today.


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