With attracting critical skills being one of the biggest challenges organisations face today, an effective talent acquisition strategy centred around long-term goals is crucial. Leveraging recruitment metrics that enable improvements, support fair and objective decision-making, delivers positive candidate experiences and optimises overall recruitment effectiveness is key.
Knowing where to start or what is important for your organisation now and in the future is essential. There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to measuring recruitment effectiveness, and any areas requiring improvement can’t all be fixed overnight.
In the first instance, organisations must gain a picture of the effectiveness of their current approach, so that they can begin identifying the priority areas where progress needs to be made.
Through a combination of research, consultancy and best practice know-how, along with our partnership with the CIPD to develop the annual Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey, Omni has created the Resourcing Effectiveness Assessment (REA).
The REA helps organisations gain valuable insights into where they are now and identify the necessary action required to attract and retain the talent they need now and in the future. The ultimate aim is to drive the improvements that ensure a resourcing practice is directly aligned to organisational success.
From our two decades of experience developing inclusive resourcing strategies, we know that organisations want visibility of their hiring processes but often lack the insights and resources to achieve this.
The REA methodology was designed with this in mind and supports organisations in three ways:
Audit. We review all current resourcing activities through a combination of desktop research, employee and senior leader focus groups, and hiring manager / new hire / candidate surveys.
Assess. Once we have gathered the results, we benchmark them against best in class standards and direct competitors in the same sector.
Action. Finally organisations are provided with a detailed summary of the REA along with a bespoke roadmap that contains specific actions to be taken over a 12-24 month period to change how they resource for the better.
The REA benchmarks each organisation’s resourcing maturity level before measuring them across the following four key categories, with 16 essential elements in total:
Maximising recruitment effectiveness and remaining committed to continuous improvement in today’s market, will result in robust strategies that deliver quality hires and help to contribute to the wider growth and success of the organisation.
To learn more about how Omni’s REA can support your organisation, get in touch with one of our consultants today. Alternatively, complete our mini REA to receive a free report that identifies your strengths and top line areas for development. Click here to start yours now.
Absolutely. Omni’s development centres are specifically designed to unlock the potential of your existing employees. Our structured assessments, aligned to your internal frameworks, are designed to identify individuals’ strengths, skills gaps, and areas for improvement, informing targeted developmental activities that drive real impact on individual and organisational performance.
Our assessment solutions are designed to elevate your hiring process by identifying the best candidates based on their skills, potential, and fit for the role. We help you define the critical competencies required for success, develop tailored assessments that accurately evaluate these competencies, and provide deep insights into candidates’ aptitude and personality traits. This evidence-based approach improves productivity, reduces turnover, and ensures a positive candidate experience. There are several benefits that personality profiling can bring to the recruitment process, such as supporting inclusive hiring, improved decision making, and increased efficiency.
Omni enhances your Employer Brand by presenting your organisation in a way that resonates with different candidate personas. By identifying these personas through rigorous market research and engaging them where they spend time online, Omni ensures that your recruitment marketing is relevant and broadens your access to talent. This approach pulls on relevant levers that are important to candidates’ values and drivers. Enhancing the employer brand to attract and retain talent remains one of the top key trends in recruitment and Omni’s Talent Strategy team can help your organisation do so.
The Resourcing Effectiveness Assessment (REA) is a rapid and flexible audit of an organisation’s resourcing maturity. The REA takes an integrated approach with key data derived from surveying recent hires, regretted candidates, and hiring managers; focus groups with strategic leaders, hiring managers and HR/TA teams; align with desktop research. Evaluation uses Omni’s four-level maturity index across five key areas: Strategy, People & Experience, Process, Tech & Data and EDI, with a further 20 sub-categories.
