On-demand Pools
Access on-demand talent for emergency cover, fluctuating demands or seasonal peaks.
Agile solutions where quality matters
Cut recruitment costs by 40%
Tools and resources to proactively grow and utilise internal talent pools.
By proactively building a database of pre-vetted candidates, organisations reduce the risks from talent shortages by having talent ready for both expected and unexpected demand. Axis Plus helps to shift reactive to proactive, speeds up onboarding, cuts costs and improves the quality of contingent staff.
Onboard, filter suitability & deploy
Simple tools to self-assign, cascade shifts to your internal talent, capture time and attendance and process pay.
Agile built in tools cascade open shifts sequentially to your contingent staff groups, based on selected preferences. Manually book individuals, publish shifts to your local pool or select wider pools based on skills, experience or availability.
Why develop talent pools?
What are the advantages of having a talent pool?
+ -Most organisations develop talent pools to save money, improve the quality of their contingent workforce and have suitable workers ready to work.
How do talent pools save organisations money?
+ -Mainly in two ways. One, by reducing the use of more expensive agency workers, and two by reducing the need to keep recruiting staff to fill temporary positions.
How is quality improved with intrenal talent pools?
+ -By directly employing contingent staff, organisations have the opportunity to train and manage the workforce, resulting in better outcomes for all stakeholders.
How do organisation create internal talent pools?
+ -To build a successful, well functioning pool of flexible workers, it's important to think carefully and plan ahead. Similarly for all employees, the critical infrastructure needs to be in place before you start, which as a minimum, needs to include:
+ Recruitment criteria
+ Contracts (zero hours / casual contract)
+ Rates of pay
+ Job descriptions
+ Line management
+ System onboarding
+ Payroll processes
How are the staff that make up the pools generally recruited?
+ -To successfully develop an internal talent pool, organisations need to be creative and establish different pathways to attract and recruit flexible workers. It's not uncommon for talent pools to be made up of:
+ Past applicants
+ Former employees (boomerang hires)
+ Referrals
+ People met at events
+ Individuals identified through proactive sourcing
What are the reasons internal talent pools fail?
+ -The principal reasons why workers join talent pools is to work when they're available and to get paid. If the hiring organisation doesn't have work available or doesn't have the infrastructure to make the contingent workforce aware of work opportunities, they will leave. Similarly with pay, if the payment process isn't well managed, the workforce will become frustrated and look elsewhere for work.
Can Axis Plus help us to put the processes and procedures in place to start a new pool and help to maintain it?
+ -Absolutely. We have over 20 year's experience helping clients to build successful talent pools. We also have a software platform that helps to manage all aspects of onboarding, work allocation and payroll facilitation.