Enhance seasonal hiring processes at your organization
It’s no secret that seasonal workers are an essential part of your organizational strategy. Despite this, staffing for the “busy” season can feel challenging. Your operational managers and HR leaders are responsible for forecasting staffing needs while also quickly recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, and engaging seasonal staff in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
Although these tasks may seem daunting, there are strategic approaches to preparing for seasonal staff that will benefit your leaders and improve hiring operations at your organization for years to come.
In this white paper, HR expert Sharlyn Lauby walks you through the employee lifecycle for your seasonal frontline workforce and highlights best practices that’ll help your organization recruit, engage, and retain efficiently. Specifically, we’ll cover:
- Workforce planning: Forecasting and preparing for seasonal staffing needs
- Recruiting and hiring: Creating a strategy that aligns with your industry
- Orientation and onboarding: Streamlining onboarding with HR technology
- Compliance and payroll management: Using a real-time payroll system to track hours worked
- Retention, offboarding, and rehiring: Retaining employees and efficiently offboarding so they’re inclined to come back the following season
This white paper will help you adopt a more proactive approach to seasonal staffing, incorporating strategies that benefit your leaders and organization before, during, and after the hiring process.
About the author
Sharlyn Lauby
Author, Writer, Speaker, and Consultant
Sharlyn Lauby is the author of HR Bartender and president of ITM Group Inc., a Florida-based training and HR consulting firm focused on helping companies retain and engage talent. Before starting ITM Group, Sharlyn was Vice President of HR for Right Management Consultants, one of the world’s largest organizational consulting firms. She has designed and implemented highly successful programs for employee retention, internal and external customer satisfaction, and leadership development. Publications such as Reuters, The New York Times, ABC News, TODAY, Reader’s Digest, Men’s Health, Mashable, and the Wall Street Journal have sought out her expertise on topics related to HR and the workplace. Sharlyn launched HR Bartender to provide a “friendly place for everyday workplace issues.” The site has been recognized as one of the Top 5 Blogs Read by HR Professionals by SHRM. She is the author of Manager Onboarding: 5 Steps for Setting New Leaders Up for Success and The Recruiter’s Handbook: A Complete Guide for Sourcing, Selecting, and Engaging the Best Talent.