The Partnership for Public Service has said that an FBI initiative designed to anticipate job vacancies well in advance of when they occur could similarly help other agencies more quickly fill open positions.
A blog posting cited a model created by the agency’s HR department that forecasts vacancies up to nine months out in every occupation by estimating how many employees are likely to leave, the time it takes to fill such positions and the percentage of job offers that are accepted.
“That information helps the bureau understand when it should start recruiting new talent and how many offers it needs to ensure it remains fully staffed . . . The model also considers the percentage of candidates who don’t successfully pass the background investigation, helping supervisors understand how many people they need to interview and how many provisional offers they need to make to fill a position,” it said.
It added that while original adoption was low among field offices, with tweaks to make the system more user-friendly and with training, it is now in wide use. “The FBI’s attrition model shows that, while it might take time for staff to buy into new innovative hiring practices, there is always room to improve how agencies find, acquire and develop new talent,” it said.
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