The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) anticipates a positive 2022-2032 job outlook for manufacturing:
- Assemblers and fabricators: 188,600 job openings annually
- Metal and plastic machine workers: 90,800 job openings annually
- Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers: 42,600 job openings annually
- Machinists and tool and die makers: 38,200 job openings annually
- Industrial engineers: 22,800 job openings annually
- Industrial production managers: 15,300 job openings annually
These roles will require significant hiring in the coming years.
As the end of the year approaches, you should begin assessing your own hiring successes for the year and planning for 2025. Reflecting on what did and did not go well and specific methods for improvement support business growth.
Gathering your team to discuss hiring successes and challenges from the year provides insights for success in 2025. Reflecting on these experiences and applying your findings help guide your path forward.
Consider using the following steps for end-of-year reflection to assess your hiring success and plan for 2025.
Organize End-of-Year Reflection Exercises
Focus on five key questions in your end-of-year exercises:
- How effective was our hiring process overall?
- Which hiring obstacles did we face?
- What did we learn from our hiring mistakes?
- Should we modify our hiring metrics?
- How can we improve our hiring process?
Prepare Your Team for End-of-Year Reflection
Schedule a half day for your team to gather to reflect on your company’s hiring success this year. Let them know you will use everyone’s input to plan for additional success in 2025.
Ask your team to prepare responses using the following prompts:
- Recall some of your greatest hiring successes this year. What were you supremely proud of accomplishing?
- Think about the challenges or failures you learned from this year. What went wrong and when? Which lessons did you learn from the outcome?
- Consider the candidate feedback you received about our hiring process. What were some specific ideas for improvement? Did we implement them or decide to revisit them later?
- Are we focused on the right hiring metrics? Should add or delete any?
Participate in End-of-Year Reflection
Designate an amount of time to discuss each end-of-year reflection question. Ensure every hiring team member has adequate time to express their experiences and respond to others’ input.
These tips can help facilitate the discussion:
- Use whiteboards to write down each of the five questions you asked your team to consider.
- Allow adequate space to write down everyone’s answers.
- Ask follow-up questions to further explore the responses.
- Gather as much input as possible to help update your hiring process and plan your hiring needs for 2025.
Use the End-of-Year Reflection to Plan for 2025
Focus on your team’s end-of-year reflections on your hiring success to start planning for 2025:
- Develop and implement hiring process improvements.
- Emphasize the roles needed to fill.
- Include the skills needed to reach company goals.
- Find a staffing partner to elevate your hiring success.
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Let Impact Staffing get to work helping you refine your recruitment processes to set you up for success in 2025 and beyond. Reach out to get started today.
