Resourcing Talent RTO 3.
Activity 1
Produce a report of approximately 750 words, in which you identify and assess 4 factors that affect an organisation’s approach to both attracting talent and recruitment and selection. Identify and explain 3 organisational benefits of attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. Describe 3 methods of recruitment and 3 methods of selection.

1.1 Explain the organisational benefits of a diverse workforce.
Publisher Malcolm Forbes once said that 'diversity is the art of thinking independently together.'
Diversity is vital in today's workplace. Having a diverse workforce opens up a wealth of possibilities and helps to encourage creativity and innovation.
Benefits include: * Positive company image;
Companies who hire individuals from a range of backgrounds gain a reputation for being a good employer. Potential customers often feel more valued and can view the company as being fair therefore give more business to these organisations. * Increase in creativity;
People from other cultures, age groups and backgrounds can offer different ways of thinking and solving problems. The more ideas you can obtain from different people, the more likely you are to develop a workable answer or solution. This is a tremendous advantage of diversity in the workplace. * Capture more of the market;
When your workplace is home to a diverse group of people with different experiences, your company can more effectively market to consumer groups from a wide range of backgrounds, ranging from racial and ethnic backgrounds to older and younger adults. Building a diverse workplace can help you increase your company’s market share.

1.2 Explain the factors that affect an organisation’s approach to talent planning.
The recruitment process of a company is affected and governed by a mix of various internal and external factors. Internal