The Blindspot
The Workforce Planning Gap
Most hiring decisions are reactive. A role opens, a job description is assembled from the last time the position was filled, and the search begins. The skills listed may have been critical two years ago. They may still be relevant. But without current data, there is no way to distinguish between the skills that create competitive advantage and the ones that every candidate on the market already possesses.
Strategic workforce planning requires knowing what the broader market is demanding. It requires understanding which skills are emerging before they become expensive to recruit for, and which of your existing team's competencies are depreciating.