RECRUITMENT, HIRING, AND
RETENTION STRATEGIES
STATUS REPORT
December 5, 2024
Presented By:
Linh Le, Employment Division Manager, Human
Resources
Randi Perry, Workforce Learning & Development
Program Manager, Human Resources
Public Safety, Finance and Strategic
Support Committee Meeting
CITY'S VACANCY RATE BELOW 10%
2 Vacancy Rate
Fiscal Year Benefited Budgeted FTE Vacancy Rate
FY 2017-2018 5,868 12.0%
FY 2018-2019 6,034 12.3%
FY 2019-2020 6,229 11.4%
FY 2020-2021 6,178 13.0%
FY 2021-2022 6,255 11.7%
FY 2022-2023 6,468 12.4%
FY 2023-2024 6,616.16 10.5%
FY 2024-2025* 6,556.06 9.63%
* Data as of September 2024
HIRING GOALS
Agile Hiring Goals
Hiring Quarter Minimum Goal Maximum Goal Job Offers Accepted FY 21-22, Q3 217 278 174
FY 21-22, Q4 194 268 224
FY 22-23, Q1 198 292 290
FY 22-23, Q2 208 295 258
FY 22-23, Q3 178 262 199
FY 22-23, Q4 200 297 272
FY 23-24, Q1 193 284 227
FY 23-24, Q2 172 266 190
FY 23-24, Q3 144 223 215
FY 23-24, Q4 142 217 224
FY 24-25, Q1 188 273 239
*FY 24-25, Q2 140 212 33
*FY 24-25, Q2 is not yet complete at the time of this presentation. 3 TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Citywide Mentorship Program Kickoff
September 25, 2024
4 ATTRACTING TALENT
Community Outreach – 24+ events since our last update in March reaching high school students, college students, VivaCalleSJ participants, and more
Social Media Messaging – branding the City as a great place to work LinkedIn Recruiter – promotion of vacancies on LinkedIn and targeted outreach to diverse and qualified candidates
5 NEXT STEPS
Continue to evaluate new ways to continue to improve
City recruitment, hiring, and retention efforts
Return to PSFSS Committee annually with updates
6