July Newsletter
July 2015
Pittsburgh Police Face HR Nightmare

"Pittsburgh is struggling to recruit and retain enough police officers to replace retirees and meet Mayor Bill Peduto's pledge to bring the bureau's strength to 900.
 There's well-established research that shows that preventative presence of police in a community tends to reduce incidents of crime and disorder."

 "Give me 50 more cops, I can stop the violence."



The Reasons Behind Pittsburgh Police's HR Nightmare
The Reasons Behind Pittsburgh Police's HR Nightmare

Is This a New Problem?
Sources say no, this has been a struggling issue since 2010 in the precincts of Pittsburgh.

What human resources planning, if any, was in place to avoid the current crisis at hand?
 


Study entitled: "Analysis of the Reasons for San Diego Police Department Employee Departures"

The conclusive result: It's NOT based on salaries.

"Inadequate pay is not the reason SDPD has a staffing shortage. Excessive pensions, the staggering expense of DROP, and a failure to fund recruitment efforts are the reasons why. The unions would have you think otherwise."
Dave Baker's Take on the Issue

"To the human capital expert it is obvious that this challenge isn't political, it's founded in poor human capital strategic planning and the missing link to develop and implement a succession planning program to build the corps due to the significant number of boomers (aka baby boomers) who are part of the workforce and will be leaving continuously over the next 10+ years."

 

Human Capital Advisors' Recent Placements and Openings

Take a look at what HC Advisors is working on this month and see our successful placements.