The essay instructions are below.

Many public HRM experts have called attention to the pressing need for more strategic human capital management efforts, especially in light of changing workforce demographics and the pending retirements of members of the Baby Boomer generation. Assume that you are a recently hired management analyst in the Department of Administration and have been tasked by your immediate supervisor with composing a 3-5 page research paper on the topic of ‘workforce planning/strategic human capital management’ for all Department heads to review. The primary goals of your paper are to:
1. Overview the topic of workforce planning/strategic human capital management, explaining the importance of this issue (human capital management) to Department heads and providing a base of information to aid them in addressing this issue within state government;
2. Based upon your review of contemporary employment trends, identify and describe focus areas that you believe will be of strategic concern to government leaders; and
3. Recommend key action items that managers within state government should undertake in addressing the strategic concerns listed above.