The human resource employee recruitment and selection processes are critical to maintaining a competent and fully staffed workforce. Although these processes may have some potential weaknesses, it is incumbent upon the organization to continue to identify these issues and make any required improvements.
This discussion has four parts, as follows:
- Think about personal experiences that you have had with a human resources department either during recruitment or the hiring process. What role did human resources play in the recruitment and selection processes? Your reply should focus on the tasks of the human resources group that would include items such as determining the need for new employees.
- Discuss the importance of each step of the recruitment and selection processes. Based on your personal experience, what step do you think is the most important, and why? Your response should provide details of these steps and not simply list the steps.
- From your personal experiences with the employee recruitment and selection process, what are some problems that you have seen, and what do you think could be improved?
- Think about a time when you were interviewing for a position. What test or assessment was used during your evaluation? In your response, speak to how the assessment was done and how effective you think it was.
If you have no personal experiences to speak of, interview a family member or friend, and provide their personal feedback.
II. Assignment Details
Selecting a performance management process and appraisal method requires significant levels of analysis. These would include the amount and quality of input, the time available to complete the appraisal, the value of the appraisal to both the employee and the company, and the clarity associated with the performance objectives that are developed.
This discussion has three parts, as follows:
- Using your own personal experiences and opinions, discuss what you believe are the benefits and concerns associated with each of the following types of performance appraisal methods:
o Supervisor-conducted
o Supervisor-conducted with input from the employee
o 360-degree appraisal - Discuss the benefits of management by objectives and how this impacts the performance management process in a real-life situation. Your response should include the basic steps that are associated with this process.
- Discuss the steps that are associated with a job analysis process. Based on your personal experience, why do you think the job analysis process is important?
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