Assessment 1 - PROJECT
You are employed as a construction manager for a local domestic house builder. The business has expanded recently, due to the high quality of workmanship and associated referrals from happy clients that followed.
You are looking for the following personnel to join your team
- Building Supervisor
- General Maintenance Person - to go between all current projects undertaking minor rectifications as required
In summary - this unit requires you to develop, advertise, interview, shortlist and offer a position to someone. As a group, each student will "advertise" their positions, and a selection of their fellow class members will apply. (It is important that each "applicant" take this opportunity seriously, as it will be invaluable practice for apply for, and attending job interviews in real life!).
Your task is to create a Job description for the 2 different positions that will be available within your business. (You will also be responsible for placing this job advertisement in the appropriate advertising medium)
When putting this job description together you can draw on your own knowledge of what skills, knowledge and experience is required to perform this role. You may also need to do some research to find out what skills are required for this position this could be done through using the internet, and other tools that would help you compile this job description.
Things to consider:
- What competencies, knowledge, experience, attitudes and personal attributes are required to perform this position
Whom may you need to consult when putting this job description together
The look of the job advertisement, its appeal to applicants
The advertisement is written taking into account all relevant legal and organisational requirement
- This job description must identify application details
- Which advertising medium are you going to use and why
- Also cost the options of advertising mediums should be attached and details of costing Whom may you need to consult with prior to the advertisement being placed
In submitting this task, you are required to develop the following documents:
- 2 different position descriptions
- An induction checklist (to be used when inducting the new employee into your company
- A generic unsuccessful letter for unsuccessful applicant
- A generic successful letter for your successful applicant
- An interview proforma / assessment form you can use within your organisation when recruiting new employees. This proforma should include a list of questions you would ask your candidates during the interview
- 2 different vacancy advertisement - one for print media and one for online media.
Instruction for Students:
Whilst researching and writing your assessment, it is important to:
- Read the Assessment description carefully.
Assessment should be in a Word format.
Assemble and analyze a set of sources that you have determined are relevant to the issues you are investigating.
Acknowledge clearly when and how you are drawing on the ideas or phrases of others;
Consult your instructors when you are unsure about how to acknowledge the contributions of others to your thought and writing.
- Read the Plagiarism policy and procedure carefully to understand the consequences that you could face if your work is plagiarized.
Student can seek clarification regarding the assessment required to be done.
- Students can ask for reasonable time from Assessor for preparation of project or Assessment, Students can seek information on additional reading material and reference for completion of the assessments.
- Students with special needs can seek assistance from Assessors depending upon the nature of the need.
- Submit this document along with your Assessment work.
Assessment 2 - Observation/Demonstration
Working with another person, you will be required to prepare for and conduct face to face interviews with a minimum of 2 applicants for either one of the positions detailed in Assessment 1, or for an administrative assistant. You will be provided with 4 job applications from other students. Your partner and yourself will form the selection panel, and are expected to:
- Develop relevant interview questions
- Short list candidates from the applications provided
- Interview each candidate as outlined below"
- Select the most suitable candidate for the position (or explain why no candidate is suitable)
- Negotiate salary and employment conditions with successful candidate-2
Contact the students referee (to be role played by your assessor)
- Advise the successful candidate of the result in writing
- Advise the unsuccessful candidate of the result in writing
- Provide an employment contract and relevant workplace forms to your chosen candidate
- Advise all other relevant people of the new employee within the organisation (other members to be role-played by the assessor)
You are to allocate 2 other students to play the role of the candidate, whilst you perform the role of the employer. In the event that the other students are not suitable for this role-play, you can perform the role of one candidate, and another staff member can perform the role of the second candidate
When providing a total package for offer, ensure you entail gross salary, superannuation, employment conditions (in line with students process), and other benefits on offer. Keep the figures realistic to the level of the position being offered.
Things to consider whilst role-playing the interviewer:
- Be organised
- Prepare a selection criteria to use for each interview
- Know your position
- Know your company
- Arrange access to all required documentation for this process
- Be prepared to ask questions
- Be prepared to be asked questions
Things to consider whilst role-playing the job seeker:
- Be prepared
- Develop your CV
- Apply sincerely for the position - use it as practice for real job applicants
- Have questions ready
- Answer all questions to the best of your ability
- Try to win the job
It is important that you take this role-play seriously. Think of it as an op rf unity to practice for a real job interview, and to improve your interview skills.
Assessment Summary
- Your assessor will observe you performing the above task
- Review the observation checklist to know what is expected of you. You may refer to this checklist at any stage PRIOR to the commencement of your assessment.
- You must not refer to this checklist whilst you are being assessed.
Assessment 3
1. Describe how you would oversee the management of probationial employees
2. Describe the following principles
- Equal Opportunity
- Industrial Relations
- Anti-discrimination
3. Detail 3 different specialists you may utilise with recruitment and induction
- Recruitment Agencies
- Remuneration Specialists
- Security Checks
4. What are employee contracts?
5. Who do you need to pay work-cover for?
6. Detail 4 different ways you can employ someone
7. What are psychometric and skills testing programs?
8. Provide 2 reasons might candidates not want you to reference check?
9. How might you encourage a candidate to allow you to reference check?
10. How might you encourage an employer to provide a reference check if they do not want to?
11. Describe the Human Resource Life Cycle.
12. Briefly detail the following principles
- anti-discrimination legislation
- ethical principles
- codes of practice
- privacy laws
- occupational health and safety