Homework: How to Hire Right the First Time
There is no best way to hire new employees - a strategy that works for one organization may not be best suited to another. Hiring practices and strategies vary based on position, location, resources, and industry. The purpose of this homework is for you to begin researching and analyzing the concept of sourcing, selecting, and hiring new employees. This homework will also provide a vehicle for you to review the process in an organization with which you are familiar, thereby building a foundation from which you can learn and assess.
For this homework, you will write a four- to five-page paper (excluding the title and references pages) analyzing the manner in which an organization with which you are familiar hires new employees.
• Assess the hiring process of the organization.
• Explain how and where the organization sources candidates.
• Identify who determines the recruitment and selection process.
• Identify who reviews resumes and performance background checks and who determines if drug or medical assessments are necessary.
• Explain who makes the decision on what the ideal candidate "looks like" for the position (i.e., job requirements and qualifications).
• Examine the roles that managers, recruiters, co-workers, and candidates play in the hiring process.
• Assess the organizational strategic components related to the hiring process.
• Describe goal alignment between the hiring process and the organization strategy.
• Evaluate how the organization's strategy affects the hiring process.
• Evaluate how human resources (HR) can change organizational strategy when the strategies create issues for the hiring process.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.