Question: As a human relations specialist at a small manufacturing firm interested in adding employees capable of conceptualizing and designing new products, you have been asked to develop screening criteria to rate new recruits on the following dimensions:
• Knowledge, skills, and expertise
• Drive, motivation, and perseverance (intrinsic motivation)
• Creative thinking
• Self-confidence, independence, and willingness to take a risk
• Willingness to be flexible and seek support as required
Explain in detail how you will complete this task, along with the recommendations you will make to individual departments in their quest to hire highly innovative individuals.