Assignment task:
Retaining the best talent is a key responsibility of human resources, but so is obtaining the best talent, and that comes from a sterling recruitment process. In fact, the right talent remains one of the most important competitive advantages an organization can possess, a strategy that no amount of robots or artificial intelligence can compete against. But, having effective recruitment and selection, and an effective retention program starts with knowing the traits and characteristics that create productive employee.
Human resource professionals must have a clear understanding of the traits and characteristics that comprise the most productive, and thus valuable, employees in order to create the recruitment process that will find those individuals. With that background, address the following in the first discussion question:
1. According to the research identified, what are the three most important traits and/or characteristics of the most productive, and valuable, employees in the marketplace today?
2. What one, truly innovative, recruitment strategy should human resources develop that would have the best chance of recruiting this type of person/talent?