Problem
Scenario I: Jennifer and Pierre (HR employees) are asked to join in a panel interview. During the interview, they saw/heard the managers interact with the interviewees (applicant):
One of the applicants for a sales position was in his 50s, which made him about twice as old as any other applicant. One of the managers asked this candidate "Do you think you'll be able to get up to speed selling an Internet product?" and "You know, we'll be working very long hours here; are you up to that?"-questions that he did not ask the other, younger candidates.
Another candidate was a single mother with two children, and another manager asked her "What are your children's ages and what childcare arrangements do you have?" and "This job involves quite a bit of overtime and weekend work. Are you sure your kids won't get in the way of that?"
• Identify and explain one red flag for the 50 year old candidate in the interview AND identify and explain one red flag for the single mom candidate in the interview. Why do you consider it as a red flag(s)? Backup your answer(s) with research. More importantly, explain your thought process. Provide the resource(s) you've used in your research such as article(s) or webpage(s).
Scenario II: There was also a disturbing incident in the office. There were two employees, Maya and Dan, whose job it was to actually place the course and other educational content on the website. Dan, along with Alex, the web surfer, occasionally used vulgarity, for instance, when referring to the problems the firm was having getting the computer supplier to come to the office and repair a chronic problem with the firm's server. Pierre's HR representative's attitude was that "boys will be boys." However, Jennifer and Maya cringed several times when "the boys" were having one of these exchanges and felt strongly that this behavior had to stop.
• Identify and discuss at least one HR red flag(s) in this scenario. Why do you consider it as a red flag(s)? What is the impact of this scenario on the organization/company? Backup your answer(s) with research. More importantly, explain your thought process. Provide the resource(s) you've used in your research such as article(s) or webpage(s).
Also Answer these additional following questions.
i. What recommendations would you present for your client? Explain.
ii. What challenges do you anticipate the employees/company may have as they implement your recommendations?
iii. What plans do you have to address those challenges?