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FOUR ASSIGNMENTS: 2 Discussions and 2 Assignment

HR Knowledge 2: Recruitment

Thoroughly review the following video:

• Based on your review, please respond to the following:

Specifically focus on the 3 essential concepts of recruitment and select any one of the concepts to discuss. After discussing, explain to the management team why it is critical to effectively implement your chosen concept.

Note: Your response to the discussion must be informative, be supported with research,  and follow the requirements set by this course.?

Strategy, Planning and Selection Assignment:

Scenario

Assume for this assignment that you are being highly considered for a director-level HR management position for a best-in-class national retailer. You are in the final phase of the interview process and must respond to the interview panel regarding specific questions and scenarios that will help them determine if you are a good fit for the new role. The company’s culture is centered on the effective development of strategy, plans, and selection criteria aimed at building and sustaining a competitive and profitable organization. It will be extremely important that you respond with a strategic mindset in order to convince the organization you are able to help them ensure the execution of the business strategy. 

Instructions

Write a six- to seven-page paper in which you do the following: 

Analyze different types of strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus or niche) and select which one you would deem more appropriate for an “efficiency-minded” retail organization and explain your rationale. How would the selected strategy ultimately affect how HR does its job?

Examine the four approaches to job design or redesign and provide an example (not a definition) of each. Then, make a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization. 

Consider challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identify and discuss at least two issues. What advice would you give to ease your selected issues? Be specific. 

List and describe 2–3 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process.

Example: 5 Tips for Designing an Effective Employee Selection System.

Also, what problems should HR and management teams avoid during the selection process?

Use at least four quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: You may only use the resources listed in the Course Guide and those that are specifically provided by the professor.

• This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Use the Strayer University Library to locate additional sources to support your work.
• The specific course outcome associated with this assignment is:
• Determine strategies for providing effective human resource management within an organization, including how to support competitive advantage, approaches to job design and redesign, and recruitment and selection.
• Additional Resources:

Complete viewing the video titled “The Recruitment Process” (3 minutes 58 seconds).

• Read Recruitment and Selection Process in HRM.
• Week 3 Discussion

Total Rewards Knowledge 2: Effectively Communicating Total Rewards

Please view the following video in its entirety:

You know from the video that there are at least 4 stakeholder groups to communicate the total rewards program for the organization. One stakeholder group is executives and another is employees. How and what would you communicate on the total rewards program to each? Does each group get the same message? HINT: There is additional information on communicating total rewards in the textbook.

Note: Your response to the discussion must be informative, be supported with research,  and follow the requirements set by this course.

Case Study – Geico

Go to the Geico website to read “Total Rewards Program.” 

• Write a five- to seven-page paper in which you:

Determine which facets of the Geico total rewards program align with the five top advantages of a total rewards program outlined in Chapter 2 of the textbook. Discuss your reasoning.

Create a strategy for ensuring that the Geico plan addresses all of the advantages.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the communication of Geico’s total rewards program based upon the website’s descriptions of the benefits. Recommend two areas for improvement.

Assuming employees are unhappy with the current plan, offer two improvements or changes to Geico’s total rewards program.

• Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.