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Module 2 – Case
RECRUITMENT OF APPLICANTS
Assignment Overview
Signature Assignment: Critical Thinking, Introduced level
In this assignment, your critical-thinking skills will be assessed. The
critical-thinking rubric will be useful for this purpose. In this course,
HRM401, critical-thinking skills will be assessed at the “introduced”
level. In HRM404, they were assessed at the “reinforced” level.
Finally, in MGT491 your critical thinking skills will be assessed at
the “emphasized” level. The grading rubric for information literacy at
the undergraduate level has been developed to measure student
success in meeting the HRM401 Case 2 expectations. Rubrics for
the other two courses are included in their respective assignments.
Before starting this assignment, be sure that you are familiar with
what is meant by “critical thinking.”
Critical thinking is one of the five key rubric criteria by which your
assignments are graded. Therefore, you are expected to
demonstrate evidence of critical thinking in all assignments. For an
overview of critical thinking, first read the Kurland article and then
review the chart and watch the video:
Kurland, D. (2000). What is critical thinking? Critical Reading.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. (2014). A must-have
chart featuring critical thinking
skills.
chart-featuring-critical.html
Listen
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Foundation for Critical Thinking. (2015). Our concept and definition
of critical thinking.
of-critical-thinking/411
According to research by MRINetwork (2015), the current job
market is 90% candidate driven. That means you don’t pick talent
anymore. Talent picks you. Consequently, finding and hiring ideal
job candidates, especially those with in-demand skills, has become
extremely hard, expensive, and time-consuming. There appears to
be a competition between two focus points: recruiting new
employees and retaining top talent.
Every company has a strategy for finding its new employees, but
they do not often review their recruitment strategy once it is
created. The result is that many companies are behind the curve
when it comes to attracting and retaining today’s tech savvy
employees because they don’t know what new strategies are
attracting workers. It is imperative that every company that wants to
stay in business have a recruiting plan that includes several
recruiting strategies and continuous review and tweaking of the
plan.
Examples of Ways to Source Job Candidates
Every Internet user has access to platforms which executive search
consultants or recruiters could once only have dreamed of. Many
people talk about LinkedIn—a social network platform where
millions of users can display their CVs, preferences, strengths, and
professional contacts. This information is accessible to anyone.
Although LinkedIn is definitely the most commonly used platform for
social community recruiting, we shouldn’t forget about other social
media platforms. Twitter, forums, and blogs in particular provide
interesting options for finding promising candidates. Twitter is still
underrated as a candidate search tool. All of the more common
social media platforms today are now sources for new job
applicants, too, including Facebook, Snap Chat, and Instagram.
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Other ways to source new job applicants discussed by Martik
(2018) include
1. Campus Recruiting
2. Social Media Recruiting
3. Employer Branding
4. Employee Referrals
5. Employment Agencies
6. Job Boards
7. Talent Pools
8. Talent Scouts
9. Guerilla Recruiting
Most of these ways to source job applicants are not new, but they
are still useful and provide an option for those companies with less
tech savvy HR personnel.
For this assignment, conduct your own research about recruiting
strategies by starting with a review of the following:
Required Materials
Arthur, D. (2019). Chapter 1: Recruitment forecast: compete for
talent: develop a strategy. In Recruiting, interviewing, selecting &
orienting new employees. Harper Collins Leadership. Available in
the Trident Online Library Skillsoft database (Books 24/7).
Martik, K. (2018, September 24). 15 new recruiting trends you
should implement in 2019. Talent Lyft.
trends-you-should-implement-in-2019-updated
Critical Thinking
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. (2014). A must-have
chart featuring critical thinking skills. Retrieved from
chart-
featuring-critical.html
Foundation for Critical Thinking (2015). Our concept and definition
of critical thinking.
of-critical-thinking/411
Kurland, D. (2000). What is critical thinking? Critical
reading.
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Sources used for this section
MRINetwork. (2015). Recruiter sentiment study. MRI Network. Retrieved from
Case Assignment
After you have completed the required readings, researched
concepts in this assignment, and located high-quality references to
support the content of your submission, address the following
scenario:
You are the Vice President of HR with your current or a past
employer. You have been asked to develop a recruiting strategy for
filling several highly technical positions in the IT department.
The deliverable for this project includes a presentation to the Board
of Directors in which you: (1) identify and discuss the specifics of a
recruitment strategy to recruit candidates to fill two vacant IT
positions; (2) give your rationale for selecting the components of
your recruiting strategy for each position; (3) explain the importance
to the company to develop a culture that incorporates the
philosophy of a diverse and inclusive workplace; and (4) compare
your suggested strategy to a specific example of a successful
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recruitment strategy companies are currently using to find similar
qualified employees.
Your submission must be a PowerPoint slide presentation (at least
12 slides with voice-over; the cover slide, reference slide, or the
Questions slide do not count in the 12-slide minimum count; note
that additional slides are always encouraged).
Limit your slide content to main points with appropriate artwork. The
verbiage of your audio files should be typed onto the notes part of
the slides, as pictured below:
You can read off your notes while you record the slide’s audio. TIP:
Save the file as the slide number, such as Slide 4.
Introduce (and properly cite) at least three sources from the Trident
Online Library, two of which must be high-quality articles about a
concept in this assignment. The high-quality references must be
from peer-reviewed academic journals or textbooks.
Citation and reference style instructions are available
at
Also see the Trident guide to APA Style, 7th edition.
You will find the following useful as you critique sources:
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Herring, J. E. (2011). Chapter 3: Evaluating websites, Figure 3.1, p.
38. In Improving students’ web use and information literacy: a guide
for teachers and teacher librarians. Facet Publishing. Available in
the Trident Online Library, EBSCO eBook Collection.
Lack, C. W., & Rousseau, J. (2016). Chapter 4: What is critical
thinking? In Critical thinking, science, and pseudoscience: Why we
can’t trust our brains. Springer Publishing Company. Available in
the Trident Online Library, EBSCO eBook Collection.
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the Case
rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects of
the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and
precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length
requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert
opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and
synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does
the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and
analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized, and well
written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for
graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are
paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of
responding, or is justification/support instead conveyed through
excessive use of direct quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission demonstrate
that the student has read, understood, and can apply the
background materials for the module? If required, has the student
demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by the student’s use
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of relevant and quality sources? Do additional sources used provide
strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping
the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of
APA Style of referencing by inclusion of proper citations (for
paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all
sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the
assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are
these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper been
included on the References page?
Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC (Trident’s
learning management system) on or before the module’s due date?
