Discussion 4 Recruiting and Selecting Employees

Discussion 4: Recruiting and Selecting Employees
This week we will explore the recruitment process as well as what is involved in the effective employee selection process. Recruiting is a means by which organizations can deal with shortages in human resource needs. The selection process is the system an organization uses to select applicants that will best meet the organizations needs.

During the second week of the discussion, students are to upload two reply posts in response to their classmates’ initial posts. Each reply post should respectfully agree or disagree with the position(s) taken by your classmate and state the reasons for your position. Each reply should encourage further discussion from the author of the initial post and be a minimum of 150 words. The two reply posts are due on Sunday at 11:59 pm EST. Please be sure to utilize the reading materials (and any outside sources) to support your position(s) and include proper APA citation (in-text and reference list) in your post.

See the discussion rubric in the Important Documents Folder for more details on grading.

Course Materials:
Read Chapter 7 and 8 in your Human Resource Management Textbook.
Initial Post: (Minimum 300 words) – Due Sunday @ 11:59pm EST
Answer the following questions in a scholarly post of 300 words or more by Wednesday.

Why is it important to have an accurate and well-written job descriptions and job specifications when recruiting job applicants? Why should a selection method be both valid and reliable? What could happen legally if a company uses a section method that lacks these characteristic?
Please choose two student posts that you agree or disagree with and respond to the posts using course content and other academic references to defend your position and add to the overall conversation.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

A job selection and description criterion assists an organization and potential candidates to understand expectations in a particular job position and to evaluate whether a person is a perfect fit (Robertson, 2019). Not only should job descriptions and specifications be accurate but they should also be up to date due to the changing nature of the employee’s job functions. Lacking an accurate and updated job description can affect the recruitment process and later the productivity of the employee…