Task 4 Recruiting & Selecting Employees

Discuss how to develop and effective recruiting program for an organization.
Describe the recruiting process: who does it, how recruiters do it, and where they find recruits.
Differentiate between realistic and unrealistic job previews.
Determine a cot-benefit analysis of a recruiting program.
Analyze different strategies that organizations might use to recruit blue-collar, white-collar, managerial, technical, and professional applicants.
Explain the steps in the selection processes.
Examine what selection criteria are available and how they can be used to make selection more effective.
Use selection tools such as interviews and biodate more effectively.
Compare the different types of validity – content, construct, and criteria-related.
Discuss the value of controversial selection methods such as drug testing and integrity testing in light of current organizational and social environments.

Watch the LinkedIn Learning course: Align Recruiting with Job Requirements with Barbara Bruno (1 hr 6 min)

Using what you have learned from your reading and the videos, develop a recruiting flyer and/or job advertisement. The purpose is to better explore recruitment, selection and orientation practices.
You will create a recruiting flyer for new talent. The Flyer The flyer will be available to potential talent. Your focus may be for internal or external new hires. It is meant to getting potential talent excited and involved in the recruiting process.

Decide on the recruit target (internal or external).
Decide on a message.
Decide on how to tell the story.
Create a flyer (digital or print).
The flyer must include these elements:

– A Title,

– A recruiting message,

– Images (make sure you have copyright rights to the image), and

– A way for potential recruits to take the next step.  

SAMPLE SOLUTION

The recruiting flyer for a fitness instructor job opening targets external new talent. The flyer will contain information about the company and the position to be filled accompanied by a description of desirable skills, contact details and application instructions (Bruno, 29th March, 2017). The recruiting flyer will be posted on the company’s website and popular social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram. Applications for the position will be done online.
A fitness instructor leads, instructs, and motivates groups or individuals in exercise activities, including strength raining, cardiovascular exercises, and stretching. Some of the responsibilities of a fitness instructor include; demonstrating and explaining how certain exercises are performed to avoid injuries and improve fitness; providing alternative exercises during workouts for different fitness levels; monitoring clients’ progress and adapting programs as required; and providing clients with information or resources about lifestyle, nutrition, and weight control…