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Home Work Reminder…. Due on the 28th
Prepare to make oral presentations to the
class on your paper.
Written scrip should be submitted for grading
Grading Criteria. (Content, Presentation)
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Upon completion of the topic you should be
able to identify best practices in recruitment
and selection of employees
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The process of identifying candidates for
current or future positions or vacancies
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Legal Constraints (Discrimination etc)
Economic Constrains (Can the company afford to
pay extra staff)
Industry Constraints (Some feel that there is little
avenue for growth in the industry)
Organizational Constraints (School meals
workers off on Saturday, Night Club workers
having long hours)
Position Constraints – Some Job are perceived as
glamous
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Companies expectations vary but must be met
Dress/attire
Etiquette is how we behave and make others feel
comfortable
First impressions are critical
Table manners
Treat others with dignity and respect
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Personal SWOT analysis
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Pinpoint strengths to maximize
Pinpoint weaknesses to minimize
Pinpoint opportunities to use to your advantage
Pinpoint threats to neutralize
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Good resume is a must it’s a vital tool in ‘selling’ yourself
Should include:
◦ Heading with contact information
◦ Career objective
◦ Career experience
◦ Accomplishments
◦ Education
◦ References
Cover letter
Academic record
Extracurricular activities
Professional Organizations
Volunteer
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Match yourself to the job
Match knowledge, skills
and abilities to posted
position
Prepare
Do your homework on
company
First Impressions
Tattoos, Piercings, Heels, Dreads
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Be ready to ask questions
Dress for the job you want
Arrive early
Be polite
Send a thank you note
19. Starting
salary, possibilities of raises
Personal satisfaction
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self-expression
creativity
initiative
independence
Professional
goals
20. Unemployment rate: A government statistic
that measures the percentage of worker who
are not employed, but who are seeking work.
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Build employee morale.
Can be initiated very quickly.
Improve the probability of making a good
selection because much is already known about
the individual who will be selected.
Are less costly than initiating external or
outsourced searches.
Result in reduced training time and less training
costs because the individual selected need not be
trained in organizational topics with which he or
she is already familiar.
Encourage talented individuals to stay with the
organization.
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Inbreeding and a lack of new ideas can occur
when an organization relies only on its own
current workers to fill advanced positions.
Resentment among employees can occur when
one worker is chosen for advancement while
others are not.
Increased recruitment and training efforts result
when a position is filled internally because the
position vacated by the promoted employee must
also be filled with a new staff member (who must
also be trained).
25. An approach to seeking job applicants that
focuses primarily on those candidates who
are not currently employed by the organization.
27. In selecting candidates employees consider the
following
Applications
Interviews
Pre-employment testing
Background checks
References
Competition
28. Maiden name
Name of spouse
Birth place
Birthplace of parents
Assets owed
Religion
What is your religion?
What religious holidays do you observe?
Which church do you attend?
What do you do on Sundays?
31.
35% of resumes have false information
Facebook
Criminal History
Credit Reports
Driving Records
Academic credentials
32. Always obtain written consent before
conducting an background checks
Evaluate results fairly
Restrict access to information obtained in
background checks
Do your checks as one of the last steps in the
selection process
33.
Negligent hiring: Failure on the part of an
employer to exercise reasonable care in the
selection of employees.
Negligent retention: Retaining an employee
after the employer became aware of an
employee's unsuitability for a job, thereby
failing to act on that knowledge
34.
Employment agreement: The terms of the
employment relationship between an
employer and employee that specify the
rights and obligations of each party to the
agreement.
Offer letter: A proposal by an employer to a
prospective employee that specifies the terms
of employment. A legally valid acceptance of
the offer will create a binding employment
35. Offer letters, when properly
composed, can help prevent legal
difficulties caused by employee or
employer misunderstandings. As their
name implies, offer letters detail the
offer made by the employer to the
employee. Some employers believe
offer letters should be used only for
managerial positions. To avoid difficulties, all employees should have signed
offer letters in their personnel files.
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Position being offered
Compensation included
Benefits included (if any)
Evaluation period and compensation review
schedule
Start date
Location of employment
Special conditions of the offer (i.e., the at-will
relationship)
Reference to the employment manual (see
Chapter 3) as an additional source
of information regarding employer policies
that govern the workplace
Signature lines for both employer and
employee
Date of signature lines