Students will complete the discussion in 12-point, Times New Roman font using APA format. There must be a minimum of two sources to support primary responses. Students are required to post their primary response (250 word minimum) by tonight at midnight. Students will upload a response post (secondary response to one other student), also by tonight at midnight (150 words minimum). You must have a minimum of two references to support your answer and two in-text citations of those references.
Discussion questions are worth 50 points, 30 for your initial post (answering the question) and 20 for your secondary post (replying to a classmate). You are only required to submit one secondary response.Submitting more than one secondary response will not raise your score but could lower it.
GRADING FOR DISCUSSIONS:
All discussions must be completed on time and must include in-text citations and references in APA style formatting. If you do not use in-text citations or they are not in APA format you will lose 3 points. If you do not have references or if they are not in APA format, you will lose 5 points. (You do not need citations and references for secondary posts).
- You will lose 10% based on word count if your posts are too short. For example, your initial post is 200 words, if you have 150 words you will lose 5 points…50 words short times 10% (50 x .10 = 5).
- If any part of your post is copied and pasted (ANY POST), you will receive a “0”. I will not ask you about it, and you will not have a chance to resubmit the
- If your post is late, you will lose points depending on how late the post is. If you post one week late or later, you will not receive any points. No points will be given for any assignment posted after the class.
Coping and pasting an article or copying the information and changing a word or two is not a significant post. If you do this, you will receive a 0 for the assignment—no questions asked.
- Articles need to be within the past 5 years.
- Provide appropriate APA in-text citations and
- You must participate in all discussion.
*Note that attendance is counted through the discussion forum.
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Module 6 Discussion: Recruitment and Selection
A candidate can have every skill you are looking for in a position, and yet still might not be successful at the job. Bringing a new employee into the organization means matching skills to job requirements and matching personalities to workplace culture.
Your HR team has worked hard to build a culture that supports the company’s brand and goals. The organization prides itself on open-door discussions between leaders and subordinates; they provide flexible hours and telecommuting; they’ve established core values and “work lingo” that support their employment brand. Your employee value proposition boasts that working for your company is like having a second family.
You’re an HR manager working with a recruiter to bring a new executive on board in the finance department. As a new leader, this executive will be driving workplace culture as much as he or she will be blending in with it.
Discussion Prompt
What type of interview questions would you ask candidates to ensure that they are a good fit for the company culturally? And what answers to those questions would prompt you to make the candidate an offer of employment? Write one or two questions and their “correct” answers to submit. Then, review the questions and answers of one of your classmate peers and provide comments.