MAN 3301 – Human Resources Management

Recruiting and Selection Module Exercises

Everyone will need to perform two tasks prior to class to complete these exercises:

  1. Peruse the Sunday paper’s Employment Classifieds. Find an ad for a job that looks interesting to you. It can be the job you’re doing for your job project, what you want to be when you grow up, what you’ve always, “secretly” wanted to be, or just some job that looks interesting.
  2. Go to O*NET Online, an occupational information site that contains job descriptions for many common occupations (there is a link to this site on my webpage). Select “Find Occupations” and search for the position you’ve selected. You may have to modify your keyword search by typing a more general title for your job and selecting the best from a list your search generates. You can also search by “job family.” You’ll need to print the “SUMMARY” report for class. Read your ad and the job description to make sure they match.

Student Name: ______Section: ______

Job Title: ______

Job Description title and ID number: ______

Bring your ad and O*NET Job Description to class with this page completed when we start the Recruiting & Selection exercises.


MAN 3301 – Human Resources Management

Human Resources Planning & Recruiting

Armed with your ad and job description, you’ll start working on a recruiting strategy. You DID read the first page and bring in an ad…right?

Purpose

The purpose of this exercise is to allow the student to practice using basic recruiting techniques. Specifically, this exercise practices application development and recruiting source selection.

Content

Working in teams, students will review the ads and job descriptions brought in by team members. They will then begin to develop a recruiting strategy for this position.

Assignment

Part 1 – Application

What changes would you make to the application distributed as part of this exercise? Specifically, you should answer 4 questions:

  1. What would you remove and why?
  2. What would you add and why
  3. What would you keep, but modify and why?
  4. What would you leave the same and why?

Your answers should reflect use of the red and yellow lights discussed in class as well as recommendations regarding application content.

Part 2 – Application Content

Specific to the job your team selected, what content (KSAs, experience, education, location, etc.) would you look for when reviewing applications submitted for this job?

Part 3 – Sources

What other sources (besides the newspaper ad) would you use to generate an applicant pool for this position. List each and describe your team’s use fully. Be sure to include internal AND external sources. (I’m looking for a minimum of 4!)


MAN 3301 – Human Resources Management

Human Resources Selection – Pre-Employment Testing

Armed with your ad and job description, you’ll start working on a recruiting strategy. You DID read the first page and bring in an ad…right?

Purpose

The purpose of this exercise is to allow the student to practice using basic recruiting techniques. Specifically, this exercise practices testing development.

Content

Working in teams, students will review the ads and job descriptions brought in by team members. They will then begin to develop a testing strategy for this position.

Assignment

Part 1 – Qualification & Competency Identification

List all qualifications an applicant would need to be a candidate for this position. Remember the difference between an “applicant” and a “candidate?” Next list all “competencies” for this position. It’s ok, if items appear in both lists.

Part 2 – Testable Qualifications

Review your lists and indicate which qualifications and competencies are “testable.”

Part 3 – Testing

Pick 3 and describe pre-employment tests that you’d use to assess a candidate’s qualification for your position.

Part 4 – Validity

In a report, tell how your tests are “valid” according to the Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection discussed in class. Remember to include:

ð  Criterion Validity

ð  Content Validity

ð  Construct Validity


MAN 3301 – Human Resources Management

Human Resources Selection – Interviewing

Armed with your ad and job description, you’ll start working on a recruiting strategy. You DID read the first page and bring in an ad…right?

Purpose

The purpose of this exercise is to allow the student to practice using basic recruiting techniques. Specifically students will practice interview preparation.

Content

Working in teams, students will review the ads and job descriptions brought in by team members. They will then begin to develop an interview strategy for this position.

Assignment

Part 1 – Behavior Based Interviewing

Identify 3 behaviors you would like in a candidate for this position. Develop 3 behavior-based interview questions.

Part 2 – Competence Based Interviewing

Identify 3 competencies you would like in a candidate for this job. Develop 3 competence-based questions.

Documentation

Turn in the following information:

·  A cover sheet with your names, the name of the assignment, date, and “MAN 3301.”

·  Your chosen ad and Job Description

·  A report covering all three assignments:

o  Planning & Recruiting (3 parts)

o  Selection – Pre-Employment Testing (4 parts)

o  Selection – Interviewing (2 parts)

Be sure that your report explains all assignment parts completely and thoroughly. Use headings to separate the different assignments and subheadings to separate the parts.