Apple's Talent Acquisition
Based on the information given but in your own words, explain what approaches to
recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition
Based on the information given I would choose Electronic recruiting, and the internal source approach as the two recruiting methods for Apple’s talent acquisition. The overall goal is to identify and attract applicants from among individuals already holding jobs with the organization
Internal source recruiting allows hiring from within the organization through transfers, promotions etc. “Organizations recruit existing employees through job posting, or communicating information about the vacancy on company bulletin boards, in employee publications, on corporate intranets, and anywhere else” (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright, 2011). Internal recruiting has proven to be a cheaper and quicker method to fill open positions in the organization. In addition, the employee is already familiar with the culture, and operations of the business; the organization is also familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of their employees. Internal recruiting motivates employees and increases their overall productivity.
Scott Forstall, the VP at Apple, proved internal recruiting to be beneficial to the company when he needed to put together a team of people to design and develop the iPhone. Scott recruited and interviewed some of Apple’s known top performers from various departments in the company. These employees were “people who had achieved success in their own fields and were at comfortable top rungs in those fields” (Arzu, 2011). After internally recruiting these top performers (Internally), a team was put together that successfully developed the iPhone and the rest is history. Another recommended recruiting method is Electronic Recruiting. External sources of recruitment have to be solicited from outside the organization. It is evident that recruiting candidates through Internet-based technologies is cost-effective,
recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition
Based on the information given I would choose Electronic recruiting, and the internal source approach as the two recruiting methods for Apple’s talent acquisition. The overall goal is to identify and attract applicants from among individuals already holding jobs with the organization
Internal source recruiting allows hiring from within the organization through transfers, promotions etc. “Organizations recruit existing employees through job posting, or communicating information about the vacancy on company bulletin boards, in employee publications, on corporate intranets, and anywhere else” (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright, 2011). Internal recruiting has proven to be a cheaper and quicker method to fill open positions in the organization. In addition, the employee is already familiar with the culture, and operations of the business; the organization is also familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of their employees. Internal recruiting motivates employees and increases their overall productivity.
Scott Forstall, the VP at Apple, proved internal recruiting to be beneficial to the company when he needed to put together a team of people to design and develop the iPhone. Scott recruited and interviewed some of Apple’s known top performers from various departments in the company. These employees were “people who had achieved success in their own fields and were at comfortable top rungs in those fields” (Arzu, 2011). After internally recruiting these top performers (Internally), a team was put together that successfully developed the iPhone and the rest is history. Another recommended recruiting method is Electronic Recruiting. External sources of recruitment have to be solicited from outside the organization. It is evident that recruiting candidates through Internet-based technologies is cost-effective,