Task 2: Describe the best “targets” for your recruiting efforts by considering the job and organizational context. Evaluate the various methods of recruiting in terms of whether they seem more like “open” or “targeted” recruiting, using the information in the book to help you make this decision. If some methods seem more “targeted,” whom do you think they target?…
Tanglewood prides itself on encouragement of diversity in the workplace. All hiring and promotion decisions should be made on the basis of character and quality of work. The ensuing lawsuit brings about a need to analyze Tanglewood’s selection strategies to ensure these practices are not hindering the promotion of diversity. The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) requires that all organizations keep records that will allow for calculation and comparison of these statistics. The UGESP also requires that the four-fifth’s rule be calculated in all organizations. If is it shown that “a selection rate for any…group is less than four-fifths (4/5) (or eighty percent) of the rate of for the group with the highest rate” then this will usually be considered to be evidence of adverse impact.…
The continuation of the application of affirmative action in the labor market. “Affirmative action is one of the most controversial government interventions in the labor market since the abolition of slavery.”(Jonathan Leonard) Affirmative action pertaining to the labor market takes a very different stance. Under Executive Order 11246 (part of the Civil Rights Act), “ you are not to discriminate against any employee because of race, color, religion and sex, as well as take affirmative action to ensure that there is a diversity of employees”. The contradiction of this statement is astonishing, and to have that nailed in the coffin known as our Constitution, is the ultimate blow on the use of this policy in the workplace. The fact that we must not consider race, but consider it in terms of diversity is overall a confusing concept and forced employers to establish ‘quotas’ to meet racial goals. This is very beneficial for white collar or craft jobs, where employers are hesitant to hire minorities or women because they do not believe they can handle the burden of the job. This maybe one of the only circumstances where federal pressure is advantageous, and statistics show that establishments are growing to give more job openings specially for african americans, hispanics and other minorities, decreasing its 89% white-hiring percentage. The effects of these kinds of policies are significant on a 99% confidence level or better, and have resulted in better representation in establishments(especially minority females) and also benefit companies in their own employment growth. However, these job openings are mainly in unskilled positions reducing the production of specially-skilled members of society, and basically producing only white specialties. Studied by Ashenfelter and Heckman(1976), taking african americans as an…
You will read through a series of resumes, look over reports made during interviews, and investigate the results of several standardized measures of employee suitability. This case thus integrates information from several earlier cases that have involved making an appropriate choice of measures, but now applying it with a specific group of individuals. From these multiple pieces of data, you will develop a recommendation for hiring. You also will develop guidelines for how similar selection decisions could be made for the entire organization.…
The long term success of any organization ultimately depends on having the right people in the right jobs at the right time. Objectives and the strategies used to achieve those objectives are meaningful only when people with the appropriate talents, skills, and desire are available to carry out those missions. For this assignment, I have researched the following four pieces of federal legislation and how these pieces of legislation can effect and create additional challenges for recruiters, the talent acquisition process as a whole, and how Human Resources departments process their internal procedures to be complaint with federal law. The four pieces of legislation for this assignment include: Title VII Civil Rights Act Parts 64 and 91, Age Discrimination, Immigration Reform and Control Act, and the Adult Disability Act.…
An organisation’s ability to attract talent from outside depends on how potential applicants view the company, the sector in which it operates and its culture. This is why BRAND IDENTITY seems to be one of the most important factors influencing an organisation’s approach to attracting talent. The top-notch candidates will always ask ‘what’s in this for me’? ‘Unless a business is a brand new start-up, they’re likely to have an existing reputation as an employer – whether this is intentional or not. Given that potential new employees make decisions about joining based on this impression, it pays to define a strategy to make sure the right (and real)…
There are likely law enforcement agencies in this county who have the same phrase in their application solely because it mitigates the chances of their hiring practices being challenged in court under Title VII. These agencies may not have any allegiance to the principal or goal of the statement; nor have any real intentions to hire those applicants. In many departments the standardization of hiring processes seeks to prevent personal biases and favoritism. However, these standardized processes and tests have also drawn criticism, with some claiming a disparate impact being present often either in the construction of the test or variances in the minimum qualifications.” Disparate impact is…
Business environments today display diversity, a numerical composition that reflects different kinds of people, such as men and women of different ethnic origins, educational experiences, and professional backgrounds (Beamish, Morrison, Inkpen, & Rosenzweig, 2003). A vast amount of organizations are emulating a diverse workforce. Fair treatment of employees is the responsibility of the human resource management team within a firm. Footsteps of past generations are the facilitating mechanism allowing today’s generation to participate in a safe and fair workplace. Specific rules and regulations assist in equal employment opportunities for every employee. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and the Drug-Free Workforce Act protect employees and employers, are targets of present-day court cases, require the HR department to manage employer-employee relationships, and facilitate the implementation of HR compliance policies.…
Many of organizations today use a variety of techniques for collecting evidence and data about applicants. Methods such as, interviews, personality tests, ability tests, assessment centers, physical tests can be used to classify if applicants are suitable or unsuitable for the job and the company's culture. According to Schultz and Schultz (2010), hiring decisions usually are not based on one method, but on a combination of methods. Organizations are using varied selection tools to guarantee that they collect all of the relevant information. Job analysts are measuring these facts carefully, with objectively and in a nondiscriminatory manner (Schultz & Schultz, 2010).…
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Throughout the history of the United States, there have been few laws or established commissions to protect employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws with employers who have fifteen (15) employees or more (EEOC, n.d.). According to the EEOC (n.d.) website, the EEOC laws make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee based on a person’s race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. It is also illegal for a company to discriminate against a person because they complained…
VEDDER, RICHARD. "The Declining Importance Of Race And Gender In The Labor Market: The Role Of Employment Discrimination Policies." Independent Review 18.2 (2013): 305. Master FILE Premier. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.…
Describe the best “targets” for your recruiting efforts by considering the job and organizational context. Evaluate the various methods of recruiting in terms of whether they seem more like “open” or “targeted” recruiting, using the information in the book to help you make this decision. If some methods seem more “targeted,” whom do you think they target?…
Throughout history our world has been forced to change the laws that govern us to keep up with how we evolve as a society. What was prevalent in the fifties is not the case in today’s time. Specifically the American workforces along with the laws and policies that govern them have truly evolved. Today American workers have protection from laws that were non-existent in the times of our parents. Often times, stories of how workers were discriminated against because of their race, age or gender seem preposterous and out of sort. In current times, the majority of Americans would find it appalling for a worker to lose their job based on their race, age or gender. The scenario presented for this week’s topic covers one of these types of discrimination – age discrimination. Age discrimination “involves treating someone (an applicant or employee) less favorably because of their age” (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d.).…
Social and demographic changes - have led to challenges for agencies in recruiting qualified workers. These challenges are intensified by recruitment standards set by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, which have historically eliminated many candidates seeking employment…