Adding Grammar Testing to Hiring Practice After reading Kyle Wiens’s Article‚ “I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar‚” in the July 20‚ 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review‚ I would like to make some suggestions on the decision of adding grammar testing to our company’s hiring practice. Wiens has suggested two reasons why good grammar is one of the essential characteristics of a job candidate: Good grammar reflects professionalism and trustworthiness of the candidate; Grammar indicates how
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The issue I have selected to examine from both positions of both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association is Diversity and also Human and Civil Rights within the classroom. At the National Education Association‚ they understand “that education advocacy and social justice advocacy go hand in hand.” Because there is a great increase in incredibly diverse classrooms‚ they are working towards equal opportunity and social justice for all students and staff. They even
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Diversity Michelle Fishburn Walden University Masters in Science of Education E-Portfolio-Transition Point Three 21 July 2014 Diversity As an educator in any school you have experienced a diverse range of students; from boys and girls‚ young adults‚ to immigrants starting a new life. In each classroom you will encounter and continue to encounter a different mix of student demographics. In order to be an effective educator you learn to adapt the curriculum and teaching methods to each
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issues in candidate selection. I presume that the best method for the United States to select a president is through an election‚ and the best method of determining a CEO of a private company is appointment. The election process for the president has many pros and cons attributed to it‚ though it remains the proven method for selecting who should wield the powers of the Executive Branch. While many may not agree‚ especially in the current election cycle‚ the election presents the candidates with the
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Diversity in the workplace is a topic that many industries and organizations spend an abundant amount of time and training on in order to ensure its presence. Today’s workplace is more diverse than it has ever been in history. While the workforce has made strides in the direction of equality‚ it is still far from attaining total equality in the workplace. A company must value diversity. The main objectives of valuing diversity include awareness‚ education‚ and positive recognition of the differences
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“Perception is the process by which individuals organise and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment” (Robbins‚ Judge‚ Millet‚ M. 2011:6). When it comes to hiring in organisations‚ perception is one of the major influences that affects the evaluator’s decision. It has been suggested that decisions of whether or not to hire a candidate is never made rationally. Instead‚ evaluators tend to be biased towards candidates who share similarities with the firm and
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YAHONG LI JIANGYONG LU ZHIGANG TAO SHANG-JIN WEI FOXCONN V BYD (A): COMMERCIAL ESPIONAGE OR LEARNING BY HIRING? Teaching Note Synopsis Foxconn International Holdings Limited (“Foxconn”) is the world’s largest contract manufacturer of mobile phones. Its competitor‚ BYD Company Limited (“BYD”)‚ entered the market in 2003 and has initiated a learning-by-hiring strategy by actively recruiting workers from Foxconn. In May 2006‚ Foxconn first discovered a leakage of its trade secrets to BYD through
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Vice-Presidential candidates Mike Pence(R) and Tim Kaine(D) took to the stage Tuesday to debate which of their running mates could best lead the United States through a turbulent period in its history. Governor Pence and Senator Kaine were both given the chance to defend and promote their respective running mates in the debate‚ which took place in the crucial swing-state of Virginia and covered topics from economics‚ to foreign and domestic policy‚ to faith. The beginning of the debate asked each
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How to Diversity Effects on Organizations Organizations are dynamic eco-systems of people collaborating and communicating within and across complex systems of relationships and subcultures. These rich eco-systems are full of differences - different personal values‚ experiences‚ perspectives‚ beliefs‚ professional‚ national cultures and emotional states. Diversity consists of visible and non-visible factors‚ which include personal characteristics such as sex‚ race‚ age‚ background‚ culture‚ disability
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Having a president with no party affiliation‚ would mean candidates would have a difficult time raising money for their campaigns. Money is important for elections to help influence and mobilize voters (Kernell‚ et al.). Campaigning for presidency is a money contest between each candidate and party. For example‚ the last election Trump was able to spend so much of his personal money to get what he wanted and did not have to rely as much on donors. Modern campaigns are based on technology such as
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