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Assignment #1

Dell is hiring. After years of shedding staff, they are expanding their sales, engineering, and marketing forces. Research what jobs they have open now and pick one. Then recommend sourcing methods to fill this type job. Consider if they should look internally, externally, or externally internationally?

After reading this assignment, conduct independent research to help support your paper. Then in a 2 – 3 page paper create a sourcing plan to fill this job and address the following:

  • Provide an overview of the purposes of a sourcing plan
  • Identify 4 key points about a staffing plan
  • Create the staffing plan for this position:
    • Desired employee(s) profile
    • Recruiting source choices
    • Recommended sources for this position
  • Provide your conclusion and make sure to adress the importance of sourcing plans
  • Be sure to use APA style with at least two sources cited

Assignment #2

Case Study Scenario: Kforce, Inc. is a top professional staffing agency. They have been selected to assist the Mayo Clinic in hiring a system-wide CIO (chief information officer) due to the difficulty the human resources division has had trying to fill this job.

There is a purpose for using outside agencies, such as employment agencies, search firms, and other third party recruiters. These helpers assist the company, for a fee, to find enough special candidates to select the right new hire typically for a hard-to-fill opening or high-level opening. Using an agency is outsourcing some of the staffing process. As such, the human resources person or a top manager works closely with the agency to provide the search consultant with all needed information about the job opening so that the headhunter can conduct a concise search and deliver the most qualified and interested people to be considered.

After reading this case study, conduct independent research to help support your paper. Describe the benefits of the external recruitment process from both the employer side and the search consultant side. Then in a 2 – 3 page paper address the following:

  • Provide an overview of the search firm function
  • Identify the 3 key issues involved in performing this type of search
    • Explain how headhunting works.
    • Describe the difference between retained search and contingency search; which would be best for this case opening?
    • How will the headhunter find applicants?
  • What will the headhunter do to convince the applicants they are perfect for the job to get their interest in being considered?
  • Your conclusion on the value of headhunting
  • Be sure to use APA style with at least two sources cited

Assignment #3

Dynamics of Organization

Organization: Health Care Inc.

Employees: 15-20 thousand worldwide

Employee Occupations: Nurses, IT Specialist, Human Resources, Administration Staff, Management, Nursing Assistants (various levels & positions)

Goal of team: The business needs to expand to remain competitive in the worldwide marketplace. A team needs to be created to help the organization evaluate, justify, and propose ideas.

Business Module: Contract Nurses and Nursing Assistants to organizations worldwide.

For the this phase of your project, using your reading and other resources, create your plan for building your Health Care Inc. team. From your knowledge of teambuilding so far answer the following:

  • Develop and explain how you would integrate a process to create collaboration & cohesiveness within your team environment.
    • Include specific benefits to the organization.
  • Evaluate the types of leadership:
    • Select at least three and compose an outline of what leadership you feel is required for your Health Care Inc. team tasks.
    • Give specific examples of task, event and/or situations that may need to occur.

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