Unit III Scholarly Activity
Assignment Content
This assignment measures your mastery of ULOs 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3.
Part 1:
You are voluntarily leaving your position. (This can be a position you currently have, one you have had in the past, or one that you would like to have.) Your supervisor has asked you to create recommendations the organization can use when filling your position.
In your response, explain how your position fits in with the overall objectives of your organization. Describe how effective filling of this position will support the organization’s success. Include a discussion to address the specific “knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) required for your position.
For your response, provide recommendations on the following:
Note: You will need to use headers/headings for each main topic/point. At a minimum, you will need a header/section for: Introduction, Job Analysis, Realistic Job Preview (RJP), Structure Job Interview, and a Conclusion. The assignment is a full scholarly paper that has to be done in APA format with a title page, the sections/headings noted above, proper in-text citing of sources, and APA formatting for all references listed on the last page of the paper.
Job Analysis: List each of the five job analysis methods explained in Chapter 4 of the textbook in the Job Analysis section and for each method discuss why you would or would not recommend the technique be used to analyze your job.
Realistic Job Preview (RJP): After reviewing the information about RJPs in Chapter 5 in the Evaluation of Recruiting Programs section, create a realistic job preview for your job to present to candidates.
Structured Job Interview: Develop a 10-question structured interview to be used to select someone to fill your job. Keep in mind the general guidelines that questions should be job related. Also, keep in mind the information in Exhibit 6.2 in Chapter 6 in the Applications and Preliminary Screening section of the textbook, regarding what types of questions are legal.
For Part 1, support your response with a minimum of one peer-reviewed source other than the course textbook.
Part 2:
We know discrimination is illegal. But diversity is not law, nor necessarily even policy within organizations.
Note: Do not write this section of the paper in a series of questions and answers by repeating each of the below questions and then answering them. You will need to reword each of the below questions into a header/heading and then have a narrative to cover the information required. For example, the first question could be changed to a header of “Workforce Demographics”.
APA formatting using the 7th edition of the APA guide is required for the paper, all sources cited, and the last page with all the references listed.
Does your present employer’s workforce or a past employer’s workforce mirror the community around you?
What benefits and challenges do organizations derive from a more diverse workforce?
What policies can organizations enact to increase diversity?
For Part 2, support your response with at least one peer-reviewed source other than the course textbook.
For your submission, including both Parts 1 and 2, you must have a minimum of three pages, which does not include the title page or reference page.
Unit 3 Scholarly Activity Paper Human Resource Management Assignment
