Internet Recruiting

Resources

• Internet Recruiting Scoring Guide.
• APA Style and Format.
• Writing Feedback Tool.
• CareerBuilder.
• Indeed.
• Monster.
• SimplyHired.

Overview

As part of CapraTek's HR team, you have been asked to research other employers and their Internet recruiting practices. This assignment has three parts:

• Evaluating an employer's online application process.
• Evaluating online job search sites for ease of use and information.
• Developing a job description for a job posting.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Assess approaches for recruiting, selecting, and retaining talent.
  • Compare the quality of the job information for each employer and Web site from an applicant's and employer's point of view.
  • Summarize findings for or against CapraTek using these selected Web sites for posting positions and searching for applicants.
  • Develop a CapraTek job description for use in a job posting.
• Explore technology tools that support recruiting and staffing management.
  • Articulate the user-friendliness of the application process for the selected employers.
  • Articulate the user-friendliness of the general job search Web sites.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional.
  • Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional.

Assignment Description

Part 1

Identify two employers and their Web site links who offer candidates the ability to apply for positions online. If possible, use employers you have worked for previously. Look at the user-friendliness of the application process and the value of the general job information found online. Does the posted job information tell a candidate what he or she would want to know about the organizations?

Using information from your research, create a PowerPoint presentation with key bulleted points and a paragraph in the notes section on the following:

• Articulate the user-friendliness of the application process for the selected employers.
• Compare the quality of the job information for each employer from an applicant's point of view.

Part 2

Select two general job search Web sites (for example, CareerBuilder, Indeed, SimplyHired, and Monster). You may choose local or specific job sites for this assignment, but include the Web site links in your submission. Look at the ease of use and the value of the general information provided on these Web sites. Would you use this site to search for a job? Should CapraTek use these Web sites to post job positions or search for applicants?

Using information from the two job search Web sites, create additional PowerPoint slides and two paragraphs in the notes sections to include the following:

• Articulate the user-friendliness of the general job search Web sites.
• Compare the quality of the job information for each Web site from an employer's point of view.
• Summarize findings for or against CapraTek using the selected Web sites for posting positions and searching for applicants.

Part 3

Using your job analysis information for CapraTek's regional sales representatives you gathered in Unit 4, develop an online job posting for this position. You may make location and salary assumptions, as needed.

Finish the PowerPoint presentation with slides that outline the essentials for the regional sales representative job description and use the notes section for the following:

• Develop a CapraTek job description for use in a job posting. Include the following components of your job description:
  • A list of the most important duties and responsibilities, with percentage of time spent on each. Classify each duty as essential or non-essential.
  • A list of the necessary qualifications, including educational background, technical experience, skills, and abilities.
  • A description of the physical environment and working conditions.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional.

Submission Requirements

Your presentation should meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Written communication is thoughtful and free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
• Length of assignment: 10–12 PowerPoint slides with notes.
• Communication: Understand the audience and communicate professionally.

Refer to the Internet Recruiting Scoring Guide to ensure that you meet the grading criteria for this assignment.

Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.

Studies

Correlation: Measuring the Relationship Between Two Sets of Numbers

Transcript

Readings

Use your Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting & Orienting New Employees e-book to read Chapter 14, "Social Networks and Hiring," pages 264–277. This chapter discusses issues that social networking raises, including an employer using an applicant's social networking site as an initial screening device.

Use your Staffing Organizations book to read Chapter 7, "Measurement," pages 313–365. This chapter introduces important concepts, including four levels of measurement, as the course moves toward selecting the person to hire. It then looks at the way scoring is reviewed, including central tendency (average), percentiles, and standard scores. All of this leads to the concept of correlation or the relationship between two sets of numbers (example: height and weight for 20 fifth graders).

Use the Internet to complete the following:

• Read the article "8 Findings About the Impact of Social Media on Hiring" from The Hiring Site Blog for information on how many organizations use social media sites in hiring and how they do so.
• Read Morrow's 2013 article, "Hiring Practices and Social Media," from LegalZoom to learn how to use social media and stay within the law when hiring.
• Read Heathfield's 2015 article, "Human Resources Information System (HRIS)," from About Money to learn the definition of HRIS.
• Read "Sample Job Descriptions" from Monster to use an alphabetized guide for writing job descriptions and to aid in job advertisement.

Review the document Technology Notes that support this unit's focus on selecting the best applicant for the position.

Multimedia

• Click Correlation: Measuring the Relationship Between Two Sets of Numbers to view the presentation.

Optional – Readings

You may choose to review the following in preparation for the unit assignment:

• CareerBuilder.
• Indeed.
• Monster.
• SimplyHired.