Discussion—Hiring for Success

Discussion—Hiring for Success

At this point in the course you should be well armed with the tools and knowledge necessary to make better-informed and rational choices. Apply that knowledge as you tackle one of the most important, and yet heavily subjective, of management responsibilities—the hiring process.

Assume you have been tasked with redesigning your organization’s hiring processes. Respond to the following:

• Select two of the six pitfalls listed below:

Influenced by initial impressionsJustifying past decisionsSeeing what you want to seePerpetuating the status quoFraming the hiring decisionOverconfidence

• Examine how you might change the process to avoid your selected pitfalls.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

   

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Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Initial response: Was insightful, original, accurate, and timely.Was substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts.Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.
Discussion response and participation: Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner.Offered points of view supported by research.Asked challenging questions that promoted the discussion.Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.
Writing: Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner.Responses were error free.Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited.
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