To create an original Strategic Staffing Handbook that contains many of the vital tools used in the staffing process. Work must be original and written by the student.
Minimal borrowed material is permitted (no more than 10% of thecompleted handbook, so plan accordingly for any borrowed material in the draft!) and all information used that is not your own thought or own words must be cited via APA for ALL sources used (textbook, Internet, etc.). The majority of the Handbook must be original—meaning written by the student. (Note: this is NOT an employee or HR manual; it is a STAFFING handbook that could be used by managers as a resource for the staffing process.)
Guidelines
and MilestonesBack to TopGuidelines
You are the new HR Business Partner at a fictitious medium-size organization and it is your job to create an original (not copied from the text or other sources) handbook with many of the tools needed in the strategic staffing process. The body of the project should develop the following staffing tools:
- A definition of strategic staffing that supports the requirements of the organization.
- A description of the job analysis process and an example job analysis format.
- The approach to posting a position and the related rationale for taking that approach. Plus, a short example job posting.
- An example application form and an explanation of how it should be implemented and related reasoning for the approach recommended. Make sure your application form contains only legally permitted inquiries. (The corrected application form from Week 6 cannot be used.)
- Layout the interview process: (a) what is the organization’s interview philosophy? (b) provide some examples of good (non-generic and legally acceptable) interview questions. You may use some or all of the questions from your interview questions assignment (Week 5) as long as you did not receive feedback that they were generic. The questions from that assignment, however, were specific to a position you chose so you may want to standardize them to make them broader in scope. In other words, you are giving managers good examples of, perhaps, behavioral and/or situational questions that they could then customize for various positions.
- Describe the organizational philosophy and approach to pre-employment testing and assessment (performance, background/criminal, drug, etc.).
- Include three additional staffing elements that you believe are important to the staffing process. [If you are experiencing challenges with the final section (three other staffing elements) try using the Index or Table of
Content s from the textbook for ideas. That way you won’t accidentally include topics such as termination or discipline as these are not part of staffing.]
It is acceptable to use original information from your prior course assignments to help build this project (except the Week 6 Application Form). In the end, you should have a Strategic Staffing Handbook that you can reference in the future. Build this assignment for yourself!
Note that there is a tips and sample verbiage document in Doc Sharing that may help you get started on the Project. However, please note that NO verbiage from this document can be used in your Project.
The course project should be 10-12 full pages in length, double-spaced.
Milestones: (note- you must use the required
template in Doc Sharing for this project- for both the draft and final version)
- The draft version of the project is due in Week 3 (approximately 25% of the work should be completed in draft form). (90 points).
- The final version of the project is due in Week 7. (
250 points).
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these
step-by-step instructions
or watch this
Dropbox Tutorial
.
See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.
Grading RubricsBack to Top
Category | Points | Description |
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Documentation & Formatting | The project should have good structure as indicated in the best practices listed in this document. All resources used must be properly cited. | |
Organization & Cohesiveness | The final project should make sense to the reader from start to finish. The organization of the project should be logical and easy to follow without confusion to the reader. | |
Editing | Proofread the final project and ensure that each sentence is complete, the correct grammar is used, spelling is correct, etc. | |
150 | The content of the project is the key deliverable and is mostly found in the body of the project. All components of the project contribute to the final content. | |
Summary and Conclusion | Explain how this handbook can be used and the value that it brings to the HR professional involved in strategic staffing. What did you get out of this assignment? What did you learn? | |
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements. |
Best PracticesBack to Top
The following are the best practices in preparing this final version of the project.
- Cover Page – Include your name, course number, and the date.
- Table of Content – List the main ideas and section of your project and the pages in which they are located. Any illustrations should be included separately.
- Introduction – Your introduction should include the items below.
- Body of Your Report – Use a header titled with the name of your project. Then proceed to break out the main ideas. State the main ideas, state major points in each idea, and provide evidence. Break out each main idea you will use in the body of your project. Show some type of division like separate sections that are labeled; separate group of paragraphs; or headers. You would include the information you found during your research and investigation.
- Summary and Conclusion – Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An effective summary identifies the main ideas and major support points from the body of your report. Minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of the ideas and how they affect the staffing industry.
- Work Cited – Use APA citation format as specified in the Syllabus. No more than 10% of the total project can be from borrowed material and must be properly cited via APA. Review the APA materials provided in the Syllabus and Student Resources, as needed. Your instructor may submit your work to TurnItIn. Any uncited material or excessive cited material (above the 10% minimum) can seriously jeopardize points earned (beyond the Documenting and Formatting section of the rubric).
Introduce the subject and why the subject is important.Preview the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered.Establish a tone for the document.
Below are additional hints on preparing the best possible project.
- Apply a three-step process of writing: plan, write, and complete.
- Prepare an outline of your research project before you go forward.
- Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required.
- Use visual communication to further clarify and support the written part of your report, such as illustrations, diagrams, and the like
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10 Course Draft and Final Version REQUIRED Template
Student Name:
Type your name here
Instructions:
· Use this required template for the Week 3 Draft of your project (your Handbook below must be 25% completed for full-points consideration) and 100% complete for the Week 7 final version.
· Remember, this is a Staffing Handbook, not an Employee Handbook
· Remember that no more than 10% of the completed Handbook can be from borrowed material (so plan accordingly on any borrowed material used in the draft). The majority of the Handbook must be original—meaning written by the student. ALL sources used (textbook, Internet, etc.) must be cited via proper APA citations (
both
in-text with quotation marks and a
References
section). This includes any forms or samples in the Handbook. Everything in the Handbook will count towards the “no more than 10% borrowed” requirement, including forms. It is advisable if you create these yourself.
· See the Course Project tab for lengthier descriptions of each section. The specifics of the requirements of each section are NOT included here.
· Text font can be no larger than 12.
· You do not need to include a table of contents.
· Be sure to insert your fictitious company name, where needed, in the Handbook below.
· Your Handbook must be full 10-12 pages (not including this page, the cover page, or any reference page), double-spaced. You may single-space any forms or samples you create.
· Note that the spacing placed between sections is for illustration purposes only. Some sections you write may be longer than others. However, remember the final page count of text required (10-12 full pages).
· Save this document with the following title for the Draft/Week 3: LASTNAME_HRM410_Draft_CourseProject (or x)
· Save your finalized Course Project/Week 7 with the following title:
LASTNAME_HRM410_Final_ CourseProject (or x)
Proceed to the next page to begin creating your Handbook.
STAFFING HANDBOOK
COMPANY NAME HERE
Handbook Date:
Month/Year
OUR DEFINITION OF STRATEGIC STAFFING
JOB ANALYSIS
OUR APPROACH TO THE JOB ANALYSIS PROCESS
EXAMPLE OF JOB ANALYSIS FORM
POSTINGS
OUR APPROACH TO POSTING POSITIONS
BRIEF SAMPLE OF AN INTERNAL JOB POSTING
APPLICATION PROCESS
OUR APPLICATION FORM
HOW THE APPLICATION FORM IS UTILIZED (THE PROCESS) AND RATIONALE
INTERVIEWING PROCESS
OUR INTERVIEWING PHILOSOPHY
EXAMPLES OF LEGALLY ACCEPTABLE, NON-GENERIC INTERVIEWING QUESTIONS
PRE-EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENTS
ORGANIZATIONAL PHILOSPHY TO PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
HEADER
SUB-HEADER
Add in three other elements that you feel are important to the staffing process. Use the Header and Sub-Header above and create more if needed (renaming them to reflect your three other elements). Remove these instructions from your Handbook.
References
Instructions:
· List any sources (in APA format) you used in your Handbook for material you did not write, including material from the textbook, the Internet, or any other source.
· As a reminder, no more than 10% of the content above in your completed Handbook can be borrowed. The rest must be written by you.
· Any References listed below MUST also be cited within the text above (within your Handbook) with quotation marks and the source noted and vice versa. (In other words, you must have any sources noted in your Handbook included here and any sources noted here must be cited in-text in the Handbook as well.)
· Remove these instructions from this section after you have completed your References list.
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