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Tanglewood Case 3

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Tanglewood Case 3

Case Description/Introduction
I will analyzed the information from the recruiting data and will prepare a report with the best recruiting strategy to fill up a job vacancy for a store associate at Tanglewood store. Also I will use the organizational data to determine the best methods for recruiting new staff. And finally I will develop various forms of recruitment messages to encourage individuals to apply for a new job position.
“Recruitment is the process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers, and with appropriate qualifications, and encouraging them to apply for jobs with an organization.” (Mondy and Noe, 2005 page 221)

Development of a Recruitment Guide
First, I will develop a …show more content…

Western Washington uses a variety of recruiting methods. The primary methods of recruiting are referrals from current employees.
2. The Eastern Washington uses more traditional media advertising.
3. The recruiting methods of the Northern Oregon division fall into three major categories. The main methods are media and in-store kiosks. This division has also used staffing agencies lately. The division explicitly rejects the use of employee referrals, claiming that the use of signing bonuses leads to the hiring of unqualified individuals who are selected without sufficient qualifications due to favoritism.
4. The innovative character of Southern Oregon is reflected in their recruiting practices. They have relied primarily on a combination of staffing agencies, referrals, and kiosk advertising. All three of these methods were first tried in this region.
Northern Oregon’s suggestion for other divisions
Northern Oregon suggestions for other divisions are to adopt a less “touchy-feely” hiring practices and suggests only using kiosk and agency provided applicants but looking at the table 2.1 “Estimated costs for recruiting methods” we cannot support this proposed method because is to expensive compared it to the other ones. As we know job agency practices have a big advantage on retention rates and lower costs compared to kiosk and media recruiting but in my opinion this method should be considered for the other regions that were not presently

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