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What happens when organizations do not prioritize recruitment and selection?
Organizations, and leaders of these organizations, are in the business of making money. For this reason, some leaders believe that it is more important to spend money on those functions that make money. There is a common belief that better products and flashy marketing campaigns make a company great. Spending money on employee recruitment and…
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Week 10: Most Important Thing You’ve Learned
I have learned in class is the understanding that cognitive ability testing is not reliable alone. I have worked for companies that still solely use cognitive ability testing in granting candidate interviews. Reading in week 7 part 2 about cognitive predictors there is clear guidance that cognitive predictors are not the best when used alone.…
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Week 9: Self-Reflection
1. What am I good at? I am good at time management. I am able to prioritize and anticipate the flow of meetings by knowing the attendees and the content to be presented. I am extremely good a being responsive. I understand the need for and the power of acknowledging others. This could be in…
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Week 7 – IPIP Results & Reactions
I took the original IPIP-NEO inventory containing 300 items. Please see the below summary of my results as they relate to the five (5) dimensions of personality. Extraversion. My score was high at 82, indicating that I am social, outgoing, and like to be around other people Agreeableness. My score was high at 91, indicating…
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Week 5 – Blog Post: Typical vs. Maximal Performance
As the business owner, I would hire Jaime. The reason is that it is harder to train someone to be consistent than to learn how to raise your performance ceiling. I believe that with consistent practice eventually, you will have a consistent high-performance ceiling. It is a nice-to-have an employee with a high-performance ceiling but…
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MGMT 448 Week 4 – Blog Post: Critiquing a Recruitment Ad
BRAND SUMMARY My brand is that of a responsive, adaptable, and high-energy professional who can lead through change and challenge. A strategic problem-solver with the ability to act quickly and decisively in high-pressured environments. I am a hands-on leader with extensive experience working across diverse industries and disciplines who is able to keep focused and…
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Week 3 – Job Descriptions
In my current role, I can honestly say there was not a job description that could have swayed me one way or the other. I took my current position based on the person who is my boss. The role could be basket weaver and I would have still taken the position. I hope everyone at…
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Week 2: Experiences with Discrimination
There are outstanding claims of discrimination made against one of your favorite companies. Do those claims change the way you feel about the company? The short answer is yes! I would 100% change my opinion about the company if there were claims of discrimination. As a customer, I want to support companies that are doing…
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Job Application Experiences
Anyone looking for a new job would tell you that the process is not for the faint of heart. In my experience, the application process is emotionally draining, no matter how prepared you are. I can thankfully say that my last job application process was over seven years ago. My job process experience began with…
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