Month: March 2020

1. Why might organizations decide to allocate more resources toward marketing or product design rather than using those same resources to do a really good job in employee recruitment and selection?

So, the reason that I believe that organizations allocate more money towards marketing and product design is that is where they will get their greatest ROI. So, when it comes to most industries, the product is the most important thing to a customer or the price focus. In an industry where customer service is the primary focus point, then more money is allocated. A good example of where organizations might allocate more money towards marketing and product vs employee recruitment is the fast food industry. In many people’s eyes they rather see decent quality food with super cheap prices (dollar menu, or 2 for 6 specialty products) then go to a sit-down restaurant where the prices are higher, and the quality is exceptionally better. Customers rather take the lower quality item and worse customer service then paying significantly more. Most of the companies that do allocate resources more towards marketing and product design typically do not make fortune 500 company list.  

• What are the potential strengths and weaknesses of an organization’s decision to not prioritize recruitment and selection in favor of a focus on other aspects of the business?

 Pros/ strengths:

– reduced time spent looking for high quality candidates

–  shortened hiring process

– lower salary costs/ minimum wage rates

– costs can go towards higher prioritized items

Cons/ weaknesses:

• Higher employee turnover
• Possible low customer satisfaction as result of training
• More gaps in organizationally efficiency
• Weak team cohesiveness
• Bad company dynamic/ possible toxic personalities within the company
• Failure to have mentorship between employees
• Lack of future leaders, may possibly result in a downfall of the company

• Describe your experiences from the perspective of an applicant for the last job you for which you applied.

So, my experience is really simple from my last job that I applied for. So, the company that I applied for is called Maxim Healthcare. This company manages/ staffs healthcare professionals in education, prisons, hospitals, and other industries that may require healthcare professionals. My application process was really straight forward, I put in an application for handshake. This automatically generated my resume and sent it to the company. A month goes by and the accounts manager for their educational services team division. That would be the future division I would be working for, if I were to get the job. He basically told me what the position entailed and what the company was all about. He basically asked me a series of question, to try to get a feel if I would be a good fit with the company. He then followed up with how the rest of the interview series would go if we were to continue the application process.   

• Explain how your experiences during the job application process shaped your impression of the job you were applying for and your desire to work there (or in some cases to not work there).

In going through the application process, I like how it is structured. The only thing that I consider is a little excess is that there are 4 tiers of interviews in addition to the questionnaire/ pre- interview phone call. It is nice that the person you would actually be working with is helping you with the process, and gives you a strong Idea of what to expect throughout the whole process. I think that in giving me the perspective of what the job entails, is more in line with what I want to do in a future career and gives more insight of what the people who work there are like from a social aspect.