{"id":13,"date":"2022-03-30T03:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T03:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/stevensantiagoblog\/?p=13"},"modified":"2022-03-30T03:08:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T03:08:01","slug":"the-case-for-recruitment-and-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/stevensantiagoblog\/2022\/03\/30\/the-case-for-recruitment-and-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Case for Recruitment and Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>It is understandable why an organization would choose product design or marketing to invest in rather than staffing. After all, as consumers we are not purchasing the company&#8217;s excellent hire. Rather, we are purchasing a product or being influenced to purchase a product by clever and catchy advertisement. I started buying Old Spice products 10+ years ago because of the funny\/entertaining commercials they had such as this one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/owGykVbfgUE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Old Spice Commercial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think something more tangible such as the product or something easier to measure like the effectiveness of advertising are easier for companies to invest in. It is hard to measure the cost of a bad hire or maybe not even a bad hire. Perhaps the individual is just less than an optimal hire. These costs don&#8217;t always jump out directly on a finance report making them easier to overlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>What are the potential strengths and weaknesses of an organization&#8217;s decision to not prioritize recruitment and selection in favor of a focus on other aspects of the business?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of an organization&#8217;s strength prioritizing product development, for example, over staffing is that the organization may develop a very good product that is appealing to consumers. This could lead to higher market share, increased revenue, and increase margin dollars. They may also be able to stay on the cutting edge of technology for their product and stand a better chance of becoming an industry leader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A potential weakness of not prioritizing staffing is they may hire the wrong people to design and manufacture their product. The organization may have a great vision and idea. However, if they do not have the right people, they will not be able to make a great product. Another weakness may be that too many wrong hires create a toxic work environment. This may drive out some of the better employees or create workplace issues that take away from productivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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? It is understandable why an organization would choose product design or marketing to invest in rather than staffing. 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