QUESTION 1

How can an employer determine whether the recruiting and selection procedures being used to select employees are effective? Choose a particular occupation, as an example to illustrate your answer.  Indicate the steps you would take and explain your proposed course of action with relevant and appropriate examples.

QUESTION 2

Assume that you’re are working in the HR department of an organization that has recently decided to hire directly from any university into entry-level sales and management positions. You have been asked to identify the basic orientation and career development needs of these new employees (the hiring departments will look after training for the job contents of the initial position). What kind of needs would you identify as being most important, and what kinds of HR initiatives would you recommend for these new employees? Explain with relevant examples.