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ORG 535 Module 2: HR Leadership Case Study
Slide 1
Title: HR Leadership Case Study
Slide 2
Title: Objectives
Determine the components to consider in an HR strategic plan.
Slide 3
Title: Challenge
This two-scenario challenge, will enable you to:
· Understand the role of an HR director creating a job advertisement for a department supervisor.
· Explore the role of an HR professional tasked with improving a failing job advertisement that has not attracted enough qualified candidates.
· Practice collaboration skills to determine the key components needed in the job ad to attract the most qualified candidates.
Slide 4
Title: Scenario 1 - Create a job advertisement for a Department Head
For the first part of this challenge,
you should use a job ad for your ideal career or job. The department head is frustrated that there do not seem to be any qualified applicants for the job available in his department.
Slide 5
Title: Your Approach
As an HR director, how would you allay the frustrations of the department supervisor?
Answer field
Slide 6
Title: Your Approach
Feedback
As an HR director, you should communicate your understanding of his frustrations and the need to find a solution as it affects the company mission.
Slide 7
TItle: Scenario 1 – Fostering collaborative HR practices
The process of creating a job includes conducting a job analysis. The typical tools include:
· Subject matter experts
· Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ)
· O-Net database of job descriptions
Slide 8
Title: Your Approach
How would you facilitate a collaborative effort with him in determining the job skills and qualifications most needed for the job?
Answer field
Slide 9
Title: Your Approach
Feedback
To be more collaborative, you could enlist the help of the department head and his subordinates in gathering the job specifications for the advertisements. This could be done in a work session, group discussion, etc.
Slide 10
Title: Scenario 2 - Improving an existing job advertisement
Now, imagine you are an HR professional and have been asked by your director to make improvements to an existing job advertisement.
The HR director tells you that the current job ad has two problems: 1) It has not attracted enough applicants. 2) The applicants that have applied are not as qualified as they need to be for the position.
She suspects that the improved job ad needs to be more responsive to the actual needs of the department and company culture.
Slide 11
Title: Your Approach
As an HR professional, how would you go about using a more collaborative approach in gathering information for creating a job ad?
Answer field
Slide 12
Title: Your Approach
Feedback
To be more collaborative, you could enlist the suggestions of current employees in the same job. You could also gather feedback from qualified candidates (who have not applied) on a social media website, such as LinkedIn.
Slide 13
Title: Final Submission
Return to your course in Blackboard where you will prepare a reflection post. Include responses to the questions below.
In your opinion, what are the key components of a job ad that would attract the most qualified applicants? What are the best collaborative HR practices for job analysis and design?