USAA Assignment

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Project paper outline

1. Cover page: Use APA format. Include team member names and their contribution to the project. Include the name of both your project sponsor and firm.

2. Abstract: This should be an introduction to the project. You should include the project’s purpose (observe, map, measure, evaluate, and reflect) on the firm’s talent acquisition process. Provide an overview of the firm -- its industry sector, firm’s geographical location(s), total # of employees, and any other descriptive information. Identify & label the high-level process steps using conventional labels (e.g., sourcing, recruiting, selection, testing, placement, onboarding) or those used by the firm). Include a map of the talent acquisition process (this is a macro view of the entire process and does not include sub-processes).

3. Body: This section of your paper is a narrative of each process step. Provide definitions of the talent acquisition process and process sub-steps. Identify and describe the target position you have studied.

a. Step 1: Sourcing -- provide a narrative that defines the process and its sub-steps. Identify interfaces (staff, mgmt., applicants, etc); cycle time (total time to start and complete a process and its sub-steps), and process step cost(s). Include other information collected relevant to the process. Include a map of the process and its sub-steps.

b. Step 2: Planning -- provide a narrative that defines the process and its sub-steps. Identify interfaces (staff, mgmt., applicants, etc); cycle time (total time to start and complete a process and its sub-steps), and process step cost(s). Include other information collected relevant to the process. Include a map of the process and its sub-steps.

c. Step 3: Recruiting -- a narrative that defines the process and its sub-steps. Identify interfaces (staff, mgmt., applicants, etc); cycle time (total time to start and complete a process and its sub-steps), and process step cost(s). Include other information collected relevant to the process. Include a map of the process and its sub-steps.

d. Step 4: Selection -- provide a narrative that defines the process and its sub-steps. Identify interfaces (staff, mgmt., applicants, etc); cycle time (total time to start and complete a process and its sub-steps), and process step cost(s). Include other information collected relevant to the process. Include a map of the process and its sub-steps.

e. Step 5: Testing -- provide a narrative that defines the process and its sub-steps. Identify interfaces (staff, mgmt., applicants, etc); cycle time (total time to start and complete a process and its sub-steps), and process step cost(s). Include other information collected relevant to the process. Include a map of the process and its sub-steps.

f. Step 6: Placement -- provide a narrative that defines the process and its sub-steps. Identify interfaces (staff, mgmt., applicants, etc); cycle time (total time to start and complete a process and its sub-steps), and process step cost(s). Include other information collected relevant to the process. Include a map of the process and its sub-steps.

g. Step 7: Onboarding -- provide a narrative that defines the process and its sub-steps. Identify interfaces (staff, mgmt., applicants, etc); cycle time (total time to start and complete a process and its sub-steps), and process step cost(s). Include other information collected relevant to the process. Include a map of the process and its sub-steps.

h. Step 8: Retention -- provide a narrative that defines the process and its sub-steps. Identify interfaces (staff, mgmt., applicants, etc); cycle time (total time to start and complete a process and its sub-steps), and process step cost(s). Include other information collected relevant to the process. Include a map of the process and its sub-steps.

4. Evaluate the talent acquisition process. Include a macro view of cycle time and cost.Identify opportunity for improving the process by reducing or eliminating cycle time and/or costs. Prepare a SWOT analysis using date you collected (e.g., strengths of the process(s).

5. Conclusion: Reflect -- What did I learn from this experience?