Talent Acquisition, Management, & Retention Strategies

Seth Smith wants to create a new position in his organization and hire a Vice-President of Operations as soon as the Board of Directors approves recommendations made by the HR Department. This position would be a critical and strategic high-level executive employee. Smith does not believe there is anyone in the company that can fit the bill for this key employee who will oversee the company's expansion.

Smith wants to move to using technologically-competent machines in floriculture. This technology theoretically will lead to a reduction in labor or a hiring freeze, particularly for floriculture workers. The idea is to end up getting more crops in the fields while lowering costs and input. Furthermore, he needs someone who can oversee and correct operational inefficiencies. Smith wants a highly educated business person with experience in the industry who can handle all aspects of the business: planning, purchasing, sales and fulfillment, and inventory.

Write a 700 - to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:

· A job description for the position of Vice-President of Operations.

· A report on the use of outside sources of candidates to include explaining the pros and cons of informal recruiting, recruiting on the Internet, Social Media, and what is involved in working with a recruiting company.

· A talent retention plan for five years to ensure that once a person is hired, the person will remain loyal to the company and want to grow with it. Include any relevant training and education anticipated that will be required.

Analyze organizational limitations and how those will be addressed.

Include justification for each recommendation for forecasting needs, considering corporate culture, diversity, Affirmative Action issues, and any strategic steps that should be considered.

Format the Talent Acquisition, Management, and Retention Strategies assignment consistent with APA guidelines, except for any template or form you might use for the job description.

Use headings to appropriately signal the topics and keep your document organized.

Use a minimum of three in-text citation sources within the plan and identify them in your APA correctly formatted References page.

Individual Assignment: Talent Acquisition, Management, & Retention Strategies

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to engage students in applying previously learned job analysis principles to writing a job description for a strategic critical level employee. In doing so, the student must take into account the organization’s strategic goals and its limitations to make sure the position is aligned with the company objectives. Further, students apply multiple methods of talent recruitment including the use of a variety of sources as well as outsourcing the function, development of talent, and effective retention strategies for considering future workforce planning.

Resources Required

Blossoms Up! Case Study

O*Net section in Ch. 4 of Fundamentals of Human Resources

Grading Guide

Content	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The student includes a job description for the Vice President of Operations.
The student includes a report that gives information on use of outside candidates, pros and cons of informal recruiting, internet recruiting, social media, and working with a recruiting company.
The student adds a talent retention plan.
The student analyses organizational limitations and how they will be addressed.
The student justifies each recommendation, which includes forecasting needs, corporate culture, diversity, Affirmative Action, and any other strategic steps.
The student uses a minimum of three sources.
The paper is 700 to 1,050 words in length.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		3.5	#/3.5

Writing Guidelines	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
Organization
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
The introduction provides a sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		1.5	#/1.5

Assignment Total	#	5	#/5
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