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Running head: MANAGING TALENT: Can Yahoo Still Attract Tech Workers? 1

MANAGING TALENT: Can Yahoo Still Attract Tech Workers? 5

MANAGING TALENT: Can Yahoo Still Attract Tech Workers?

Grabriela Cortez

Kaplan University

MT203: Human Resource Management

Prof: Donald Park

February 7, 2014

MANAGING TALENT: Can Yahoo Still Attract Tech Workers?

  Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational Internet corporation headquartered.  Yahoo was a very popular business of the Internet. It is now seeking and recruiting for software experts.

The determination that I can draw about the supply and demand for labor at yahoo is that they need to raise the salaries. A high tech worker at yahoo should be making a good salary. One struggle employers always had was to attract and keep software experts, they were concerned that their employees would leave for a better offer. 

Susan Burnett is yahoo’s senior president of talent and organization development.  She established the development program called leading yahoos teaches leaderships, goal setting, and measurement of results. The yahoo’s corporate strategy supports efforts to create goals more visible to employers at all levels. Employees would also believe they have opportunities to advance themselves.

http://svenonia.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/yahoo-executive-links-learning-to-growth/

 If I was responsible for college recruiting at yahoo I would recruit the top schools for software engineering.  For example schools such as; Milwaukee school of engineering in Milwaukee, Michigan, Technological University in Houghton MI, and Florida Institute of technology in Melbourne, FL. I would say I am recruiting highly skilled software experts to hire for yahoo. Yahoo is seeking pathways for growth.

http://education-portal.com/articles/Top_Schools_for_Software_Engineering.html

 

In conclusion, Yahoo had good employees that left for other companies despite their great talent and how good yahoo was because of their lack of excitement and no creativity. Hence, the other companies had better talent and much more to offer.  Yahoo should most definitely recruit people from the top best engineering schools in order to expand the organization of yahoo.

 

References

http://svenonia.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/yahoo-executive-links-learning-to-growth/

http://education-portal.com/articles/Top_Schools_for_Software_Engineering.html

Unit 3 case study
Content and Analysis	Points Possible	Points Earned
What conclusions can you draw about the supply and demand of labor at Yahoo? What actions might Yahoo take to strengthen its internal recruiting? How might these efforts support Yahoo's corporate strategy?	15	10
If you were responsible for college recruiting at Yahoo, where would you recruit, and what would you say? Why?	10	7
At least two academic sources are used to reinforce and support ideas. Meets minimum length requirements.	15	10
Mechanics
Clearly stated purpose and viewpoint Logical transitions between ideas Organized and focused Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation	10	8
Total Points 30% late penalty applied	50	20
Comments:
Hi Gab, to get to the two-page requirement, you can include research from outside sources to support your writing. For next time, work to incorporate more information from the reading assignments to help support your responses. This will help you demonstrate that you read and fully understood the topics presented in the unit.
Also, make sure to use the case study template that is provided.