Introduction
Human resource is very important in achieving objectives of a firm. According to Dattilio (2010), for any project to succeed, there must be a carefully selected workforce that will carry out various duties within the project.
This scholar further emphasizes on the importance of selecting a workforce that understands the project properly as a way of making work easier, and cutting costs that would be incurred when the workforce has to undergo some form of training in order to understand the requirements of a project. Grace Cornett must realize these facts in order to succeed in this massive project that has been availed to her.
In order to have the desired employees within this organization, there is need to apply the right recruitment techniques. Grace Cornett should use successive hurdle technique to select the most qualified candidate for the task ahead. This is a stage by stage process of eliminating recruits with the least desirable skills till the most qualified candidate is selected. The following are the stages in this process.
Reviewing Resumes and Application Forms
The selection panel will review the resumes of all the applicants for various positions to determine the levels of education and their experience in the various positions applied for within this project. Resumes always help employers understand an employee from the employee’s perspective. This is because it is in the resume that an employee will try to explain self in the best approach possible.
Testing of the Skills
Wit (2010) says that it is always important to test the skills of applicants whenever this is possible. In this selection plan, Grace Cornett will test the skills of the applicants based on the job described. At this stage, the most important thing will be to detect special skills that an applicant may be having.
The Cognitive Test
Cognitive test refers to the process of testing the strength of the mind. Einsiedel (2009) describes this process as a test of the mind. Cognitive test is always important in determining the capacity of an individual to perform a given duty within a specified time. This test is very important for managerial positions.
This is because these positions would always demand that an individual makes a decision that will affect other employees and the firm in general. Grace Cornett will have to ensure that the general manager has academic qualification in leadership and experience of at least three years in a managerial position.
Personality Testing
According to Einsiedel (2009), testing the personality of an applicant is always important in determining how effective an employee would be within a firm. This scholar says that personality testing helps determine how an employee would manage himself or herself within the firm when faced with varying situations. This will help Grace identify candidates with the capacity to control their emotions and attitude even when faced with difficult situations.
Interviews
Interviews have the highest validity of all the selection methods if done correctly. This makes it the most common tool for selecting the right candidates. The candidates will be subjected to interviews to increase validity and reliability of the selection process. This will improve chances of coming up with the right candidates for the identified positions. The interview will take the structured format which will be guided by a series of questions.
References
Dattilio, F. (2010). Cognitive-behavioral therapy with couples and families: A comprehensive guide for clinicians. New York: Guilford Press.
Einsiedel, E. (2009). Emerging technologies: From hindsight to foresight. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Wit, B. (2010). Strategy synthesis: Resolving strategy paradoxes to create competitive advantage: text and readings. Andover: South-Western Cengage Learning.