Answer to Question #314776 in Management for jkkj

Question

These various strategic selection approaches enable companies to improve the manner in which employees are hired and placed within a hierarchy of jobs. Many other strategies could be employed in different employment situations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of selection. Overall, these efforts should increase the degree of fit between employees and organizations and increase the completion of strategic objectives.

A.   Compare and contrast the two selection strategies used by the organizations discussed in the case.

Answer 1

1. Outsourcing is a selection strategy that human resources departments might adopt for hiring executives, temporary employees or for positions requiring a specialized skill set. The most common strategy is to hire search firms or "headhunters" to recruit, conduct assessments, check references, perform initial interviews and screen the large application pools. The final selection is still an internal responsibility that is performed based on the external firm's recommendations.
2. A multistage selection strategy combines a number of assessment tools as part of the process. The human resources department is responsible for validating each assessment tool and ensuring that it is legitimately related to the requirements of the open position. Examples of different stages in a multistage selection strategy are personality tests, skills tests, interviews and sample work performances. This strategy is paired with either a conjunctive or compensatory strategy.