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Week Six Team Reflections There are recruiting and selection strategies for Mr. Stonefield to consider for his limousine service located in Austin, Texas. The strategies take into account the overall business goals that Mr. Stonefield has laid out for his company. Mr. Stonefield plans on a revenue of $50,000 his first year with the hope of growing by 5% over the next couple of years. With these goals stated, it behooves Mr. Stonefield to begin the process of recruiting and selecting applicants. The recruiting process is important to growing a business because it seeks out the right candidates as opposed to waiting for job applicants to come to you. There are various ways to recruit the right candidates. For one, Mr. Stonefield…show more content…
Stonefield’s business is the selection process. The selection process begins with the application. The application should ask for the applicant’s education and technical experiences that are relevant to the job. By doing so, this narrows the field to those who are most qualified. Another selection process is the background check. A background check may raise a red flag on certain candidates and save the potential employer certain headaches that are sure to come from hiring the wrong candidate. Drug tests, handwriting tests, knowledge tests, and various other forms of testing may eliminate the candidate who is marginal. The most widely used selection process is the face-to-face interview. Once the application is on file, the references have been called, the tests have been administered, and the elimination process has narrowed the candidate field, it is time for the interview. The interview is usually open-ended questions or scenarios presented to the candidate to demonstrate the candidates reaction under pressure. The recruiting and selection process is available to Mr. Stonefield for hiring the right employee. Mr. Stonefield’s business will go through many changes by losing employees to resignations and attrition; therefore, it is only reasonable that the recruiting and selection process guide Mr. Stonefield
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