Tanglewood Case 3

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Tanglewood Case 3 1) Position: Store associates Reports to: Shift leaders and Department managers Qualifications: All considered Relevant labor market: Western Washington (Region 1) Timeline: Continuous Activities to undertake to source well qualified candidates: Request employee referrals Post openings on company’s employment website Regional television, newspapers and radio In-store Kiosk Staff members involved: HR Managers Department managers Budget: $1,000 – $10,000 2) The best applicants are going to be the college students that will be able to work their way up the ladder. However, they will not get those applicants because they are not going to want to start at the bottom after spending a decent amount of money on their education. What they can hope for in this position will be hard working individuals that can’t afford an education, but want to be more than a store associate and is willing to put the time in to get the experience. Employee referrals is targeted and can work. It is given to each eligible person if they have completed a 90 day trial period. This could prevent just anyone applying and getting the jobs. The employee would really have to think about who could make it in the position for longer period of time. Having friend work together usually make the job more enjoyable and can increase employee satisfaction. Posting openings on the company’s employment website and/or the kiosk is targeted. Since it directed to only the applicants that come to the website/store, it targets only the people that are interested in the company, however, it doesn’t always mean that the best candidates will be the ones applying. The advertising on TV, radio, a newspaper is very open. It doesn’t allow you to really drill down on the type of applicant that is needed. 3) After reviewing the recruiting yield data for Western Washington, it looks as

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