MGT 407 Discussion
Hiring the Best
How to Work at Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-baHBzWe4k
Also watch Steve Jobs on how to hire, manage, and lead people:
Please respond to the following:
- As an HR professional, what selection processes would you recommend to learn whether or not an applicant is a good fit, not only for the position that is currently open but also for the company as a whole and future roles they may inhabit? Discuss what you have learned about employers’ approaches to staffing their organizations.
Provide source citations if you utilize information from other authors/speakers (so that your peers can find the information if they wish).
Contemporary Issues: HR Periodicals
Check current periodicals to find an interesting current event article related to developing and/or rewarding employees for higher productivity.
- Read the article.
- Provide a summary of the article.
- Provide additional recommendations, arguments, and ideas.
- Include a citation for the article.
Feel free to use any business-related journals or periodicals. A good place to find HR-related journals is in ProQuest in the Trident Online Library. The following are other suggestions:
The Economist. Available at http://www.economist.com/
Society for Human Resource Management. Available at http://www.shrm.org/pages/default.aspx. HRMagazine, SHRM’s publication, is found in ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.
The Wall Street Journal. Available at http://online.wsj.com/home-page
Managing Employee Relations
View the video Advantages and Disadvantages of Unions.
Optional source: Want a Raise? Join a Union
Please respond to the following:
- Are unions good or bad for America? If they are good, why are numbers of union members in the private sector dwindling?
