Parts 1 & 2 should be submitted as one paper, but MUST be clearly marked as ‘Part 1’ and ‘Part 2’. You will select any “entry-level” professional position that you could expect to seek after graduation. Your position should be general enough to facilitate research, but not so general that your assignments lack meaningful content. Examples (please choose your own) of positions in Human Resources and Management include (Use O*Net to research positions):

Human Resources Administrator (Generalist)

Recruiter

Training Specialist

Compensation Analyst

You can choose your own positions to research, the above listed are just examples.

• Part 1 – Job Analysis and Job Description – (Due) 75 points:
• You will perform a job analysis on your selected position and use that information to write a job description. To do an effective job, it would behoove students to find as many examples as possible of this position to analyze.
• Minimum 3 pages containing the following sections:
• Report of basic job content– Report should give an overview of job content including: job title, industry where job is found, a description of basic duties, a description of basic qualifications, and a description of the job’s role in the organization.

Report should identify job specifications: List KSAO’s needed to perform the most important tasks as identified with your job description. Identify essential job functions.

Written Job Description– Please be sure to end this section with the job description you’ve created for the position. (BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS – Review the PowerPoint that discusses Job analysis.)

Part 2 – Employment Ad, Interview & Selection – (Due) 125 points:

You will identify recruitment sources and create an Employment Ad to recruit the position you analyzed. You will also describe the interview and selection process you will use.

• Minimum 3 pages containing the following sections:

Description of recruitment sources (3 external, 1 internal) including where your ad will run – describe how each source will be used to generate applicants. **Sources chosen should produce a diverse applicant pool.**

• Written employment advertisement that will be used to recruit for this position.

Discuss how you will evaluate and sort the applicants to determine who and how many will get an interview. Will you do any pre-screening of applicants? If so, what type? Why?

• A plan for the interview process. Who will interview the applicants? What interview format will be used? Will there be any selection tests used? If so, what type? Why? Include at least four sample interview questions.

Selection. How will you make your selection decision? What selection measures will you use? How will you ensure it’s a good measure?

• Onboarding: Briefly describe how the new employee will be trained and socialized, and by whom.