Business and Economics

MGC2430 – Human Resource ManagementTutorial Week 4

recruitment & selection

Agenda Recap

Recruitment and Selection

Essay reminders (week 5)

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Recap Week 1 – (Sheehan et al., 2006; Boxall & Macky, 2007)

– Current trends in HRM practices (is it still relevant in 2013?)– HPWS

• Employee outcomes motivation• Organizational concerns improving quality & productivity

Week 2 – (Murray et al., 2011; Ensher et al., 2002)

– HR Planning • Generational differences in NZ – relevance to Australia? Bhp?

– Info System • How has technology continued to impact the workplace?

Week 3 – (Skinner & Pockcock, 2008)

– Work-life conflict – is work time or work overload more important?– What’s the link between work design and other HR activities?

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This Week – Recruitment and Selection Hutchings et al., 2011

– What are the recruitment and retention issues facing the Australian resources sector? Given the fall in the price of iron ore in recent times, are these issues likely to continue?

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Can you ask these questions?

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Assessment Reminders In-class essay (week 5) – 15%

– “Open Book” – 1000 words / 60 minutes– We start at 1pm SHARP

– Exam conditions apply.

– Your guided readings + ONE PAGE (one side a4)• One page can contain diagrams, key definitions, models,

statistics etc.• BUT cannot contain fully developed paragraphs.• “aide memoire”

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What a good “cheat sheet” will contain… Introduction

– Key things to cover– BHP’s policy (short)– What are you arguing in your essay?– What are your key conclusions?

Body

– HR and BHP– Environmental pressures– HR Planning, Info Systems, Work-life conflict, recruitment & selection etc– Don’t just give an overview of theories, but apply it to the situation

at BHP– Diagrams / models

Conclusions

– What have you discussed– What are your recommendations?

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“cheat sheet” cont’d No fully formed paragraphs

ONE sided a4 paper

– Written / typed up Include diagrams & references

– You need to provide in-text references • (you can keep the reference list on the cheat sheet)

Don’t overcrowd your cheat sheet

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Tips

Funnel your research & writing

Summarize key ideas

– But don’t lose the research factor!– Don’t just reiterate & quote authors, but

synthesize your research (beyond just 5 weeks’ worth of readings)

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Don’t forget…

Your Guided Reading Worksheets need to be HANDED IN at the END of the class

One cover page fully filled out and signed

TYPED OUT

PRINT SINGLE SIDED

Do NOT collude

you may have similar ideas with your friends, but they cannot be all the same

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Consultation

By appointment onlyTuesday – Thursday

(2nd to 4th April 2013)

I will look at your essay plan but NOT fully formed drafts

Building N, 5.31

Caulfield

Ph: 9903 2635

✉ mulyadi.robin@monash.edu

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