HRM782 Recruitment and Selection Techniques
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Task:
Instructions for Assignment 1
Overview
In this assignment, you will describe the direct impact of a social/economic factor on a company's humanresources recruitment and selection process.
Complete the following tasks in the order that they appear:
1. Find a newspaper or magazinearticle (e.g. Globe and Mail, Macleans, etc.) that describes how a current social/economic factor such as those described in Chapter 1 - Social/Economic Factors Affecting Recruitment (threats and opportunities in the external environment) is affecting a local store or company (e.g. Walmart, Safeway), or a specific industry sector (e.g. Automotive, Construction, Agriculture).
2. Compose a one-page document wherein you clearly describe one way that the social/economic factor identified in the article could affect the local store, company, or industry's human resources recruitment and selection process.
3. At the end of the document, provide the:
a) title of the article,
b) source of the article (i.e, paper or magazine),
c) date of publication, and d) author's name.
You will be graded on the following:
. How well the newspaper or magazine article describes the impact of a particular social/economic factor on a local store, company, or industry.
. How clearly and effectively you describe one way in which the social/economic factor could affect the local store, company, or industry's human resources’ recruitment and selection process.
. How well you cite the source (e.g. title, date of publication, author's name).
Format
Please adhere to the following guidelines:
. Complete Chapter 1 of the textbook before completing the assignment.
. Document should be written in 12-point font, and must not exceed 1 page.
. Ensure that your name and student numberare included in the report.
Submission
Submit your workin rich text format(.rtf) via the LEARN Dropbox. Include in your file name the course code, assignment name, and your name(e.g. HUMR 1884_Assignment1_JSmith. rtf).
Evaluation
Your instructor will use the attached marking rubric to evaluate your work. Review this marking rubric closely.