{"product_id":"recruitment-and-selection-9781483385396","title":"Recruitment and Selection","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe workforce is changing and talent management is more important than ever. \u003cstrong\u003eRecruitment and Selection: Strategies for Workforce Planning \u0026amp; Assessment\u003c\/strong\u003e unpacks best practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating strategies for hiring the right people. Using a proven job analysis framework, author Carrie A. Picardi uses her academic and industry experience to teach students how to assess candidates in an accurate, legal, and ethical manner. With clarity and relevance, this book truly bridges theory and concept with practice in an engaging manner and will benefit students who need to hit the ground running to successfully manage workforce needs and activities in a myriad professional settings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you are searching for a textbook that has the perfect balance of breadth and depth of the topics covered in staffing—then please consider adopting Picardi’s textbook. Additionally, and more importantly, it is also perfect blend of theory and practice as every chapter ends with thought provoking application based material such as case analysis etc. in addition to the ancillary materials provided by the author for both students and faculty.\" -- Veena P. Prabhu\u003cbr\u003e\"Picardi provides an easy-to-read and follow text that covers all the major elements of the recruitment and selection process while providing practical applications and opportunities.\" -- Matthew A. Fuss\u003cbr\u003e\"The strength of this text is the emphasis on the importance of the job analysis and how it flows throughout the staffing process.\" -- Carl J. Blencke\u003cbr\u003e\"Written by a seasoned practitioner, this book is full of real-world insight into staffing and recruiting. The text is accessible to the student or new HR practitioner working to understand the strategic and aspects of recruiting, along with the necessary compliance considerations and great how-to tools throughout.\" -- Laura L. Sankovich\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is very informative on staffing with relevant examples from several organizations.\"  -- Pramila Rao\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent \"how to\" approach for recruitment and selection.  This textbook develops skills that transfer learning to the work environment, which translates to saving time, money and resources for the individual and organization.\" -- Joanne W. Hix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Introduction to Workforce Planning and Assessment    What is “Work”? The Organization of Work and Jobs    The Evolution of Work Structure    Organizing the Work: Jobs and Job Families    The Logistics of Work    Strategic Job Redesign and Its Benefits    The Role of Human Resources in Workforce Planning and Assessment    Organizational Best Practices: Spotlight on Job Rotation at HSBC    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 2. Legal Compliance and Ethical Considerations    Legal Compliance in Workforce Employment Decisions    U.S. Legislation and Equal Employment Opportunity    Assessment of Legal Compliance in Workforce Employment Decisions    Ethical Employment Considerations    Organizational Best Practices: Embracing Workforce Diversity at MasterCard    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 3. Job Analysis and Design    Phase 1: Identify the Job to Examine    Phase 2: Determine Appropriate Information Sources and Collect Job-Related Data    Phase 3: Organize and Analyze Data    Organizational Best Practices: Discovering Data in New Places—Job Analysis Leverages Social Networking Tools    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 4. Job Description and Competency Model Development    Job Descriptions in a Perfect World    Job Description Structure and Format    Competency Models    Organizational Best Practices: Examining Global Leader Competencies at McKinsey \u0026amp; Company    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 5. Job Evaluation    The Job Evaluation Process    Step 1: Obtain Job KSAOs, Qualifications, Working Conditions, and Essential Duties    Step 2: Examine Compensable Factors Using the Rating\/Weighting Evaluation Method    Step 3: Add Factor Points Together to Determine Overall Job Value    Spotlight on Hay Group—Pioneer in Job Evaluation    Determining Compensation using Job Evaluation Data    Legal and Ethical Considerations for Job Evaluation    Organizational Best Practices: Behind the Scenes of an Online Salary Survey—Payscale’s Data Methodology    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 6. Recruitment Strategy    Factors Affecting Recruitment    Recruitment Strategy: An Internal Approach    Recruitment Strategy: An External Approach    Recruitment Legal and Ethical Considerations    Organizational Best Practices: Groupon’s Innovative Recruitment and Its People Blog    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 7. Selection and Interview Strategy    Interview Strategy and Process    Developing Effective Interviewers    Legal and Ethical Considerations in the Interview Process    Organizational Best Practices: A Holistic Interview Process at Whole Foods Market    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 8. Selection: Simulations and Assessment Centers    Simulations    Assessment Centers    Legal and Ethical Considerations for Simulations and Assessment Centers    Organizational Best Practices: Spotlight on Vodafone’s Assessment Center Strategy    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 9. Selection: Employment Testing    History of Testing in Occupational Selection    Assessment of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities    Personality Assessment    Honesty and Integrity Assessment    Administration of Tests and Assessments    Test Score Interpretation for Selection Decision Making    Validity and Reliability of Testing Measures    Legal and Ethical Issues of Employment Testing    Organizational Best Practices: Identifying Strengths and Talents, the Facebook Way    Chapter Summary    Key Terms 10. Making the Hire—Final Assessment of Candidate–Job Fit    Biodata and Application Forms    Spotlight on Technology: Implications of Using Social Media Content in Hiring Decisions    Background Checks    Reference Checks    Preemployment Testing    Making a Job Offer    A Final Word: Transitioning from Job Candidate to Employee    Organizational Best Practices: Technology-Driven Reference Checks? There’s an App for That    Chapter Summary    Key Terms Appendix Glossary References Index","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739660726615,"sku":"9781483385396","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781483385396.jpg?v=1720052842","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/recruitment-and-selection-9781483385396","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}