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Recruitment and Selection Plan Instructions & Worksheet
Module 1 Assignment
Recruitment and Selection Plan
Instructions & Worksheet
For your Module 1 Assignment, you will use a job description of your choice to create a Recruitment and Selection Plan for filling the job with the most qualified candidate. The Assignment has two parts.
This worksheet provides the instructions and an information organizer for completing Parts 1 and 2 of the Assignment.
| Part 1: Analyze a Job Description | |
| Part 1 Tasks | Fill in with notes or a draft response. |
| 1) Identify a job description from your current healthcare organization or where you have previously worked. Choose a job description that will enable you to determine the type of employees you are looking for and what the hiring criteria will be. | Your chosen job description: |
| 2) Focus on developing and refining the job description. Describe:
· What are responsibilities of this job? |
Job responsibilities: |
| · What are the competencies and KSAOs (knowledge, skills, abilities, other attributes) required for this job? | Competencies: |
| · | Knowledge: |
| · | Skills: |
| · | Abilities: |
| · | Other attributes: |
| · How would you evaluate a candidate to determine fit for this position? | Evaluation approach(es): |
| · How could the job description be improved to ensure a successful hiring process? | Job description revisions: |
| 3) How could you use social media platforms and general job search websites and nursing career sites to maximize the field of potential recruits? Consider how jobs are presented to interested job seekers on these sites for insights and ideas to apply. | Job presentation ideas/insights from social media and online job search websites: |
| Part 1 Assignment:
Job Description Analysis |
In a Word document, write 2–3 pages to include the following:
· Explain the role of the nurse executive in developing job descriptions and why it represents an essential human resource management function. · Analyze the job description you have selected as the focus of your Assignment. Include the source of the job description and critique the job description for clarity and accuracy. · Explain how well the job description defines the required employee attributes for the job and how it could be improved. If information is available, describe how the tasks and competencies associated with this job may have changed since the job description was conceived. · Write a new or revised job description that reflects your analysis and which you would use for advertising the position and recruiting candidates for the job. · Explain how you would use social media and online job search technology to maximize presentation of the job description and reach a broader share of potential recruits. · Describe two examples from social media and online job sites you visit of how jobs similar to your chosen position are presented to interested job seekers. |
| Part 2: Design an Interview and Selection Plan | |
| Part 2 Tasks | Fill in with notes or a draft response. |
| Based on the job description you provide in Assignment Part 1, develop a plan for interviewing candidates for that target job.
1) For the job competencies and KSAOs (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other attributes) that you identified in Part 1: · Identify information sources for assessing candidates (e.g., credentials, past work experiences, references, material submitted in the job application, and interview questions). · Prioritize and evaluate the different skills and tasks for the job. · Identify which specific competencies/KSAOs are best assessed with the use of interview questions (which may supplement other sources, such as checking references). · Design interview questions for each competency/KSAO to |
