Assignment 1

Choose a global organization you are familiar with or a global organization where you currently work. Send a private message to the instructor with your choice of a global organization, and proceed with the assignment after you receive approval.

Write a 1,750-word global organization talent plan using the organization's website in which you:

• Define "soft skill."

• Identify at least three soft skills the organization requires of employees in global roles.

• Explain how the organization sources candidates for global roles. If you cannot find specific information on this point, suggest some best practices it should consider in sourcing candidates.

• Evaluate the efficacy of the organization's talent sourcing strategy for global positions or your choice of best practices in talent sourcing.

• Identify the factors the organization considers, or should consider, in determining the optimal mix of home and host country nationals in one of the organization's host country venues.

Cite a minimum of 2 scholarly sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Assignment 2

1. What issues must an organization consider when placing potential employees into positions in a multinational organization? Why? How might placing home and host country employees affect the organization's operations?

2. How would the interview process in Japan differ from the process in the United States? Discuss how the selection criteria for employment can differ. Explain what may be acceptable in Japan as opposed to in the United States.