Case Study: Job Design

Job Analysis at CompTech

(Note: Provide a 600 word minimum response to the following case). Read the case titled "Job Analysis at CompTech." As a HR consultant, you are asked to help answer the following questions:

1. What are the current job specifications for the store manager job? Based on the information you have (or could have), how would you assess the validity of these specifications? What approaches would you use?
2. What hypotheses or proposal do you have so far regarding CompTech's strategic position? What do you regard as the critical strengths and weaknesses based on the data you have?
3. Carlyle is giving strong consideration to hiring a full-time personnel recruiter (CompTech has never employed such as specialist). Assuming she has decided to hire such a person, how should she proceed?

Case Study: HR Planning

Permalco's Recruiting Challenge

(Note: Provide a 600 word minimum response to the following case). Read the case titled "Permalco's Recruitment Challenge." Answer the following questions:

1. Identify the SWOT at Permalco as related to recruiting production leaders?
2. What recruiting strategy has the highest probability of paying off for the team? Explain.
3. What challenges face the recruiting team because of the focus on females and minorities?