Topic: Prepare a Job Portfolio

Step 1: Select an organization to feature in your portfolio.
Step 2: Select a position in the organization to analyze
Step 3: Prepare a portfolio of the planning, recruitment, selection & training processes for the selected position.

Include the following in your job portfolio:
Strategies for staffing planning
Job analysis of select position
Recruitment plan including costing
Selection process
Orientation/Training

Begin by selecting an organization to feature in your portfolio (for example, Nike: or an organization where you would like to work; or your current organization)

Select a position within the organization to analyze (e.g., Production Assistant; HR Analyst; Financial Services Manager, etc.)
Your job portfolio will begin with a brief background of the organization, including its mission and vision.

Your portfolio will proceed with the HR forecasting and staffing planning involved for the select position (e.g., Nike plans to launch a new running shoe in the next fiscal year - describe the strategies associated with identifying the need for a Production Assistant)

Conduct a job analysis of the select position. Begin by providing the formal definition of job analysis as described in the text. Discuss your decision to conduct a job requirements job analysis, or a competency based job analysis, or a combination of both. Describe the process of collecting information about the select position. Prepare a lob Description of the select position. The job analysis and questionnaire will become two appendices in the final report.

Develop a recruitment plan for the select position utilizing the theories discussed in the text. Discuss recruitment strategies. Evaluate the need for internal recruitment, external recruitment, or both.

Discuss the selection process for the chosen position, providing an analysis of each step in the selection process as outlined in the text: (e.g., in an external selection process, evaluate initial assessment methods and substantive assessment methods; in an internal selection process, evaluate skills inventory peer/self-assessments, etc.); Define and discuss a structured vs. non-structured interview process. Prepare a list of interview questions to be included in your job portfolio.

Finally, discuss your decision-making process for determining a final match as outlined in the text. Develop an orientation plan and initial training program for the chosen candidate.