Assignment 1 5–7 slides + title and reference slides; Speaker notes 200–250 words/slide

In your own words, develop a recruitment strategy for the warehouse associate position for SaharaOasis, which includes the use of the Internet. This information must be presented to the Vice President (VP) of Human Resources (HR) in a PowerPoint slide presentation for her review.

Create a presentation that addresses the following:

• Specifically, which e-recruiting media and methods would you recommend, and why?
• How would you use these methods to market the job to potential candidates? How will you differentiate and position the job in the job market?
• What legal considerations must be taken into account with Internet-based recruitment programs?
• In addition to e-recruiting, briefly discuss what other methods you would consider, and why.
• From a business finance/accounting perspective, how would you analyze and measure the effectiveness of your recruitment strategy? What economic conditions might be considered?

Provide a reference list at the end of your presentation of at least 5 articles, and include in-text citations for the articles in APA format.

Assignment 2 750–1,000 words

Part 1

Additional Information: The warehouse personnel will benefit from a good onboarding program, which includes orientation training. The board of directors and vice president (VP) of human resources would like to review your plan for onboarding these new hires.

Using Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection resources, research employee orientation programs, and develop an onboarding plan for the management team that covers the following:

• Discuss the activities involved in a one day onboarding program for employee orientation including the following:
  • The schedule of activities for one day including the time allotted for each training module.
  • A description of each training module.
  • The type of activity or media that will be used for each training module.
  • How you will determine the effectiveness of the onboarding program..
• The content of the onboarding program may included the following examples:
  • Overview and introduction of the corporation and its industry.
  • Employee Code of Conduct
  • Policies Regarding Federal Regulations, Contracts, and Intellectual Property
  • Benefits
  • Safety
  • Organizational culture
  • Other topics deemed necessary for employees.

Provide a reference list at the end of your presentation of at least 5 Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection articles, and include in-text citations for the articles in APA format.

Assignment 3 5–7 slides + title and reference slides; Speaker notes 200–250 words/slide

Respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas.

A structured performance management strategy is necessary at SaharaOasis. As part of this strategy, a new performance appraisal tool needs to be developed for warehouse associates, as well as the management staff. Your recommendation must be presented to the vice president (VP) of human resources in a PowerPoint presentation for her review.

Using Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection resources, research performance management and create a slide presentation that addresses the following:

• Review the different performance appraisal tools, and make a recommendation for a tool to be used with warehouse associates and a tool to be used with management personnel.
• Why did you choose the tools that you did? What impact will they have on the organization’s HR information systems (Internet, telecommunications and networks, software, hardware, data, simulations, e-learning)?
• How would the tools be introduced in the work environment?
• What role will these tools play in performance management? What kinds of descriptive and inferential statistics might now be used in the performance management system?
• What role do they play in avoiding litigation?
• How would you assess the effectiveness of the tools?

Provide a reference list at the end of your presentation of at least 5 Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection articles, and include in-text citations for the articles in APA format.

Assignment 4 750–1,000 words

Over the last few weeks, you have addressed many important human resources (HR) issues related to expansion. Since SaharaOasis’s plans to continue such an expansion, a new position of logistics manager is being developed to help organize and manage resources across facilities and with suppliers.

Using Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection resources, research job analysis and create a draft paper of 750–1,000 words that addresses the following:

• Discuss the process you would use to develop this new position.