Internal Code: MAS7331
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Questions:
Part I
1. If you choose your own business, you will need to identify your own strategic and operational plans, along with relevant policies and procedures.
2. If you choose to use the business allocated by your assessor, you will be provided with these documents, and your assessor will be available to perform the role of your supervisor to answer any questions throughout this task
You are to develop a recruitment, selection and induction process for new recruits into your organisation / department. Document your process so that it covers the points below. Be sure to:
1. Analyse strategic and operational plans and policies to identify existing policies and objectives
2. Arrange a time to meet with your manager (role-played by your assessor) to discuss potential future HR needs based on the direction of the company
3. Develop comprehensive policies, procedures and supporting documents for:
A.Recruitment
B.Selection
C.Induction
4. Ensure you consider available technology to streamline the recruitment process
5. Trial and measure against your objectives all forms, procedures and induction processes (making all necessary changes)
6. Explain your policies and procedures to your assessor
7. Obtain support for your policies and procedures from your assessor
Part II
PART A
Your first step is to prepare for the recruitment process. Following your policies and procedures developed in Assessment 1, you are to:
1. Select 1 of the positions identified during your discussions with your assessor during assessment 1
2. Develop a position descriptor for the vacancy
3. Identify the personnel specifications for this vacancy
4. Develop job advertisements for at least 2 media streams
5. Detail the cost involved with lodging both job advertisements
6. Develop relevant interview questions
7. Develop a selection criteria to follow
PART A | Evidence summary
1. You are to submit the above documentation to your assessor before commencing Part B
PART B
Following Part A, you are to recruit and select a person for this position. This requires you to:
1. Take the lead role within a selection panel (of 2)
2. Provide leadership and instruction to your fellow panel member
3. Read the job applications received and shortlist applicants appropriately (arrange interviews)
4. Conduct a job interview with 2 fellow students*** 1
5. Select the most suitable candidate for the position (or explain why no candidate is suitable)
6. Contact the students referee (to be role played by your assessor)
7. Prepare a selection report for management approval
8. Negotiate salary and employment conditions with successful candidate (your assessor will provide you with a salary range that is appropriate to your position)
9. Advise the successful candidate of the result in writing
10. Advise the unsuccessful candidate of the result in writing
*** 1 Your assessor will allocate other students to play the role of the candidate, whilst you perform the role of the employer. It is important that you take this part seriously, as this is valuable experience in both interviewing candidates AND applying for positions. Your assessor will observe this process closely! The expected duration for each interview must be at least 15 minutes.
PART B | Evidence summary
1. Your assessor will observe you conducting the interview and negotiating with the successful applicant
2. You are to submit your selection report, the final letters to applicants, and an email that advises your team of the new employee.
Part III
This will require you to prepare for and run a training session making sure you:
1. Prepare a detailed induction checklist
2. Develop an induction book to be provided to new employees
3. Explain and discuss induction policies and procedures in detail
4. Instruct / mentor each person to ensure they understand the induction policies and procedures
5. Empower each team leader to embrace and implement these procedures
6. Ensure each team leader is able to prepare for and conduct inductions effectively and properly
7. Provide detailed training on how to monitor and support probationary employees
It is important that you are prepared for this session, ensuring you:
1. prepare for the session to ensure everything is covered
2. develop and provide relevant documentation / supporting materials to your team
Session Context
1. Each meeting will consist of yourself (running the meeting), and at least 2 other people, who will role-play other team leaders. Other people may include trainers or students from your course
Things to consider whilst performing this task:
1. Be organised - prepare and plan for the session thoroughly.
2. Know your position, company and induction process
3. Arrange access to all required documentation for this process
4. Be prepared to ask questions
5. Be prepared to be asked questions
Things to consider whilst role-playing a team leader:
1. Be prepared
2. Act professionally throughout the process
3. Be prepared to ask questions when you require more information
4. Answer all questions to the best of your ability
5. Make sure that by the end of the session, you are fully aware of the policies and procedures, along with the actions you would need to perform to implement them.
Part IV
In order to determine the effectiveness of your induction policy and procedures, including how they have been interviewed, you will be required to interview several individuals within your organisation. The purpose of these interviews is to extract information from stakeholders to help you determine if the process is meeting its objectives.
Your assessor will role-play your stakeholders, and will be available by appointment for each interview.
You will only have one opportunity to speak to each stakeholder, so it is important that you are fully prepared for each interview. You will only receive answers to questions asked.
You are to identify the 2 most important stakeholders for this task, advise your trainer of whom they are, then arrange a time to conduct each interview.
Once you have interviewed each stakeholder, you are to reflect on the answers provided and make any refinements to your induction policy, procedures or forms to reflect your improvements.