Overview

Over the past 10 weeks of this course, you have studied and developed an understanding of several key recruitment and employee retention topics and strategies. As you’ve learned, recruiting and retaining the right employees is an important part of managing and maintaining a successful organization. You will now draw from the knowledge you have gained in the prior week’s discussions and assignments to develop a final recruitment and retention plan.

Instructions

Develop a 6-7 page recruitment and retention plan for entry-level college graduate candidates at a company of your choice, based on the topical outline you created in Week 9. Ensure that your plan is clear and capable of implementation by HRMs or other company managers. Your plan may include elements or sections common within your selected company’s industry.

• Explain why specific job positions are needed to support the company’s strategic goals and objectives.
  • Be sure to identify each job position by title.
• Describe the recruitment tactics you intend to deploy, with justification, including messaging, candidate assessment, and effectiveness measurement.
• Create a recruitment planning template applicable to a targeted industry, including key elements in communications, interviews, or hiring considerations for a targeted industry.
  • Refer to the Washington State recruitment planning template as an example.
• Describe the practices and strategies you will implement, with justification, to improve the company’s retention rate.
• Explain what specific recruitment and retention actions you will take, with justification, to help ensure a diverse workforce.
• Use sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Resources

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The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Develop a recruitment and retention plan that will help achieve organizational goals while supporting workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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