Case Application 6: TEAM FUN! Kenny and Norton, owners of TEAM FUN!, a sporting

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Case Application 6: TEAM FUN! Kenny and Norton, owners of TEAM FUN!, a sporting goods manufacturer and retailer, are in the OFFICE, looking at the model of their organization on the wall. Norton comments, "I think it's great that your daughter, Gloria, is getting married again. And I agree that we should give Bobby, your new son-in- law, a manager job at a branch. But we have all the branch managers we need." Kenny grins. "I think this would be a great time to open a Florida store. They could live there; run the place in the summer. We go down there in the winter and make sure everything is going fine. It will be great." Norton groans. "Maybe. Hey, Tony!" he yells to the director of human resources, who is walking by. "Come in here for a minute. We need to hire 20-30 people in the Fort Myers, Florida, area to work in our new branch. How long will it take you to get that together?" Meanwhile, Kenny picks up the phone. "Ray, remember that mall area by the new golf course in Punta Gorda we played last year? Find out if we can lease 30,000-40,000 square feet of it by...." He e people?" Tony gulps and says, "Six months, probably. Who do I take from here? Kenny continues on the phone with Ray, the comptroller, "By... what is this, June? By September-October 1. That gives us about 60 to 90 days to redo the inside. We can open TEAM FUN! SOUTH in time for a Christmas rush! Sure. Sure. Whatever you need. Get back to me." He hangs up, obviously well pleased. As Tony slumps into a side chair, Norton says to him, "Now that you did all those job descriptions, I'm amazed you think it will take five months. We know lots of people along the Gulf find you some names." He and Kenny both paw through a huge Rolodex and laugh at certain names and memories as they pull cards for Tony. Tony sighs, "Good thing I've got that intern starting next week. Questions: (You are Tony's intern.) 1. Make a recruiting pla store. Be sure to discuss the pros and cons of each of your suggestions 2. Recommend to Tony which of the four sources should get top priority. Defend your decision. n for TEAM FUN! Identify at least four principal recruiting sources for the ne

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The four sources of recruitment are as follows:
A.   Local newspaper daily and employment news of the local area
B.   Local employment agencies
C.   Online job portals and social media platforms
D.   Direct placement of colleges & universities
Each source of recruitment has pros and cons.
The pros of local newspaper and employment news are the getting applications from the local area of Fort Myres, Florida, lower compensation demand and targeting the local area for jobs. The cons are time taking process and no control upon who looks at the ads and are interested.
The pros with local employment agencies is the presence of database, network to find the people required for the profiles and quick response. The cons include higher cost (as commission to the agencies) and poor quality of the database.
Pros of Online job portals and social media platforms include huge database, candidates of different profiles and verification checks available. The cons are, higher cost of access to the database, desired candidate may not be available for job change and higher compensation demand.
Pros of direct placement from colleges are, fresher candidates at lower cost and hiring people with diversity. Cons are people needs training and candidates will join the center after completion of the course.

The recruitment plan should be of:
1.   Two rounds for lower or ground level employees (Technical round & HR round with background check)
2.   Three rounds for the mid level employees (Screening, Technical Round, HR round with background check)
3.   Four rounds for the senior profiles (Screening, Technical Round, HR round, meeting with the company owners / directors)

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For ground level employees, it is good to opt for local newspapers so that people at local areas will have lower compensation expectations.
For mid-level employees, it is good to have local employment agencies who can provide candidates with suitable experience. There is a need of few mid-level employees, then it can be hired from these agencies.
For senior level employees, it is good to go for online job portals and social media platforms such as LinkedIn to hire top class talent even if it comes at a cost. Such positions require expertise to run the new center in the new area.

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