+ Automatic Zoom Case Application 6: TEAM FUN Kenny and Norton, owners of TEAM F
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+ Automatic Zoom 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. " 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?" Punta Gorda we played last year? Find out if we can lease 30,000-40,000 square feet of it by.. . ."He puts his hand over the receiver and looks at Tony. "How long 'til you get the people? Meanwhile, Kenny picks up the phone. "Ray, remember that mall area by the new golf course in Tony gulps and says, "Sik months, probably. Who do I take from here?" Kenny continues on the phone with Ray, the comptroller, "By... what is this, Jeu September-October 1. That gives us about 60 to 90 days to redo the inside. We can open T SOUTH in time for a Christmas rush! Sure. Sure. Whatever you need. Get back to me." He hangs up EAM FUN! bviously well pleased. As Tony slumps into a side chair, Norton says to him, "Now that you did all those job descriptions, I'm amaze Coast. Let me f certain names and memories as they pull cards for Tony d you think it will take five months. We know lots of people along the Gulf ind you some names." He and Kenny both paw through a huge Rolodex and laugh at Tony sighs, Good thing I've got that intern starting next week." Questions: (You are Tony's intern.) 1. Make a recruiting plan for TEAM FUN! Identify at least four principal recruiting sources for the new 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.Explanation / Answer
1.
Recruitment Plan:
A good recruitment plan is structured around key factors such as timeline, place of business, positions to be filled with job description, advertisement plan and efficient interview process.
Timeline:
Team Fun! Needs to open its shop in Fort Myers, Florida before Christmas so that the business can receive an initial boost of sales during the festival period. The stipulated time to finish all the interior fittings along with 20 employees should be done by 20th October.
Location:
By assuming that Kenny will be able to secure the place with help from Ray to get the establishment ready by October, so that the shop can commence the business before Christmas near the mall area of Punta Gorda by the golf course in the city of Fort Myers, Florida.
Employees:
Team Fun! Needs minimum 20 employees to get the business running, Norton already has a rolodex containing contact information of probable employees and assuming that they can come up with minimum 10 employees through internal reference which leaves 10 employees to be recruited from external sources. All of these new recruits should undergo a formal training to be able to efficiently conduct their duties in the new store, before 5th October with additional time for any discrepancy that might happen.
Recruiting Sources:
10 employees can be sources internally who are willing to relocate to Florida or already in there, now 10 to 15 employees have to sourced externally from local and internal job boards and also through referral programs by already working employees at Team Fun. With all these fixtures in place the store should be open for business by 20th October.
Four Principles of recruiting:
First the job description of the position needs to well structured, which goes as follows:
1. Education
Minimum Requirement: Candidates should have completed their senior school and have certificate of completion.
2. Work Experience & skills:
Prior knowledge of working in a retail store is preferred, working in a sports store is a big advantage although freshers may apply.
3. Location:
The candidates are needed to be located in Fort Myers, Florida and if relocating no charges will be bared by the company.
4. Compensation and benefits:
8.10$/ hour plus option to buy in items from shop at an employee discounted rate.
Recruitment Source:
A. Internal Sources:
Internal sources of recruitment through rolodex or other information containing filing system will help in isolating talent for the positon which have been previously screened.
Pros:
Readily available list of talent to be recruited for the current position.
Cons:
Due to lack of updating, the contacts might have secured other jobs.
Contacts might be unwilling to relocate to a new location.
B. Internet Job Board:
Internet recruitment sources such as LinkedIn, Indeed and monster shall play a key role in sourcing the additional 10 to 15 employees.
Pros:
Posting job offer in these sites will result in finding maximum number of talents for the position.
It will also attract local talent for the positon in a short span of time.
Cons:
Posting a job offer in these sites will incur additional costs for all individual sites.
The recruitment team needs to regularly check and update on all the three sites individually, leading to more focussed time.
C. Employee Referral:
Employees already working in one of the Team Fun store can recommend their friends or family for the new job.
Pros:
Referred contacts might be well aware of the work culture of the company and might accommodate themselves in less time.
Employees will get financial incentives to refer their contacts who will eventually be a full time employee for the company, can be perceived as financial motivator for the working employees.
Cons:
Employees might refer non skilled contacts for the job who will have to be rejected in due time resulting in waste of time.
D. Direct hire through advertising:
Advertising in local job boards and schools will facilitate in better traction for the open opportunity to be filled by local talents and these contacts could take appointment and proceed for interview in Fort Myers.
Pros:
Can be more beneficial for hiring local talents and for the community.
Will result in a fast paced recruitment initiative.
Cons:
Advertising for the job will incur additional costs for the company.
Securing or renting a place for interviews will require someone from the HR team to be present in Fort Myers.
2. Sourcing principles B & D shall be categorised as priority.
Although these sources of recruitment will incur cost to the company but it will also be a much faster option to recruit the maximum number of employees with better talent available locally. These options are also important from the perspective that whatever time and labour is lost in finding employees from the other two sources, these sources could compensate for that. Focusing on these sources will also enable to close the recruitment drive with all the talent needed to commence the business before the deadline.
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