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Our HR professional works closely with the employees impacted by airline merger. We realize that many of the managers are abrasive and do not treat their employees well. Many employees have left for competitors that have a better culture. What role of HR would this fall under?

What is the current role of HRM today?

We are working as consultants in an unethical cookie factory. They do not meet the safety requirements of OSHA. Employees do not change gloves or equipment in the allergy section leading to cross contamination with peanuts and eggs. Several bosses will fire people on the spot for minor infractions. One person was fired for taking the boss’ favorite coffee mug. There is horrible morale, high absenteeism, huge production delays, and many employees are constantly fighting with one another. In order to fix the culture and stay in business, we have been hired to help.   Please discuss and define 2 different methods you utilize under the recruitment strategy. Make sure to include the scenario in the example. Which one do you think would be best here? Why? 

Our HR professional works closely with the employees impacted by airline merger. What is the worse type of interview and opens us up to possibly asking illegal questions?

We are working as consultants in an unethical cookie factory. They do not meet the safety requirements of OSHA. Employees do not change gloves or equipment in the allergy section leading to cross contamination with peanuts and eggs. Several bosses will fire people on the spot for minor infractions. One person was fired for taking the boss’ favorite coffee mug. There is horrible morale, high absenteeism, huge production delays, and many employees are constantly fighting with one another. In order to fix the culture and stay in business, we have been hired to help.   What main areas of HR should we NOT focus on here? Please make sure to define and provide an example. Why do you feel we should not focus on this in our unethical cookie company? Make sure to use the example in the scenario.

Our HR professional works closely with the employees impacted by airline merger. I need to hire a new CFO as mine is leaving for our competitors. What type of recruitment strategy is this?

We are working as consultants in an unethical cookie factory. They do not meet the safety requirements of OSHA. Employees do not change gloves or equipment in the allergy section leading to cross contamination with peanuts and eggs. Several bosses will fire people on the spot for minor infractions. One person was fired for taking the boss’ favorite coffee mug. There is horrible morale, high absenteeism, huge production delays, and many employees are constantly fighting with one another. In order to fix the culture and stay in business, we have been hired to help.   Do you think HMO, PPO, and fee for service would be the best here? Please define and provide an example of 2 of these health insurance plans incorporating the scenario. Why do you think this one is best?

We recently have merged airlines and are starting to merge personnel, equipment, and other components. Our HR professional works closely with the employees impacted by airline merger. We realize that we need to hire more customer service representatives as we go about merging rewards and airline miles. We also need to reduce the duplicate executive and middle management positions as we have unnecessary personnel with the merger. Which aspect of the strategic HR would this fall under?

I need to hire a new Engineering team for Logistics Company. I need to hire multiple engineers in a short time. What type of recruiting strategy should I use?

I want to make sure that those I hire to work as a plumber are able to lift 50 pounds and have the dexterity to perform the tasks. I give them a series of tasks in the interview. What is this test known as?