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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?

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 the difference between job analysis and job description. Which one do you think is most important for this situation? Why?

Recently we have combined 2 coffee shop chains to reduce overhead and share resources. We are revisiting all of our processes to make sure our processes are effective as possible and lead to faster response times for our customers visiting our shops. We do intensive training to make sure we can replicate the coffee drinks and pastries at each location so the same level of quality is there. What would fall under in Ulrich’s HR model?

What is the process where we do a detailed investigation on the tasks a person does in their job as it is tied to staffing, promotion, and performance appraisals?

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.   You have horrible turnover with the customer service representatives as many do not feel adequately trained for the position and ready to handle all the customer situation. How can we adjust our recruiting strategy to help make sure we hire those that are good fit?  Which area do you think is most critical to address for the recruitment perspective? Why?

Recently we have combined 2 coffee shop chains to reduce overhead and share resources. We are revisiting all of our processes to make sure our processes are effective as possible and lead to faster response times for our customers visiting our shops. We realize that the coffee machine is outdated and causing employee burns so we want to ensure that this is replaced to keep our employees safe. What would fall under in Ulrich’s HR model?