Assessment 4:Formal Report on current graduate recruitment strategies

Assessment 4:Formal Report on current graduate recruitment strategies Weightin" rel="nofollow">ing: 30% Due: Week 13 – 5pm Friday 9 June Length: 1000 words Description: This task requires students to in" rel="nofollow">investigate the techniques used by recruiters and employers to select staff in" rel="nofollow">in order to make recommendations for strategies students could use in" rel="nofollow">in their job seekin" rel="nofollow">ing activities. Recruitment has gone well beyond application letter/resume so students need to be familiar with some of the different ways in" rel="nofollow">in which employers will assess them. Your report is written to Donna Smith, the representative of that year’s graduatin" rel="nofollow">ing cohort. The recruitment techniques you choose to in" rel="nofollow">investigate may in" rel="nofollow">include behavioural in" rel="nofollow">interviewin" rel="nofollow">ing, psychological testin" rel="nofollow">ing, group in" rel="nofollow">interviewin" rel="nofollow">ing, in" rel="nofollow">internships, use of Lin" rel="nofollow">inkedin" rel="nofollow">in, video in" rel="nofollow">interviewin" rel="nofollow">ing and use of mobile platforms in" rel="nofollow">in recruitment, onlin" rel="nofollow">ine profiles vs resumes, cadetships and in" rel="nofollow">internships, networkin" rel="nofollow">ing and the importance of breadth of experience in" rel="nofollow">in demonstratin" rel="nofollow">ing skills. Students will need to limit their discussion to one or two techniques. Your report, written in" rel="nofollow">in plain" rel="nofollow">in English, should be a formal document which outlin" rel="nofollow">ines the recruitment strategy and could in" rel="nofollow">include current trends, examples (if relevant), any challenges or issues (if relevant), strategies for applicants. The format of your report should in" rel="nofollow">include: •    cover letter (letter of transmittal) •    cover page •    table of contents •    executive summary •    in" rel="nofollow">introduction •    discussion •    summary and conclusions •    recommendations See report topic for guidance and a model report with the format to follow. Marks will be awarded for the comprehensiveness of your research, your awareness of the contemporary busin" rel="nofollow">iness environment and your audience (jobseekers), and report format and structure. See the rubric for detail. Your report should be 1000 words long. Include a wordcountat the end of your Recommendations section. Do not in" rel="nofollow">include your letter of transmittal,coverpage, table of contents, references or appendices in" rel="nofollow">in your wordcount. Feedback: Comments and a mark will be returned to you within" rel="nofollow">in two weeks of submission. Assessment 4 Rubric HD    •    Fully complies with model report, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing headin" rel="nofollow">ings accurately describe the contents, numberin" rel="nofollow">ing, title page, table of contents, well written executive summary •    Introduction in" rel="nofollow">includes background, purpose and scope •    Discussion is comprehensive and relevant to the audience •    Conclusion accurately summarises the report •    Recommendation clearly and logically follows conclusion and is appropriate for organisation needs. It is well detailed •    Discussion and is ordered logically and supported by a subs Sample Next is the report title page. Note that it is centred and evenly spaced. Use the automatic Table of Contents feature in" rel="nofollow">in Word. You will need to plan ahead and use appropriate headin" rel="nofollow">ing styles. Your executive summary should summarise the entire content of the report, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the recommendations. Do not number the executive summary. Over the next two pages, you can see the structure of the report in" rel="nofollow">introduction. After the discussion, is the conclusion. There should be no new in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">in the conclusion and it should flow logically from the discussion and lead to the recommendations. We would not use a bibliography. Use a reference list. If you have appendices, place them after the reference list. Now you have looked at the sample reports, complete the followin" rel="nofollow">ing activities. First Thin" rel="nofollow">ings First Assume you are the Train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing Manager with the Australian International Bank (AIB). The bank has offices in" rel="nofollow">in the capital city of each state and territory in" rel="nofollow">in Australia. The AIB plans to expand by establishin" rel="nofollow">ing a branch network. Branches will then be located in" rel="nofollow">in the capital cities, and in" rel="nofollow">in every city and major town in" rel="nofollow">in every state and territory in" rel="nofollow">in Australia. The Human Resource Manager has authorised you to in" rel="nofollow">investigate the effect of the expansion on staff train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing needs. You are to write a report titled ‘Expansion: The Impact on Staff Train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing’. This report is to determin" rel="nofollow">ine the number of new staff needed to create the branch network, to in" rel="nofollow">investigate the train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing needs of staff, and to make recommendations in" rel="nofollow">in relation to new staff and existin" rel="nofollow">ing staff. You will submit the completed report to the Human Resource Manager and forward a copy to the General Manager of the Australian International Bank by 31 August. a    Write a title page to the long report. b    Create a table of contents that lists each of the basic parts of a long report and in" rel="nofollow">include the main" rel="nofollow">in headin" rel="nofollow">ings that will appear in" rel="nofollow">in the body of this report. Start with the in" rel="nofollow">introduction and move through to the bibliography. c    Write the in" rel="nofollow">introduction to the report by: i.    preparin" rel="nofollow">ing the purpose statement and makin" rel="nofollow">ing it the first sentence in" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">introduction. In the purpose statement, in" rel="nofollow">indicate your specific objective and what you hope to achieve ii.    statin" rel="nofollow">ing the name of the organisation, the position of the person who authorised the report, the limits of the report and the date by which the report is to be submitted. d    Prepare the letter of transmittal and format it in" rel="nofollow">in block letter format.