1.Choose an organization in your community and schedule a meeting with its HR manager (or designate). Using the material in this chapter as a guide, interview the HR representative on the organizations recruiting efforts (e.g., determine the role that job and organization analysis played in developing the strategy). Ask whether the organization considers how potential applicants would react to the recruiting materials. Ask if the organization uses the Internet and social media as part of its recruiting efforts. Prepare a report on the organizations recruiting strategy and its effectiveness.

2. Examine the organizations recruiting program (the one chosen for Exercise from a job candidates perspective. With the assistance of the HR repre-sentative, interview a recently hired employee who was an external applicant. Ask the employee about the employees job search strategy, perceptions of the organization, the recruiting process, requirements for pay and benefits, what influenced the decision to take the job, and whether that decision changed after being in the organization for a period of time. Prepare a report summarizing this interview.

3. Using the information presented in this chapter and the information obtained from your interviews in Exercises 1 and 2, develop a comprehensive recruitment strategy for the organization based on the job of the new employee whom you interviewed.

4. How did the organization advertise the position? Identify the best ways for reaching the target applicant pool for this job.

5. Prepare an advertisement for the position of the person you interviewed. Compare the costs of running this advertisement in some of the commonly used media discussed in this chapter.