Video Case Video Title: Interviewing Candidates (Zipcar) SYNOPSIS Zipcar is a company that allows customers to share a car for a fee as small as a short cab ride. Individuals who become Zipcar members are able to reserve a vehicle with as little advance notice as 1 hour through any wireless device, unlock a car with a card that members carry with them, and drive for the reserved period of time. The goal of Zipcar is to reduce the number of cars being driven and thereby reduce environmental pollution. Zipcar is a fast-growing innovative company that supports the environment and is socially responsible. This makes it an attractive place to work for many who are looking for a company that is doing something new. When selecting new employees, Zipcar aims to find people who are passionate about the brand, professional, courteous, and presentable. It wants someone who understands the value of the organization and the culture within which the company operates. Discussion Questions 1. 7-19. What makes Zipcar an attractive employer for which to work? 2. 7-20. What do those doing the actual hiring at Zipcar feel are important characteristics to find in potential employees? 3. 7-21. List three behavioral and three situational questions that you would use to interview Zipcar employment applicants. 4. 7-22. According to the video, what practices should you avoid during an interview? How do these compare with those we discussed in this chapter? SACheck - CSU SafeAssign Plagiarism Check Tool Safeassign Originality Check Natasha King on Fri, Feb 05 2016, 9:05 AM 41% highest match Submission ID: 36f4551f-38cc-4d31-ba51-10f4ec160a82 Unit III Case Study.docx Word Count: 575 Attachment ID: 111622318 41% Citations (10/10) 1. 1 Another student's paper Citation is highlighted. Click to remove highlighting 2. 2 Another student's paper Citation is highlighted. 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Click to remove highlighting Running Head: 1 Unit III Case Study Unit III Case Study Suspected Entry: 85% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx Unit III Case Study Unit III Case Study Source - Another student's paper Unit III Case Study 1 Unit III Case Study 3 Unit III Case Study Natasha King Columbia Southern University Suspected Entry: 74% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx Unit III Case Study Natasha King Columbia Southern University Source - Another student's paper Unit III Case Study Columbia Southern University Anastashia Lapine 2 What makes ZipCar an attractive employer for which to work? Suspected Entry: 99% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx What makes ZipCar an attractive employer for which to work Source - Another student's paper what makes zipcar an attractive employer for which to work Zipcar is a property of Avis Budget Rental Car Group that has rebranded the rental car market and has and has quickly become a global market leader in auto-sharing industry. The company has established sharing networks in metropolitan locations and university campuses all over Austria, Canada, France, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and United States (Thomas H. Byers, 2014). 3 ZipCar is a fast growing innovative company that is fully supporting the environment. Suspected Entry: 72% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx ZipCar is a fast growing innovative company that is fully supporting the environment Source - http://www.essaybaywriters.com/blog/sultz-h-young-k-2011-health-care-usa-understanding-itsorganization-and-delivery-7th-ed-sudbury-ma-jones-bartlett-learning/ Zipcar is a fast-growing innovative company that supports the environment and is socially responsible This is mainly through conservation of the environment by not engaging in pollution activities. The company is also socially responsible. For the people who are interested in working for an innovative company they should consider ZipCar because the company is doing something new. 4 The company allows its customers to share a car for a small fee thus helping them to save their money. Suspected Entry: 62% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx The company allows its customers to share a car for a small fee thus helping them to save their money Source - Another student's paper The company allows customers to share a car for a fee as small similar to a short cab ride The company has also a very clear and understandable goal: 5 to reduce the number of cars being driven thus reducing the environmental pollution. Suspected Entry: 69% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx to reduce the number of cars being driven thus reducing the environmental pollution Source - Another student's paper \"The goal of Zipcar is to reduce the number of cars being driven and thereby reducing the environmental pollution\" (Dessler, 2015) 6 ZipCar has an innovative easy-to-use salary sacrifice scheme that is aimed at saving both the company and employees money while protecting the environment by replacing traditional car ownership. Suspected Entry: 70% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx ZipCar has an innovative easy-to-use salary sacrifice scheme that is aimed at saving both the company and employees money while protecting the environment by replacing traditional car ownership Source - http://www.zipcar.com/press/releases/zipcar-launches-salary-sacrifice-scheme ZIP), the world's leading car sharing network, is launching an innovative, easy-to-use salary sacrifice scheme that saves money for both companies and employees, whilst protecting the environment by replacing traditional car ownership The ZipCar's Salary Sacrifice scheme allows employees to exchange a specified amount of pre-tax salary each month and breaks driving time for reservations (Zipcar, 2012). Suspected Entry: 65% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx The ZipCar's Salary Sacrifice scheme allows employees to exchange a specified amount of pre-tax salary each month and breaks driving time for reservations (Zipcar, 2012) Source - http://www.zipcar.com/press/releases/zipcar-launches-salary-sacrifice-scheme Zipcar offers access to a range of low-carbon vehicles on a pay-as-you-go basis, for anything from one hour to a week at a time, and with Zipcar's Salary Sacrifice scheme, employees can exchange a specified amount of their pre-tax salary each month for Ziptime, blocks of driving time to make reservations 2 What do those doing the actual hiring at Zipcar feel are important characteristics to find in potential employees? Suspected Entry: 100% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx What do those doing the actual hiring at Zipcar feel are important characteristics to find in potential employees Source - Another student's paper what do those doing the actual hiring at Zipcar feel are important characteristics to find in potential employees Those responsible for hiring tasks at ZipCar feel that an individual who want to join their team should possess certain characteristics. ZipCar is interested in people who are passionate about their brand. Individual who are passionate about the brand will work extra hard to ensure that the company achieve its goals. People who enjoy doing something will always do it in their best way. The individuals who want to join ZipCar should also be professional. Professional individuals are those who display necessary skills and knowledge in a given position of choice. Due to the innovative nature of the company, the individuals should possess innovative traits which will enable the company to prosper. The potential employees should also be presentable. To be successful employee for a given firm, one should be smart. Clothes speak for an individual before he/she can, thus the first impression is the best. Being presentable is one of the most important factors for an individual despite the place, occasion, and the gender. The individual should also display courteous behavior. 7 The potential employees should be able to courtesy and respect in words, deeds and actions towards personnel holding higher authority and also towards their follow workmates. Suspected Entry: 70% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx The potential employees should be able to courtesy and respect in words, deeds and actions towards personnel holding higher authority and also towards their follow workmates Source http://www.slcinfobase.com/PPAREO/WordDocuments/30209courteousandrespectfulbehavior1.htm 3.1 Employees should display courtesy and respect in words, deeds and actions towards personnel holding higher levels of authority Courteous individuals are those individuals who cannot make false, inaccurate of malicious allegations against their fellow employees for their own benefits. With these characteristics, ZipCar has managed to have a healthy employee team. Apart from these traits, the potential employees should also be active and positive. Reference Thomas H. Byers, R. C. (2014). Technology Ventures: From Idea to Enterprise. 8 McGraw-Hill Education. Suspected Entry: 65% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx McGraw-Hill Education Source - https://www.scribd.com/doc/253404873/Marketing-4th-Ed-Gnv64 McGraw-Hill Higher Education and Blackboard have Zipcar, I. 6 (2012, May 29). Suspected Entry: 100% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx (2012, May 29) Source - http://www.zipcar.com/press/releases/zipcar-launches-salary-sacrifice-scheme May 29, 2012 driving a new era in low cost and green employee benefits. Suspected Entry: 100% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx driving a new era in low cost and green employee benefits Source - http://www.zipcar.com/press/releases/zipcar-launches-salary-sacrifice-scheme Driving a New Era in Low Cost and Green Employee Benefits Retrieved 02 15, 2016, from zipcar: http://www.zipcar.com/press/releases/zipcar-launches-salarysacrifice-scheme Dessler, G. (2015). 9 Human resource management [VitalSource Bookshelf version] (14th ed.). Suspected Entry: 100% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx Human resource management [VitalSource Bookshelf version] (14th ed.) Source - Another student's paper Human resource management [VitalSource Bookshelf version] (14th ed.) 10 Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323081716 Suspected Entry: 100% match Uploaded - Unit III Case Study.docx Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323081716 Source - Another student's paper Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323081716