1. You are the HR Director for a small manufacturing firm. The organization's profit margin is in line with previous years, however, the costs for employee benefits have risen, which resulted in a 2% decline in the benefits budget for the current year. Wages are frozen and therefore you are not currently able to pay at market for open positions in your organization, which is impacting your ability to recruit new employees. Given the specifics of this scenario, which would be the best course of action to improve your recruitment efforts:
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3.   -focus on improving morale with various team-building activities
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5.   -promote flexible work arrangements as part of your formal benefits package
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7.   -propose to the CEO that the company pay a higher portion of health insurance
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9.  - increase your advertising efforts