Virtual Business Lesson Recruiting Resumes Hiring Employees are

Virtual Business Lesson: Recruiting, Resumes, Hiring

Employees are the Lifeblood of an Organization

Recruiting: the process of finding and hiring the best candidate for any given open position It never stops

Preparing for Recruiting • Do a formal or informal Needs Assessment • How many people do you need? • What skills should they possess? • Create a Job Description • Name of position • Main tasks • Create a person specification • Profile the ideal candidate (skills, education, personality traits) • Determine Pay and Perks

Legal Issues in Recruiting • Federal and State Laws prevent discrimination in hiring practices • Civil Rights Act 1964 • Equal Pay Act of 1963 • Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967 • Americans with Disabilities Act • Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 2008 • Civil Rights Act of 1991 • Prohibits discrimination in hiring because of age, gender, race, handicap or sexual orientation

Labor Laws and Taxes • Payroll Taxes: Must be withheld from employee earnings, and then paid to local, state, and federal government as wage taxes and Social Security (FICA). • Equal Pay Act of 1963: Requires employers to pay men and women the same amount for the same work.

Labor Laws and Taxes (continued) • Fair Labor Standards Act: Requires employers to pay at least minimum wage and not hire anyone full-time who is under 16. • Antidiscrimination laws: Protect employees from discrimination due to age, race, religion, national origin, color, gender, and physical disability.

GREAT is not always better than GOOD • Don’t look for Purple Squirrels • IDEAL CANDIDATE • RARE MYTHICAL CREATURE • PERFECT BLEND OF SKILLS, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE • WILL WORK FOR PEANUTS • MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND IN COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY • Focus on Diamonds in the Rough: good candidates that can be trained and developed

Where Do You Find Candidates? - Sourcing Plan • Traditional • Ads in newspapers • Today most candidate sourcing is done Online • Linkedin • Monster. com and Craigslist • Offline Methods • Career fairs • Local colleges and universities

Steps to Fill Positions • Screen Resumes • Phone Interviews • Personality Tests • In-Person Interview • Making an Offer • Onboarding • Company Orientation • Training

Let’s See How We Do

Log into Virtual Business Management • Complete Lesson - Recruiting, Resumes & Hiring • Complete – Reading, reading/math lesson • SIMULATION LESSON: • Lesson will “teach” you what to do • Once “taught” you must apply the knowledge • The computer automatically scores you • You can not reset it