Sweet Treats Case Study

“Sweet Treats”

I. Executive Summary

This case primary helps Sweet Treats sales manager to analyze the recruitment and selection process of the company. The team had gathered and combined the ideas that we had created and we came up with five different alternatives namely; Develop an attractive, user-friendly recruitment website, with access to a wide range of detailed information for potential candidates about the benefits of working in your organization, Use applicant-tracking software, Check referrals and recommendations and try outsourcing of recruits, Establish ongoing recruitment process, and lastly, seeking recruitment assistance. Read on further for you know what we had recommended among the alternatives that we had selected.

II. Statement of the Problem

How could Sweet Treats district sales manager, Rob Gum systematically scrutinize the recruitment and selection process of the company in order to successfully hire deserving salespeople as what also the company needs?

III. Selecting Alternatives

1. Develop an attractive, user-friendly recruitment website, with access to a wide range of detailed information for potential candidates about the benefits of working in your organization

Online recruitment uses the power of the internet to match people to jobs. Fundamentally, it is about advertising vacancies on either job sites or corporate websites. At this very basic level it is particularly effective at getting a high level of response. While it may generate hundreds more applications than traditional print advertising, simply attracting more candidates is only part of the job. The real strength and power of online recruitment, when done properly, lie in harnessing internet technology to not just attract candidates but to deal with them too. In this sense it is also about streamlining the recruitment process -so busy HR departments can give a better recruitment service to their colleagues in finance, marketing, sales and...