Recruiting Honda Employees

1. Suggest three ways Honda R&D Americas could recruit engineers to fill jobs at its research and development facility in Raymond, Ohio.

Honda R&D Americans could hire engineers to fill jobs at its research and development facility by offering an employee referral program. Honda could offer incentives to existing employees to recommend the names of people they believe would be successful in your company. Encourage existing employees to be on the lookout for candidates all the time. This significantly extends employee recruiting efforts. Honda could create a form that new employees can complete listing people they know with their contact information. The best time to get this information is when they are brand new, hopefully, their first day on the job. Also, make it easy for existing employees to continue to refer prospective employees. Honda could have a contest for the most referrals to generate excitement. Honda R&D could also use social media to recruit engineers. These days, it is all about staying current and making sure you are in the places where the dialogue is happening. Maintaining an active presence on social media sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook and using them as recruiting tools is key. A company blog is a great place to advertise your company culture and employment branding. Honda should talk about the company, about the projects they are working on, or anything that might engage and interest a potential candidate. A third way Honda R&D could recruit new engineers is using a recruiting firm. Recruiting firms will recruit and screen to the companies specifications and guarantee their satisfaction. Recruiting firms may also provide testing, drug screening, reference checking, background checks at a fee. Randstad Engineering is a business they could use that specializes in recruiting engineers.

2. If you were interviewing a candidate for a job at this facility, what would you ask to determine whether a candidate would be satisfied to...