Human Resources Selection Tool Processs

Assignment: Selection Tools

• Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you address the following considerations related to selection tools:

o Name three selection tools that you would consider using for a hiring program at a supermarket.

o Choose what you think is the best selection tool or combination of selection tools.

o Justify your choice by describing the advantages of your method compared to other selection tools that were considered.

• Format your paper according to APA standards. Be sure to provide citations and a reference list.

• Determine whether you would use the same selection method for hiring the position in your final project. Explain your answer.

• Organize an interview and selection plan for the position in your final project. Complete the following:

o Compile a list of interview questions.

o Explain what interviewing method you would use and why it is preferred over others.

o Detail the considerations in reaching hiring decisions for this position.

Post your paper as an attachment in the Assignments section

The first selection tool I would use is a criminal background check. As this is one of the main selection tools used today by the Fortune 100 companies along with employment and education verification, drug screening and reference checks according to Bohlander and Snell (2007).

This tool would be useful to determine the character of the future employee and to help prevent possible theft and embezzlement form the store. In addition, this might also be a useful tool to help prevent workplace violence. “State courts have ruled that companies can be held liable for negligent hiring if the fail to do adequate background checks," Bohlander & Snell (2007) (p. 254). While this does not guarantee that the future candidate would be totally honest in the new position, usually a past record is a fairly good indication that a person might be inclined to commit the same act. In a supermarket environment where...