Hiring

Discussion Forum Hiring Decisions

1.    Discussion Questions: select any THREE questions from the list below (preferably at least one from each chapter) and post your response in the discussion forum.

a.       Suppose that an employer has a close working relationship with your college and primarily recruits from there for professional positions.  What would be the consequence of that recruiting strategy?  Would it tend to result in adverse impact? (Ch 4)

b.      In your judgment, is there a need for foreign nationals to perform work in the United States?  Do existing laws regulating the employment of nonimmigrant foreign nationals in the Unites States strike the right balance between employers’ desire to tap this source of labor and protecting the interests of U.S. workers? (Ch 4)

c.       Have you ever been asked a question during an interview that was inappropriate or discriminatory? How did you respond? Based on what you’ve learned so far in this course, would you do anything differently if confronted with a similar situation in the future?  If you have never had such an experience, and knowing what you know now, how would you react if asked an illegal or inappropriate question during an interview? (Ch 4)

d.      What do you think about employers using the Internet to check into the online postings and personas of job candidates? Does this practice pose any legal concerns? Ethical concerns? (Ch 5)

e.      Potential employers have a responsibility to conduct background checks to avoid negligent hiring, and yet most companies have policies that prevent disclosing anything more than dates of previous employment.  So what’s an employer to do?  (Ch 5)

f.        What policy would you recommend an employer adopt regarding use of criminal history in hiring decisions? Why? Would the policy differ according to the type of job in question, or the nature of the conviction? If so, how? (Ch 5) 

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