Human Resource Management

Human Resource WEEK 2 DISCUSSION

1. Identify some of the established recruiting techniques that underlie Trilogy’s unconventional approach to attracting talent.

Trilogy recruiting method is unconventional in that they make it an objective to get involve and develop relationships with their candidates, which can build trust. These established relationships benefit both the candidate and the organization. For the candidate it provides and insight into the culture of the organization, and for the organization it provides a clear insight to different personality characteristics talents that fit with the organizational culture (Wheeler, 2011).

Trilogy recruiting approach demonstrate that they value their potential candidates by creating ways of connecting with potential candidate through a hands-on approach oppose to the traditional written assessment approach (Wheeler, 2011).

Trilogy approach to its dress code sends a message to their workers that they should feel relaxed and comfortable; setting an atmosphere for flexibility. An environment that creates relaxation and flexibility allows people to feel at home when working. However, studies show that when an organization decides to change their dress code to the traditional business attire it can be met with resistance. In addition, research has suggested that dressing causal give a less professional impression on the business (Christensen, 2013).

2. What particular elements of Trilogy’s culture most likely appeal to the kind of employees it seeks? How does it convey those elements to job prospects?

Since Trilogy is a software solution business it will mostly attract and appeal to technical savvy employees. According to Being a Geek by Michael Lopp, skills such as being self-motivated, having soft skills as clear communicator and being resourceful are attributes of a geek; one who have unorthodox approaches to the workplace (Eggers, 2010). The non-traditional dress code fits the unorthodox workplace...