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Instructor’s Manual
Chapter 6: Workforce Planning and Recruitment
Chapter Summary
Workforce planning and recruiting is one of the cornerstones of developing a sound foundation
of human resources. Through excellence in recruiting and retention, organizations often find they
are gaining strategic advantage. This chapter will discuss the following:
– Understanding the Labor Landscape: Workforce Planning and Forecasting
Chapter Learning Objectives:
After completing this chapter, students should be able to:
LO 6.1: Describe workforce planning and its role in HR.
– Workforce planning refers to the process of determining what work needs to be done and
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– Labor market conditions refers to the number of jobs available compared to the number
of individuals available.
LO 6.2: Identify what recruiting is and its key components
– Recruitment refers to the process of identifying and working to attract individuals
interested in organizational roles.
LO 6.3: Describe the three stages of recruitment and what takes place in them.
The Recruitment Funnel
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Recruitment sources
– The second stage focuses on maintaining applicant interest.
Web pages
Unadvertised jobs
Internal recruiting sources
Internal transfers and promotions
Applicant tracking systems (ATS)
Internal job boards
Alumni employees
LO 6.4: Explain the various aspects of diversity in recruiting.
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LO 6.5: Explain key analytical, legal, ethical, and global issues associated with workforce
planning and recruitment.
– Recruitment results: evaluating effectiveness and metrics
– Maintaining applicant interest and participation
Treatment during recruitment
Suggested Exercises or Projects
Exercise 6.1 Ask students to identify a specific industry in which they would like to work. Have
them write it down to commit to it. Then put the students into groups of three and have them
share their industry choices and ask them to determine how they would find jobs in that industry.
Then illustrate one or two professional associations such as the American Psychological
Association or the Society for Human Resource Management job sites.
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Discussion Questions:
1. As you consider the need for an organizations HR requirements, do you think that hard skills
such as technical talent is more important or soft skills such as team work, communication, and
attitude are more important and why?