To: John Smith From: Chris Young Date: September 25‚ 2013 Re: Adding Grammar Testing to Hiring Practice After reading Kyle Wiens’s Article‚ “I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar‚” in the July 20‚ 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review‚ I would like to make some suggestions on the decision of adding grammar testing to our company’s hiring practice. Wiens has suggested two reasons why good grammar is one of the essential characteristics of a job candidate: Good grammar reflects
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Running head: HIRING ON THE BASIS OF LOOKS CASE STUDY Companies that regulate a worker ’s appearance‚ from banning tattoos to mandating makeup‚ are facing a growing risk of lawsuits‚ most employment lawyers assert. Appearance based discrimination lawsuits are being filed more frequently‚ involving everything from eyebrow rings to sexy clothing‚ employment attorneys say. The corporate loose white shirt is in the past‚ more and more‚ people look different and are entering the work force‚ and
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Running Head: WEIGHT: HIRING AND CAREER SUCCESS IN AMERICA “SKINNY PEOPLE HAVE IT ALL” Weight: A Deciding Factor for Hiring and Career Success in America Student: Dahlia Kelada University of Houston - Victoria WEIGHT: HIRING AND CAREER SUCCESS IN AMERICA Abstract One would expect that when applying for a job‚ a hiring manager’s decision would be based on a candidate’s qualifications‚ skill set‚ potential‚ and a pleasing personality that would likely fit the norms of the organizational culture
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Why You Need To Hire An Attorney When Arrested For A DUI If you’ve been arrested for driving under the influence‚ or DUI‚ you’re probably worried and confused about what’s going to happen to you. If you’re like a lot of people‚ a DUI arrest is your first brush with the criminal justice system‚ and it can be scary. While you can represent yourself‚ it’s best to hire a criminal defense attorney. Here’s why. The Plea You’re expected to enter a plea during your arraignment. Even if you know for sure
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A Proposed Solution to Hiring More Employees For Nancy Madison‚ CEO Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center By Dabah Bono‚ Nathaniel Carlson‚ Employees Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center 1 December 2013 Table of Contents Abstract........................................................................................................3 1.0 Introduction............................................................................................4 1.1 Purpose
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“Perception is the process by which individuals organise and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment” (Robbins‚ Judge‚ Millet‚ M. 2011:6). When it comes to hiring in organisations‚ perception is one of the major influences that affects the evaluator’s decision. It has been suggested that decisions of whether or not to hire a candidate is never made rationally. Instead‚ evaluators tend to be biased towards candidates who share similarities with the firm and
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Race and Ethnicity in Law Enforcement Hiring 1 Race and ethnicity play a significant role in law enforcement. This is true in both how communities are policed‚ as well as what the racial and ethnic make up is of a law enforcement entity. On the application at the police department I work for‚ there is verbiage that says‚ “Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.” Why is this present? It may be that the department really does want women and minorities to apply‚ (I believe this
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with interest in a business organization’s activities. These groups are referred to as stakeholders because they affect or are affected by the achievement of the firm’s objectives. Ethics Stakeholder analysis is the identification and evaluation of corporate stakeholders. This can be done in a three-step process. The first step in stakeholder analysis is to identify primary stakeholders‚ those who
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Ethical and legal obligation of business Introduction Business ethics: It is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in business environment. It applies to all aspect of business and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organization. Ethics is mainly concerned with what is good versus bad‚ what is right versus wrong. Deontology is an ethical theory that holds that actions are right or wrong independent
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Ethics Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Paper Brian Ruddick MGT/567 Nov 13th‚ 2012 Dr. Burgoon Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Memo To: Company owner From: VP of Human Resources Subject: Reduce incentives and layoff proposal Sir‚ as VP of Human Resources‚ I would advise you to highly reconsider your proposal to reduce incentive payments for salespeople and implementing a month-long layoff for all production workers. Although you are legally within your rights to do so‚ however from
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