CASE FOUR – TANGLEWOOD MEASUREMENT AND VALIDATION 1. Assess the practical and statistical significance of a proposed set of hiring tools‚ and recommendations regarding how adopting these new hiring methods might benefit stores. Tanglewood has decided to use the following new approaches to hiring; Retail market Knowledge Exam‚ Marshfield Customer Service Bio data Questionnaire and Essay‚ Marshfield Applicant Exam and a Personality Exam. A critical review of each of these has certain strengthens
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Tanglewood Case 1 Report Tanglewood is a chain of nondurable general retail stores and operates in the moderate price niche‚ targeting middle- and upper-income customers. Competition and Industry The retail industry accounts for over $4 trillion in annual sales. Recent estimates indicate that the retail industry employs approximately 15 million people. The financials show that Tanglewood is a moderately sized organization with strong growth potential. The company’s specific niche is similar
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2014 To: Daryl Perrone Staffing Services Manager Subject to: These are the assessment and recommendation I have suggested to Tanglewood Store to pay attention for centralization of the organization’s practices and the improvements of staffing levels and quality. 1. Acquire or Develop Talent As I read the case‚ the Tanglewood Store has many employees. It has 215 employees per store. I think that the organization should choose Develop Talent. They have enough employees already
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Tanglewood Case Study #3 - Recruiting Dawn Zmecek DeVry/Keller University HRM 594: Strategic Staffing Dr. Burnell G. Carden‚ Jr. 6/1/14 Case Description Tanglewood‚ like any other retail organization‚ finds that there is a constant need for new employees because of turnover. In a typical year‚ approximately 50% of the sales associates will turnover. Recruiting‚ therefore‚ is of great concern for managers in the field. However‚ the organization has not had any centralized method for recruiting
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Case memo (Kat) 1. Introduction: Three graduates committed to exploring opportunities in entrepreneurship. They formed on-line retail seasonal holiday merchandise business. Kristin‚ one of the team members who had the financial background‚ gave several assumptions in terms of company’s operation cost for company’s additional profitability. A projected Income Statement gave the group confidence and they were committed to growing volume to generate a positive gross margin. But problems in cost
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Chase Cosner Kathleen Shook Jesse Anderson Aaron Good Case One: Tanglewood Stores and Staffing Strategy * Acquire or Develop Talent Tanglewood should acquire employees that have some knowledge in sales and retail but should also train and develop their customer service skills to coincide with the company’s goals and strategies. * Hire Yourself or Outsource Tanglewood should definitely hire employees themselves because they have strong company morals that need to be enforced while
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Tanglewood Case Study #1 Dear Donald Penchiala‚ I am external consultant for staffing services‚ and I would like to make some suggestions on staffing quantity and staffing quality strategies for Tanglewood. In my professional opinion‚ developing current talent would be a better and more cost effective strategy for Tanglewood than acquiring new talent. Going forward‚ new employees with minimal or no retail background should have a chance to develop retail experience as an associate while growing
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Tanglewood Case Study 7 Mgmt 364 Staffing Abby Gilpin Question 2: The top 3 candidates will be Max Renoir‚ Thomas Reznor and James Heckman based on using the Compensatory Model. When looking at these 3 candidates they are the strongest in the unit weight with 70‚ 73 and 76 respectively and rational weight with 67.5‚ 69 and 76 respectively. Reznor and Renior have done well on the testing‚ conscientiousness and extraversion. Heckman’s testing was not outstanding‚ but his scores for conscientiousness
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Tanglewood Case 1 Brief Introduction Tanglewood is a chain of retail department stores that was founded in 1975 by two friends Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood. The store was started by a concept named‚ TannerWood‚ which was a store that sold outdoor clothing and equipment. They two paired themselves together to create Tanglewood. The goal for the store is to be the best department store for customers that thrive on customer service‚ quality‚ value and durability. All of which helps the
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Tanglewood Stores Case 3 1) Recruitment Guide for Store Associate Position: Store Associate Reports to: Department Manager/Store Manager Qualifications: College graduate or any individual who has retail and/or customer service experience Relevant labor market: The states of Washington and Oregon Timeline: No specific timeline‚ ongoing recruitment process Activities to undertake to source well-qualified candidates: Kiosks Referrals Staffing Agencies Staff Members Involved: Corporate
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