TANGLEWOOD STORES -Planning- Specific Assignment Details 1.Currently the organization expects that their forecast for labor requirements is essentially constant from the previous year. Based on this assumption complete the five stages of the planning process: a. Currently the organization expects that their forecast for labor requirements is essentially constant from the previous year. This means the forecast for next year will be taken as given. b. Fill in the empty cells in the forecast
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Memorandum To: Marilyn Gonzalez and Daryl Perrone From: Maggie Jones Date: 6 February 2012 Subject: Tanglewood Case 4: Measurement and Validation Below is an analysis of the potential new selection methods for hiring the Store Associate position. The study of 10 Seattle-based stores resulted in an adequate sample size of 832 applicants. New selectors being evaluated are the retail market knowledge exam‚ Marshfield customer service biodata questionnaire and essay‚ Marshfield
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Tanglewood Case 3 1. Recruitment Guide Position: Sales Associate Reports to: Regional Manager Qualifications: At least 1 year experience in retail Basic math knowledge 1-2 years experience working with computers Relevant Labor Market: Varies Timeline: Continuous‚ but in this order: Days 1-6: Conduct interviews with qualified applicants Days 7-10: Targeted hire date Activities to undertake to source well-qualified candidates: Post job openings for all regions
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MGMT 364 Tanglewood Case Study 6 1. Develop a detailed selection plan for this position. In this case‚ you should determine what you want to measure by analyzing KSAOs from the job description and the information on organizational culture in the case‚ and fitting the selection measures into the plan format as shown in Exhibit 8.2 in the book. The current selection methods are the experience check‚ education check‚ Marshfield Applicant Exam‚ and the Retail Knowledge Test. Do not include the current
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Tanglewood Tanglewood should hire internal to develop talent. Providing good people with opportunities to grow not only helps the individual‚ but also helps the company because it builds a stronger team within the organization. Developing talent is one of the key responsibilities of a leader‚ and finding the right stretch opportunities for people is one good way to exercise leadership. Hiring internal l candidate will also be less expensive than hiring externally. Tanglewood should focus on Core
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environmental data‚ some factors that suggest Tanglewood might have difficulty filling positions is based on retail work is not desirable to recent college graduates. Tanglewood would like to hire those that can start lower at shift level and move up the chain and have college background. However retail is not the more desirable market since it has long hours‚ low pay‚ and conflict with lower-level employees. Developing a plan of action takes careful planning. Tanglewood has to look at the percentage of employees
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Ryan Schmidt MGT 451 Dr. Scroggins Tanglewood Case #6 Major KSAO Category Necessary for selection (Y/N) Method of Assessment Exp. Educ. MAE RKT Skills in personnel resource management Y x x Communication/Speaking skills Y x x Knowledge of customer service principles Y x Knowledge of organization policies/procedures N x Ability to analyze financial and operational data Y x x Problem solving skills/ability to resolve conflict Y x x x Skill in judgment and decision making
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MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: April 4‚ 2012 Mr. Donald Penchiala‚ Tanglewood Staffing Services Director Kendra Novak Thornton‚ Tanglewood HR Planning Analyst Tanglewood Regional Divisions in the state of Washington As you requested I have reviewed our staffing forecasts and our future hiring needs. My analysis consists of methods that will help us meet our staffing and organizational goals. To do so‚ I have made comparisons to our forecast availabilities with our future/ projected workforce
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Tanglewood Case 3 Question 1 Position: Sales Associates Reports To: Shift Supervisor‚ Department Manager‚ Store Manager Qualifications: Preceding customer service/experience in sales preferred Neighborly‚ welcoming character Relevant Labor Market: Western Washington Eastern Washington Northern Oregon Southern
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1. In the selection process predictors are used to help identify a good potential job performer utilizing an interview‚ standardized knowledge and personality tests and also running job trials. Often there are both practical and statistical significances to the data collected. As part of Tanglewood’s selection process herein the predictive and proposed methods were utilized for the position of Store Associate. For the predictive design only interviews and application blanks were utilized. The proposed
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