Recruiting a Store Manager

This assignment outlines the recruitment process for a store manager position within an Australian retail store. The HR department is responsible for selecting the right candidate through various stages including logical thinking tests, written essays, group discussions, and personal interviews. The document explores the use of technology in recruitment such as video interviews and intelligent screening software. It also highlights communication strategies with senior management and existing staff regarding new policies and procedures.

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Introduction
This assignment is about the selection or the recruitment of the store manager in the retail shop
of Australia. Being the HR of the retail store I am appointed with this task to recruit a store
manager. A retail store or a retail shop is an entity that scolds consumer goods primarily to the
end consumers. Where as a store manager is a person who manages the store, where each and
every employee is answerable to him where every little or big activity takes place with his
permission(Singla 2013).
Selection-policy
Our retail store has its own policies and procedures regarding the selection of the employees. In
order to select a store manager following procedure is followed to recruit a right person in the
organization:
 logical thinking test, behavioral intelligence test, psychometric tests
 written tests essays etc
 group discussion round
 personal interview
In the first round the applicants have to undergo a logical or behavioral or a psychometric test,
following to this the qualified applicants will have to pass an essay written test, only those
candidates that has passed this stage will move forward to group discussion and ultimately few
will reach the personal interview stage and the selected ones will get the appointment
letter(Azarello 2011).
Technology in the Recruitment Process
Employers are now improving the ways of recruiting the new employees. Following
technologies can be used by the retail shop to improve the efficiency(Parthasarthy 2010).
1.Video-recruitment: Taking interviews on video.
2.Intelligent screening software: This software screens, grades and shortlist the perfect
candidates
Communication with the Senior Manager
In order to get the support of the senior manager, I will prepare a blue print for this selection
process about how we can increase our efficiency by conducting recruitment process by different
means and this is i am going to communicate with him by preparing a PPT, because it will help
me more in keeping my points in front of him, this PPT will not only help in this selection
process but we can make further improvements for future's recruitment procedures.

Policies & procedure for the relevant staff
For the existing staff, if any new policy or procedure is made then it will be communicated them
by a video message that will not only contain that policy or the procedures information but about
what they have to do and what not(Khan 2013).
Conclusion
Above is a short essay on a recruitment process of a store manager, here is a conclusion provided
on that. With the advancement in technology organizations are finding newer ways of conducting
recruitment process that are efficient and cost effective. Being the HR of the retail store it is the
duty of the HR to conduct the recruitment process efficiently and effectively.
Bibliography
Azarello, P 2011, Practical Step for Advancing Your Career, Bath.
Khan, R 2013, 'Policies & Protocols of Business Management', Business World , p. 10.
Parthasarthy, S 2010, 'Placement & Preparation', Jobs Hunt Daily, p. 12.
Singla, RK 2013, 'Retail Marketing Management', Marketing World, p. 50.