Human Resource Management

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Human Resource Management
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Task 1
First Post
The prospect of introducing a new system of recruitment and selection at
CERA is imperative if the company has to keep up with rivals and competitors in this respect.
CERA is a thriving organization and one of the best ways by which the company can really
ensure that it attracts the right talent is by paying attention to the recruitment and selection
process of employees. I strongly feel that the recruitment and selection process of candidates
is one that needs to pay attention to new ways of looking at the skills and abilities of
employees instead of the tried and tested ways. For instance, the company should not focus
on academic credentials alone when deciding whether the person being recruited is right for
the job or not. Rather efforts need to be made to see how well this individual can apply
himself in stressful situations or to challenging tasks that are posed before him. These will go
a long way in determining whether the individual is capable of rendering good service to the
organization and that too over the long term instead of short term. Attention should also be
paid to the matter of gender at the time of recruitment. Recruiting talented members of the
LGTBQ community, especially transgender people for instance, can definitely help a
company like CERA to be recognized by the world as both a competitive and liberal
organization.
Response to Post by Other CERA Member
Yes, I truly am of the opinion that gender and age need to be important
requisites when it comes to recruiting and selecting people to work for an organization. It is
not right not to recruit people into the ranks of CERA just because they have passed a certain
age. Many individuals who are over sixty years of age or older still have plenty of physical
stamina that is required in order to do a full time job. These are also people who are highly

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experienced in terms of work and will be able to bring much expertise and knowledge to the
table, provided that they have the required skills and credentials for working at an
organization like CERA. I especially agree on the matter of gender, given that providing
members of the LGBTQ community today with opportunities to work and to prove their
potential is becoming increasingly important in every part of the world, and in every
organization, so there is no reason why CERA should remain behind in this respect. I am also
in full agreement with the points that have been made on the matter of opting for new
processes and systems in order recruit new talent into the system (Nikolau and Oostrom
2015). CERA needs to drastically change the way it is looking at the process of recruiting
employees into the organization. CERA needs to place more emphasis on the application of
knowledge rather than the acquisition of knowledge when it comes to attractive new and
diverse talent into the organization. The ability of a prospective employee to apply himself
well enough in critical situations is what should be given more importance than the academic
achievements that such a person is bestowed with. The work place is stressful and
challenging here at CERA and we need professionals in our organization who can take the
stress and handle all responsibilities with the right degree of efficiency and professionalism
that is required of them. This ability of them will be far more important in the long run when
working for the organization than the ability that they have in terms of academic knowledge
(Goldstein, 2017).
Task 2
First Post
When it comes to the matter of employee development, an organization as large and
as thriving as CERA should not ignore it. Employee development is a matter that I believe
needs to be paid attention to, not only at the time of recruiting people into the organization