MGMT 489 - International HR: Hiring and Training Employee Plan

This assignment details a comprehensive Human Resources plan developed for Rhinoceros Media, focusing on the hiring and training of a copywriter. The plan begins with a job description outlining the role's responsibilities, followed by a job announcement designed to attract suitable candidates. The screening criteria are then presented, explaining the rationale behind each step, including resume scanning, writing tests, group brainstorming sessions, and personal interviews. The assignment includes specific interview questions with explanations of the insights sought from each. Two tests are proposed: a writing test and a grammar test. The training program's location, duration, and the KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) to be taught are specified, along with the desired level of mastery. Finally, the assignment describes the evaluation methods to measure the effectiveness of the training program, including weekly tests and performance monitoring.

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Answer 1
Job Description
The company Rhinoceros Media is looking for a candidate who can make
advertisement campaigns. The employee must also be able to make copy for the
advertisement campaigns as per the need of the client. The employee will have to present the
copy of advertisement to the clients and will have to make the changes wherever they are
necessary. The copywriter will have to brainstorm and present new ideas to that portray the
core ideas and messages that the client wants (Press 2016). The responsibility of the
employee also includes writing clear and attractive copy for numerous mediums, working
with the creative professionals to make a marketing campaign and to conduct interviews and
research for knowing the target audience and what they will prefer.
Job Announcement
The company Rhinoceros Media is searching an employee who can make copywriter
for the client. The person must be creative and talented with words, while also being a
grammar nazi. The employment will be full time, with the timings being from 9:30 am – 6:00
pm. For any clarification, you can drop us a mail at [e-mail]
The job announcement will be featured in LinkedIn, Facebook, Newspapers and other
sites where the reach of the advertisement increases for more people to apply for the job.
Screening Criteria
The screening criteria for the company is rigorous and the company will firstly scan
the candidates when they apply for the company. The company will select the candidates that
fits the criteria the best will be selected for the next round. The scanning of applicants
through the resumes will help the company in calling the ones that are actually suitable for

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the job (Gallagher 2014). The next round will be a test that determines the quality of writing
of the candidate. This round will help the company in understanding how good the writing
skill is of a candidate is and how is the best suitable one. The third round will be a group
brainstorming session where the candidates will have to come up with an idea for the copy of
advertisements. This will help the company in understanding how creative the candidates are
and how well they can work under pressure (Sedláček 2014). The final round will be the
personal interview round, which will aid the company in understanding the personality of the
candidate and how well they can fit with the culture of the company.
Interview Questions
 How much work experience do you have?
 Why would you like to work for us?
 Skills that will help you in working.
 What are the biggest hurdles that you have faced?
 What is your process of research?
 How do you alter your writing, suiting the different clients?
 Are you familiar with the different platforms of creating content?
 How well do you work under pressure?
 Can you follow basic instructions while writing?
 What are your hobbies?
1. Understanding about the experience that a candidate has and the sincerity that
the candidates has in a job.
2. Understanding why the candidate is interested in the job and wheatear the
candidate is willing to work with the company for a long time.
3. To understand what the skills are of a person and how much of that skill can
be used by them.

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4. To understand the challenges that the candidate has faced and how they have
overcome it.
5. To understand how the candidates conduct their research.
6. To understand how the candidate can alter and change their suiting the needs
of the client.
7. This will help in understanding the versatility and skill of the candidate.
8. To understand the work pressure the candidate can handle.
9. To understand if the employee is willing to listen to the seniors.
10. To understand more about the employee.
Tests
There will be two tests conducted, one will be the writing test to measure the writing
skill of the employee and how talented they are with words. The other will be the grammar
test to understand if the candidate meets the basic requirements.
Answer 2
Location
The training will take place in the company itself, as it will be easier to manage the
employees while teaching them the basics of the business.
Length
The length of the training will be for over 3 weeks and will be on the job, to make the
candidates better understand the work that they have to do.
KSA
The candidates will be trained for improving their writing skill, improving their
grammar, training them in how to brainstorm and how to deal with the clients and pitch them

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the idea. The candidates will be trained till the intermediate level during the training period,
for them to not face any difficulties during the time when they start the job.
Measurement of the Training
The overall process that the candidate shows will measure the training. The
employees will be given tests to measure the change in their performance before and after the
training. The test will be conducted after every week of the training period (Noe and
Kodwani 2018). This will help the company in monitoring the progress of the employees and
how much effective the training is for developing the skills of the candidates.

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References
Gallagher, S.R., 2014. Major employers' hiring practices and the evolving function of the
professional master's degree (Doctoral dissertation, Northeastern University).
Sedláček, P., 2014. Match efficiency and firms' hiring standards. Journal of Monetary
Economics, 62, pp.123-133.
Noe, R.A. and Kodwani, A.D., 2018. Employee Training and Development, 7e. McGraw-Hill
Education.
Press, P., 2016. Job description.