Recruiting Challenges: A Case Study on Hiring Unqualified Staff

This case study examines the difficulties faced by Buck Fleming, the owner of a two-person sawmill, in recruiting a suitable employee after his helper left. Located in a small village in the northern states, Fleming struggles to find qualified laborers with experience in the industry. He interviews three candidates—Chuck Maki, Bud Hoover, and Jim Bryce—each with their own set of limitations and lacking the desired qualifications. Maki, a young graduate with a DUI record, lives closest to the mill. Hoover, a talkative heavy smoker with unstable job history, lives 20 miles away, while Bryce, an experienced construction worker with a history of accidents and inefficiency, lives farthest. Ultimately, the analysis suggests hiring Chuck Maki due to his youth, potential for learning, proximity to the mill, and potential for local networking, despite his past issues. The case highlights the compromises employers sometimes make when faced with a scarcity of qualified candidates.

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Recruiting the right employee for the right job is every organisation’s goal (Lourenco et
al.). Sometimes organisations are perplexed due to the abundance of talented candidate and the
lack of opportunities that the organisation can provide. However, there are also situations where
an employer has to employ such a candidate who do not fulfil the recruitment criteria, yet the
candidate is employed because of the scarcity of employees in the market (Breaugh). The
purpose of the paper is to analyse how employers hire unqualified candidate based on the nature
of job which is not readily accepted by any other candidate.
Buck Fleming is the owner of a two person saw mill where most of the work is done by
himself like cutting trees, driving the truck and then delivering them to buyers. The working
conditions in the mill is hazardous as it includes using heavy machinery and working outdoors in
extreme weather conditions. Fleming’s helper has recently left the job and now Fleming is in a
need of a new employee. The saw mill being in a small village in the northern states, it is
difficult for Fleming to find highly skilled labours who have an experience of working in the
similar industry. Therefore, Fleming interviews three candidates who have applied for the post
and now Fleming is in a delusion whom to hire to work, though none of the candidates are
qualified for the desired role.
Chuck Maki is one of the candidates who lives nearest to the saw mill (1 mile) and being
a young graduate of merely 22 years, he is assumed to have enough physical power and
endurance ability. However, Maki was arrested twice by the DUI due to his drinking habits and
driving with a suspended license. Maki has decided to control his drinking habits and is also
immediately available for the job. Bud Hoover is another candidate who is in approximate 25
years old and he lives almost 20 miles away from the saw mill. Hoover was raised in Kentucky
where he took up a number of jobs, but could not sustain any. Hoover seems to an incessant

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talker and is also a heavy smoker and is currently unemployed. Hoover is willing to join after
two weeks due to trip that is planned in between. Lastly, Jim Bryce is the left candidate who has
significant amount of experience of working in a construction site and is the only candidate who
is currently employed. Bryce was laid off from his previous job due to his inefficiency and Bryce
has also met a couple of accidents in his professional life which almost led him to bankruptcy.
Though, based on the kind of job in Fleming’s saw mill, Hoover is a person who has no problem
of working in outdoor situations. Hoover lives with his uncle who lives almost 35 miles away
from the saw mill.
Therefore, keeping myself in Fleming’s position, I would have hired Chuck Maki
because he being a young boy, he would put sufficient on his work and will also learn how to use
the mill equipment comparatively faster than the other two candidates. Maki’s will power of
controlling is drink habit also adds to his credibility as a candidate. Maki lives the closest to the
mill, therefore, he is familiar of the village residents which would help Fleming gather more
trees for his mill and make better profits by making the required negotiations through the help of
Chuck Maki. Thus, based on the above discussion it can be considered that Chuck Maki would
be the suitable candidate.

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