Strategic Recruitment Plan for HR Manager at Rogers Place, Edmonton

This report presents a detailed recruitment plan and selection strategy for hiring a Human Resource Manager at Rogers Place, a venue in Edmonton. The report begins with an introduction outlining the importance of a robust selection process, emphasizing the need for a competent HR Manager. It details the favored selection strategy, which includes resume screening and face-to-face interviews to assess candidates' cognitive and critical faculties. The report covers various aspects of the recruitment process, including job descriptions, advertising strategies (focusing on online job postings), and a comprehensive selection plan illustrated with a flowchart. The recruitment plan emphasizes the importance of strategic planning, considering the company's financial resources and external factors such as competitor strategies. The report provides a step-by-step guide to the recruitment process, from posting job advertisements and resume shortlisting to conducting interviews and performance assessments. The advantages of a proper recruitment strategy, such as cost control and convenience, are highlighted. The report also includes a sample online job posting and a budget for advertising. The bibliography provides a list of relevant resources used for this assignment.

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Human Resource and Management
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Question 1
Part A
Introduction
The selection strategy and plan favored for the candidate is resume screening and face to
face interview process wherein the interviewee will be tested on their cognitive and critical
faculties. The paper aims to discuss about the best selection strategy and procedure for the
appointment of a competent Human Resource Manager in order to ensure for an error free
functioning of the company Rogers Place. The paper will cover the selection and recruitment
process of the HR Manager at Rogers Place enumerating specifically the job description,
advertising strategy including budget advertising, the selection strategy and plan illustrated
elaborately with the help of a flowchart. The company Roger’s Place is located at Edmonton
which hosts a number of entertaining shows, sport shows and concerts and is well-renowned for
its massive seating areas. The recruitment plan is formulated by giving careful consideration as
the HR manager will be responsible for the recruitment of accolades and overall supervision of
the different departments ensuring smooth functioning. The factors to be considered are the
financial resources of the company, political factors and strategies of rival firms. Therefore the
best strategy to use considering all the above stated external factors will be to post a detailed job
advertisement detailing on responsibilities, eligibility and duties of HR Manager, resume
screening, selecting eligible candidates, providing a call for face to face interview, interview
screening and offer letter to select the best candidate.

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Question 2
Recruitment Plan and Strategy
A strategic recruitment plan is fundamental in ensuring a shared commitment on the end
of the job seeker and employers. During the process of recruitment, however, Rogers Place
should take into equation their long-term goals and map the recent technological developments
to ensure that they are not missing out on anything that would give the company to recruit a
talented and deserving employee as HR Manager. A proper recruitment strategy should be
chalked out after determining the resources of the company, for instance, how much the
company can afford to pay to the newly appointed employee. Rogers Place should have a clear
outline of the organizational policies, the recruitment plan and process and ensure to adhere by
equal opportunity law as per Canadian Human Rights. Two major advantages of possessing a
proper recruitment strategy are controlling cost and ensuring the highest convenience while
conducting interviews.
Posting Job Advertisement – this would ensure that the company is in a brief and adequate
manner posting their requirements for the candidate and job position.
Resume Short-listing and Calling Selected Candidates- selecting a number of resumes for
identifying selected and undeserving candidates by the hiring manager.
Organizing Interviews –this includes having a proper plan of what has to be asked to the
candidate and formulation of tests that would check their competency for the post.
Filtering the potential candidates from the rest- this has to be conducted post-interview for
selection of a handful of deserving candidates.

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Call for 2nd Screening
Performance Assessment- this would need the candidate to prove their competencies and skills
for the position.
Plan Induction and Training- to introduce the candidate with company policies, position
requirements and etc.
Final selection of the candidate- this can be done by unanimous decision of the selection
committee and sending an offer letter to the candidate and notifying the non-selected candidates
as well.

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Recruitment Plan and Strategy:
Posting Job
Advertisement
Resume Short-
listing and Calling
Selected
Candidates
Organizing
Interviews
Filter the potential
candidates from the
rest
Call for 2nd
Screening
Performance
Assessment
Plan Induction
and Training
Complete pre offer
Checks
Sending Confirmation
Letter
Final selection of the
candidate
Figure: Recruitment Plan and Selection Strategy
Source: Author
Selected
Candidates
Non-Selected
Candidates
End with a thank you
mail or call

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Job Profile: HR Manager. Full-time.
Job Brief: The candidate should be well-versed with Human Resources department and
practices. He/she should be competent to take up HR challenges and urgent tasks.
Responsibilities:
1. Supervising the departments and their effectiveness
2. Assessing human resources plans and policies of the organization
3. Superintending employee performance and skills
4. Addressing company’s lacks and needs
5. Scrutinizing and planning the best usage of organization’s capital
6. Recruitment of potential employees for the sprawling growth and operation of the
organization
7. Ensuring to attract and retain capable and talented employees within the organization
8. Planning for training and grooming sessions for the newly elected as well as old
employees of the company.
9. Preparing performance appraisals and employee motivation for better performance
10. Maintaining proper workplace culture of the organization
Advertising Strategy
A proper strategy for the selection and recruitment policy is necessary because poor
choice of candidate can continue to severely affect the organizational performance of Rogers
Place. The advertisement for the vacancy will be posted on online job portals ad ideally should
be a few days prior to the vacancy in order to ensure that the departments are functioning with
proper coordination. Any other mediums for job advertisement were not chosen because online

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job posting has far wider reach and attracts the attention of larger audience. Furthermore the
overall expenses with online job posting are far lower than the other traditional modes of job
posting. It would speed up the process of recruitment as online portals are well-equipped with
sophisticated management tools which guarantees for an enhanced experience for both the
employer and candidates. a major part of efficient job advertising is to ensure that the company
is attracting and retaining talented employee(s).
Disadvantages of other modes of job posting
In case of news paper posting or any other medium the hiring may get delayed due to
varying factors like varying readership rate thereby considerably delaying the recruitment
process. The scope of applicants naturally gets narrowed down and this becomes a major
hindrance in selecting talented candidate for the position. Other modes of recruitments like
internal recruitment process or personal recommendations are not favorable under the current
circumstances because often times they are misleading as well as a sheer wastage of time.
However, with a systematic and organized job posting will help Rogers Place expand its talent
pool and will have the opportunity to create a group of elite professionals as employees.
Rationale Strategy for HR Manager
The advertisement for vacancy will be posted online because the process will narrow
down the vast number of applications as the employer can filter them out according to the
company’s hiring needs. This would induce for a faster resume screening by the selection
committee and connecting up with the relevant candidates. Different criteria of the candidates
can be scrutinized thoroughly with the aid of updated technology. For the position of HR
Manager, Rogers Place can also lower down its recruitment costs and administrative burden and

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attract the best candidate in the present competitive environment. As far as research results are
concerned, it has been made evident that most of the experienced and talented candidates in their
first paced life rely on online job portals to get a quick overview of the company and the position
mentioned. The candidates can therefore assess swiftly whether the company’s needs align with
their expectation. Online job posting also attracts a number of passive job seekers with previous
job experience in the related field, which can prove beneficial for the company. It will therefore
be the best strategy for Rogers Place to post the job vacancy online for the post of HR Manager.
A Sample of Online Job posting to be used:

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Budget for the advertising
Budget Time Period
$625-755 60 Days
$500-595 30 Days

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