Research Paper: New Technologies Impacting the Recruitment Process

This assignment requires students to research and analyze the impact of new technological interventions on the recruitment process. The paper should be 4-6 double-spaced pages and must be directly related to a specific issue covered in the course material or related to selection or recruitment. It must adhere to academic grammar and format, including APA 6th edition guidelines. A critical component of the assignment is an annotated bibliography with a minimum of 10 sources (books, magazines, and/or journals), with at least half being no more than two years old. The paper also requires an executive summary, presented as a cover page, directed to a CEO, summarizing the research findings and recommendations. The student is expected to use the UMUC Information and Library Services online database collections to find relevant articles. The assignment emphasizes the use of appropriate terminology and syntax to produce work rivaling professional quality. Failure to submit an annotated bibliography will result in a one-letter grade reduction. The annotated bibliography requires a brief description of the author's topic, thesis, and methodology, along with a critical evaluation of the source's usefulness. The executive summary should include a concise statement of the conclusions reached after conducting the research.

Paper Topic New Technologies – how have new technological interventions affected the
recruitment process.
Research Paper
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Read the information and instructions for the research paper due on
11/13/17 carefully. If you need help with topics, notify your instructor
as soon as possible. You are not required to select a topic from the
Topic Suggestions list but should have your topic approved by the
instruction by the end of week 4. The paper is shorter than a typical
graduate school paper specifically because of the annotated
bibliography. Please read these instructions to understand how to do
an annotated bibliography as it is a part of the grade.
Research Paper – DUE 11/13/17
Current Events Paper
Your research assignment for this class will be to choose a staffing
current events topic to research. There are three parts to the
assignment:
PART 1:
• The paper itself (not including the bibliography) should be 4-6,
double-spaced pages, prepared in Word.
• The topic must be directly related to a specific issue covered in the
course material or related to selection or recruitment.
• A list of suggested topics are provided but you may choose another
topic PROVIDED YOU GET APPROVAL NO LATER THAN WEEK 4 OF
THE COURSE.
• In addition to usual requirements for academic grammar and format,
including use of the APA 6th edition, students will use appropriate
terminology and syntax to produce work rivaling professional
quality.
PART 2:
The paper will include an annotated bibliography with a minimum of
10 books, magazines and/or journal references on their topic.
• At least half of the sources are to be no more than two years old.
Emphasis must be placed on current events topics that directly
the human resource staffing and recruiting function, so several
references used should be dated within the last 18 months.
• At least one reference must provide a theoretical framework to
support key points made in the body of the paper.
• Not more than two academic textbooks will be counted in the total
number of references for credit. In addition to writing style,
intellectual rigor will be assessed by the variety, depth and

professional nature of the sources cited (i.e. professional
magazines and journals will score higher than general interest
sources and unsupported Internet items.
• YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOSE ONE LETTER GRADE FOR FAILING
TO SUBMIT AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
PART 3:
The cover of the research paper should include a one page Executive
Summary of your research that will not be included in the page
number count for the paper.
• The Executive Summary should assume that you are presenting your
work to the CEO of your company and should be written with that
level of professional quality.
• The summary should not just define what your topic is but should
clearly state a synopsis of what you found and your own
analysis of the research.
• You should assume that the CEO would not want to read the entire
paper and will instead want a summary of your research along
with your recommendations for your organization based on what
you found.
The rubric for Written Assignments is available in the Course Content
area for this assignment.
Directions
1 Use the UMUC Information and Library Services online database
collections to search for relevant articles related to your position
using the link http://www.umuc.edu/library.
2 Your final paper should be 4 - 6 double-spaced pages, prepared in
Word, along with an additional Executive Summary as your cover
page. You must have a minimum of 10 sources no less than two
scholarly journals included. Sources should not be more than 10
years old and at least half should be not more than 2 years old.
All citations and references should be formatted in accordance
with APA 6th edition guidelines.
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What is an Annotated Bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed
by a brief (up to 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the
annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
You should provide the following:
 A brief description of the author's topic, thesis, methodology. Discuss what kind of evidence the
author draws upon and provide a concise outline of the main points of the article.
 The most important aspect of the annotation is to include your critical evaluation of the
source's usefulness in your research.
 No more than 150 words for each annotation.

Sample annotation:
Fyock, C. D. (2009). Recruiting internally and externally. Society for Human Resource Management.
Retrieved from
http://www.shrm.org/Research/Articles/Articles/Pages/ RecruitingInternallyandExternally.aspx
This article discusses internal and external recruiting as an essential function of the Staffing
Management discipline. Fyock discusses the importance of complying with labor laws regardless of what
recruiting technique is used. Fyock also discusses several examples of internal and external recruiting
techniques companies can employ. The article further introduces different types of job seekers and offers
strategies to attract each type. It also discusses several metrics that can be used to measure recruiting
results. This article was chosen as it was written by a certified SPHR HR professional with more than 20
years of experience developing recruiting and selection strategies.
Instructions for Executive Summary
 Should be at least 1 page but no more than 2 pages, double-spaced (in addition to the 4-6 pages
of your research).
 Should be directed at the CEO – THIS IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOCUS ON YOUR
AUDIENCE!!
 Grammar and writing count!!
 Accuracy is essential because decisions will be made based on your summary by a CEO who
may not have read your original paper.
 The summary should include a concise statement of the conclusion you reached after conducting
your analysis and/or research. For example, if you are conducting research on the impact of
social media on recruiting, you may conclude to the CEO that several forms of social media you
found in your research are used in your industry and should be used at your company to remain
competitive in your recruiting efforts.