Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

• Review Chapter 11 and 12 from your textbook, Applied Psychology in Talent Management.
• Review Chapters 6 and 8 from the book Business Ethics and Rational Corporate Policies: Leveraging Human Resources in OrganizationsLinks to an external site..
• Review the article No Obstacles: Opportunities and Strategies for Virtual Recruiting and SelectionLinks to an external site..
• Review the article Hiring Independent Contractors, Outsourcing Work, and Hiring Consultants: Here’s what you need to know about these unique business relationshipsLinks to an external site..

You will develop a recruiting and a selection strategy for Amazon to include both managerial and staff positions. You will want to think through the following three sequential stages of recruiting found in Chapter 11 of the course textbook:

• Sourcing: process of generating a pool of applicants.
• Assessing: evaluation of knowledge, skills, and abilities, and other characteristics necessary to perform a job.
• Employing: process of moving the desired candidate into employment.

First, consider and discuss the importance of Amazon having a positive organizational image and brand, and the impact on recruitment. Take into consideration the importance of recruiting for diversity. Next, you will need to develop a selection process, starting with the application, recommendations, employment testing, experience, drug screening, computer-based screening, and interviewing. Be sure to consider both managerial and staffing positions for both the recruiting and selection strategies.

In your assignment,

• Analyze Amazon’s company profile and business model.
• Construct a recruiting strategy using the three sequential stages.
• Discuss the benefits of diversity in recruiting, the Amazon brand, contemporary human capital topics, and predictive analysis.
• Create a selection strategy for both managerial and staff positions.

The Amazon: Human Capital Development—Recruiting and Selecting assignment 

• must be 4 to 5 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution 
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice.
  • Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least 2 credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips. You can also refer to the Company Research in the UAGC LibraryLinks to an external site. tip sheet.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
  • Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.