SAGE Journal Articles

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Article 1

Gilbert, C. J., & Ekoos, C. (1955). What are some effective practices for recruiting better candidates for teaching? NASSP Bulletin, 39(210), 99–102.

Topics in this article:

  • Discussion of effective practices for recruiting better candidates for teaching
  • Considerable evidence exists that the teaching profession has profited from career days to recruit teachers.

Questions from this article:

  1. Do you agree with the article on the specific tools mentioned as being effective for recruiting? Why or why not? What other tools (not mentioned in the article) might be effective for recruiting teachers?
  2. Does recruiting candidates at different levels of the organization require different recruiting strategies?
  3. Why do you believe the United States of America is currently “seriously handicapped by a shortage of teachers”? What HRM missteps might have contributed to this? What other professions do you think might also face the same shortage?

 

Article 2

Mooney, J. (2002). Pre-employment testing on the Internet: Put candidates a click away and hire at modem speed. Public Personnel Management, 31(1), 41–52.

Topics in this article:

  • Many public sector agencies have discovered the Internet is vital to recruiting qualified candidates in today’s fast-paced job market.
  • Exchanging the more rigid traditional forms of written testing for the speed and flexibility of an Internet-based test was not a difficult choice. The transition to online testing continues to be a learning experience for human resources.

Questions from this article:

  1. Do you agree with the article’s position that the Internet has improved the hiring process through pre-employment testing? Why or why not? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
  2. Are there jobs for which online pre-employment testing would not be appropriate? Discuss.
  3. What areas in HRM might be compromised by the use of online pre-employment testing? What are some steps organizations can take (assuming they remain online) to alleviate these potential issues?