Hrm/531 Week 4

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Week Four Discussion Questions

1. Do you think organizations should use data coming from application forms, training and experience, résumés, and reference checks in the talent acquisition process? Why?
Yes, I believe organizations should use data coming from the various forms listed above in the talent acquisition process because as discussed in chapter 9, by using this data organizations are able to learn a lot about the candidates. In my opinion, it makes the talent acquisition so much easier for organizations since they can disqualify applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements based on the data collected. It also gives organizations insights on who the candidates are and what they can potentially offer the company.

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It also gives companies an opportunity to assess and compare applicants’ strengths and weaknesses. However, it is important to note that application forms must be designed appropriately in order to give the mentioned advantages. Application forms have disadvantages as well. Application forms might provide information that can unfairly discriminate against some applicants. For example, asking individuals to disclose their gender, age, and ethnicity. Asking applicants to disclose this type of information tends to discriminate against minorities. Another disadvantage of application forms is that if the application form is poorly designed, the results are not useful for the organizations.

Resumes have both advantages and disadvantages as well. An advantage of resumes is that it allows recruiters to use the information provided in the resume to screen out applicants on characteristics that are likely to be predictive of job performance. A disadvantage of resume is that applicants will provide false information to make themselves look more qualified than they really