Project/Report Select an organization of your choice that you are able to gain access to. This assignment brings together all your learning across the unit and is designed for you to use as a resource for future reference. Prepare a report (addressed to the CEO or equivalent) in which you critically evaluate the organization’s attraction, selection, orientation and retention practices. You must evaluate the organization’s current practices by comparing their practices with good practice as articulated by expert commentators in contemporary scholarly literature. Areas to cover must include: •Job analysis (including job descriptions and person specifications) •The process and implementation of attracting applicants •The selection process (including the development of selection criteria, short-listing documentation, interview or other assessment documentation, scoring methods, decision making approach); •Appointment (including documentation)& Rejection (including documentation) •Legal compliance •Orientation and socialisation •Strategies to ensure the employees are retained in the organisation in your report for the CEO critically evaluate the practices that are currently used in each of the above areas. Include clear recommendations (for each of these areas). Ensure the report has well researched justifications for these recommendations. In your appendices (should not exceed 20 pages in total) include sample documents (e.g. sample advertisements, policies, procedures, job descriptions, interview templates etc.) and your revised and enhanced versions where appropriate. Where you recommend no changes to current practices this should be supported with clear justifications. It has to have 20 academic journal articles as references for this report . Reports should be well presented, set out with an easy to read style and clear diagrams, figures and tables. You must decide whether to number paragraphs or not depending on how this will help the presentation. Your report should be referenced correctly. The final copy of your assignment (in accordance with a report format) should contain: •Executive Summary •Table of Contents (on a separate page) •Introduction •The main body with headings to delineate the sections •Recommendations •Conclusion •List of References (on a separate page) •Appendices Executive summary: This should contain the aim of the report, a brief background summary, brief details of the investigation or research, the major findings or key issues arising, and any recommendations if these are appropriate. Remember this may be the only part of the report that is read if the busy executive for whom it is intended is not impressed by the content. It should also make it easy for the same busy executive to decide which part of the report to look for in the Table of Contents if they do not have time to read it all. Table of Contents: The table of contents should clearly show the key headings of the report and indicate the number of the page on which these headings appear. You may also like to include a list of tables and figures. Introduction: The introduction outlines for the reader, the direction you intend to pursue. It should describe the main purpose of your report; describe the approach to be taken, and why the topic is important. Any interpretations or definitions may also be included in this section. The introduction should be concise and avoid any detailed discussion. Main body: This should be logical well thought out discussion of the major concepts and issues. Your discussion should be divided into major headings and sub-headings based on the required tasks. It is important that you outline the organisation’s current practices and then critically evaluate the practices in relation to the literature. A good report will contain reference to a number of sources and you must acknowledge the source of all information, not just that which is directly quoted. Recommendation: List your recommendations clearly. Provide a concise list of your recommendations here and not your justifications. Your justifications should form part of your discussion. An alternative to listing your recommendations is to have you recommendation for each task clearly labelled as ‘recommendation’(s) at the end of each task (i.e. not amalgamated with the discussion). Conclusion: This should draw together the main points you have made in your discussion. You may indicate areas of uncertainty, and the implications for management but should not introduce new material. List of References: All references cited in the body of your report should be listed in full at the end of the report. You should not have any reference in your reference list which is not included in the text of the report. Referencing should be in accordance with the University Referencing Guide. Appendices: You are expected to have a significant amount of documentation in your appendix. (e.g. job descriptions, advertisements, interview formats, induction checklists, policies etc.). It is recommended you collate this each week as you progress through the semester rather than leave this until the end.