Sleep Tight Inn Scenario
The Sleep Tight! Resort and Conference Center of Albuquerque, N.M. has a staff of over 300 full time employees and 100 seasonal employees in 10 different job categories. For the past twenty-five years the resort has been run by the Clause family. The Clause family has had experience in running several small motels and were very knowledgeable of the industry. However, while they tried to treat the employees fairly, Mimi Clause, the Manager, knew nothing of proper HR practices and tended to make arbitrary decisions. She left many of the HR decisions to the employment department which consisted of a secretary and an employment supervisor who had been a secretary for Mimi’s mother. Eighteen months ago, the family decided to hire Frank Valdez as the new Manager of the resort.
After evaluating the current operations, Frank Valdez, decided that the Resort was in fairly good shape except for the lack of standardized Human Resource practices. Very little information existed to support any of the past employment decisions, especially in the area of selection. Although Valdez does not have any direct experience in HR, he had taken several courses in HRM while in college.
In the last eighteen months, Valdez has encountered several problems. He would like you to:
- Evaluate the situation and identify the problem
- Include short bullet point recommendations for each weekly assignment.
Description
This is a recruitment and selection plan that involves unit assignments as parts of the full analysis. The answers to these assignments should be complete, well organized, and of an appropriate length for the analysis involved.
Homework Questions for this Unit
5a. Identify and describe the practical significance of application forms, bio-data, training and experience, and reference checks.
5b. Describe and explain the differences between the significance of the situational and behavioral interviews.
5c. Mr. Valdez would like to overhaul the selection system. He would like you to select one of the following jobs at the resort: guest service representative, front/back office supervisor, or housekeeping services. Once you have selected a job, develop 3 sample behavioral based questions and 3 situational based questions with anchored rating scales. You will also need to include a sample reference check form that you have developed for the Sleep Tight Inn.
