Assignment: Selecting and Hiring the Right Person

Week 3: Hiring the Best Candidates

Sam Pederson received several applications for the X-ray technician/medical assistant job at Leeland Radiological Laboratory. He carefully reviewed each one and identified which candidates he felt were the strongest and which candidates he did not think were a good fit. Sam reviewed Jane’s resume and noticed she had completed her    associate degree just a few months ago at the local community college and had an excellent grade point average. He also noticed how she volunteered time with the local animal shelter. Sam Pederson then created a short list of individuals he wanted to interview.

 

Once you have recruited interested candidates who meet the qualifications, the next step in hiring a new employee is to determine which candidate is the best fit for the position. This is best accomplished by thoroughly reviewing each candidate’s applications, resumes, and portfolios. It may also be beneficial to review the candidate’s online profile prior to interviewing the candidates.

 

This week, you will identify a job in healthcare that you are interested in, and you will create a resume that you would include in your application for that job. You also will analyze the role of social media in the recruiting and hiring process. Finally, you will identify terms and concepts related to selecting job candidates and organizational fit.

 

Learning Objectives

Students will:

 

Create resumes tailored to healthcare job opportunities

Critique resumes tailored to healthcare job opportunities

Analyze the role of social media for recruiting and hiring

Analyze strategies for improving the professionalism of personal social media presence

Identify terms and concepts related to candidate screening and selection

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

 

Required Readings

Fallon, L. F. & McConnell, C. R. (2014). Human resource management in health care: Principles and practices (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

 

Chapter 11, “Department Managers and the Recruiting Process” (pp. 203-224)

Morris, M. (2018). I have a job interview! Oh my… I have a job interview — Now what? Ohio Nurses Review, 93(3), 14–32.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Silva, S., Silva, C., & Martins, D. (2018). Knowledge management in the human resources recruitment and selection process. Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, 2, 773–782.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion: Creating and Reviewing Resumes

The resume that job applicants include in their application can open the door to the next steps of the hiring process. Resumes can also be the reason candidates do not get an interview. When searching for a job, resumes are one of the ways a candidate can make a positive first impression. How do you create a resume that will make a good impression on HR professionals? What do HR professionals look for in resumes?

For this Discussion, you will identify a healthcare job opportunity and create a resume tailored to that opportunity. You will share the job description and resume with your colleagues. Then, you will take on the role of an HR professional and review your colleagues’ resumes and provide them feedback on how to improve their resume and make a positive first impression.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources paying special attention to those that discuss creating and reviewing resumes.
• Review the media Good Samaritan Hospital Organizational Chart—Week 3: Getting What You Need: Recruitment, Interviewing, and Selection Processfound in this week’s Learning Resources.
• Identify a healthcare job opportunity of interest to you and save it. You may find one published on the website of one of your local healthcare organizations or posted on Indeed.com or Monster.com. You may also choose one of the job descriptions you used in Week 2.
• Create a resume tailored to this job description. You may want to use the support services offered by Walden University’s Career Services Center to help you create your resume.

By Day 4

Post comprehensive response to the following:

• Identify the job title and include a copy of the full job description you selected in the body of your Discussion post.
• Attach a copy of your resume tailored to the healthcare job opportunity you selected.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.  Assignment: Selecting and Hiring the Right Person