I first discovered this organization through my family and the newest member, Rita. Rita is our adopted dog that was rescued by the Canine Estates and from our experience with her was badly abused. Rita went into the Canine Estates with a daughter and both were successfully adopted and happy. This specific rescue organization focuses on small dogs and helping them adjust from there past life in transition into a life of adoption and happiness. The Canine Estates has an amazing business strategy and uses HR practices that have helped make this shelter different from most others.
The Staff and Organization: The Canine Estates is a not-for-profit organization that runs out of a renovated house specially used for the animals and their needs(Appendix A). There are a handful of salaried staff members and the rest are volunteers. The Animals are watch the majority of the day having different staff members come in at different times along with volunteers and then left alone at night. Canine Estates feeds, shelters, and takes care of all clinical issues that arise with the animals while in their care. They receive donations and have patrons who donate in order to help provide for the dogs in their care.
The Initial Contact and Volunteering: I first contacted the organization in February to determine the requirements for volunteering and if I needed to be approved before the actually volunteer date. Once the director, Sybil Freeman and I began to correspond, I receive the proper paperwork and choice a date to volunteer on March 24, 2014. Their volunteer schedules work in two-hour shifts and involve interacting with the dogs and taking care of any of their needs or the needs of the staff. During my scheduled volunteer time I was put into ...
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...f. They motivate there volunteers by appealing to their emotion and personal interest in animals which allows to provide a happier environment for the animal which add more motivation for the volunteer to continue returning. A cycle can be perpetuated if the organization maintains the attributes that keep the volunteers wanting to return.
Benefits from Experience: The experience is one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I was able to help out an incredible organization and will continue to as often and as long as I can. The research, interaction, and experience of the organization has helped me see real world application of lessons discussed in our sessions.
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Four journalists named Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser, and Fred Myers thought it would be a good idea to create a nonprofit organization to help animals that have are treated cruelly by either abuse or when they are left alone. The Humane Society has been helping animals since November 24, 1954(2). Their mission since the beginning has been celebrating animals and confronting cruelty. There are a great number of things that the Humane Society has been doing for the animals, like saving them from people who want to harm them. The list of animals that the Humane Society helps is very long, because they don’t just help the household pets that you might have thought. The conditions of the Humane Society change due to the types of animals
The modern shelters established are what used to called dog pounds, and there are numerous kinds of shelters and rescue groups established throughout the United States. The most common kind of shelters are the ones set up and funded by counties or states, some are even funded by ...
Last year Marianne delegated on-site campus interviews to three department managers to be recruiters preparing them only with a briefing to keep their questions specific to qualifications for the job. The three managers conducted 64 interviews over one week at four different college campuses and most failed to file interview reports in a timely manner. This year Marianne recognized that last year’s schedule was perhaps too rigorous for only three managers so this year she has instead selected twelve managers to be recruiters on just one college campus each. Marianne’s poorly managed campus recruiting program, has led her to seek the advice of professional HR colleagues to improve her efforts during this year’s campus recruiting program.
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What do the following have in common? Dedication, commitment, raising awareness, fund-raising, and life saving programs? That's right! The ASPCA! This organization stands for American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. They have accomplished all of the above and much more. From providing millions of animals with adequate shelter, and the proper care they deserve, the ASPCA is a charitable organization that positively impacts the nation. People can only imagine the horror of having to give up a pet for reasons beyond their control, they would be devastated for sure. More importantly, they would want to find a place that would provide their pet with a loving home, and people who would care for it as they have. The ASPCA has a reputation that wouldn't leave pet owners with any doubts about the safety and well-being of their pets.
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Members would do undercover investigations into slaughterhouses or laboratories. It works with celebrities and government officials in campaigns to spread the message and get free media coverage. They pass out flyers and talk with people one-on-one. Some also acts as “field workers,” which means they go to neighborhoods and offer dog houses, toys and neutering/spraying services to (owners of the) dogs that seem neglected. The organization uses many methods to fight for their cause, but haven’t succeeded much in getting laws made.
We began our way down the long hall lined with informational posters that told you just what type of dog you were adopting. My father has always been more of a dog person, but we’ve been restricted to cats my whole life because of my brothers allergies. Entering that concrete room full of violent fluorescent lights and howling dogs was simply overwhelming. The small beagle on our left lept three feet in the air at the sight of my dad and I bending over to pet him through the bottom portion of the cage. I left my dad to pet the smaller dog as I made my way around the labyrinth of cages. I was met with a taped off area covered in water, and two pitbulls, crying for attention. Ignoring the wet floor caution tape, I stuck my hand in the larger
The University of Queensland Recruitment and Selection Manual. (n.d.). Retrieved from The University Of Queensland Australia: http://www.uq.edu.au/shared/resources/personnel/recruitment/RecruitmentandSelectionManual.pdf
Recruitment is a serious issue for an organization and one that ought to be afforded a considerable amount of planning in order to successfully achieve desired outcomes. Recruitment is a costly process for an organization and poorly executed recruitment can result in selecting candidates that are not appropriate for the organization. A poorly executed recruitment can also reflect negatively on the organization’s reputation, which can cost the organization solid future candidates. Due to the cost both in time and in resources, a recruitment process deserves a solid training program that covers a variety of issues. Thought should be given to the topics to be covered in a training program, aids or materials recruiters will need, practical skills to be covered in the training, the person most appropriate to conduct the training, and any additional needs to be considered to ensure the training is most effective in achieving the goal of developing strong recruiting skills.
Human Resource management (HRM) can be defined and simplified in various ways. One definition is that HRM is to “get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats” (Collins, 2001). The People theory is a theory in HRM that includes Recruitement and selection- two major subjects in the HRM function which concerns people and their way to a job for them.This essay will treat and discuss these two topics, recruitment and selection and their importance to the HRM function.
“You 'll make the jobs of everyone working for animals a little easier by lending a hand and spreading the message of responsible pet ownership and animal protection” (Top Reasons to Volunteer). Most of the time the new volunteers do not have the experience that the older volunteers have. If there is something that needs to be done and one of the volunteers do not know what to do next suggest to them that a certain chore needs taken care of. Also, if you see a dog got out or is being aggresive go and get the staff to help and ask for guidance. The animal and your safety is the most important
Dogs are wonderful creatures. They are loyal, dependable companions if given the opportunity. In recent years I have come to the opinion that we could learn something from these animals. We should also take a look at the manner in which they are being treated. Abandonment, irresponsible breeding, and neglect are only some of the ways that humans are failing the canine species.
...greater number of people in an economic, efficient, and effective manner. This paper has provided a background and understanding of employment recruiting, the styles, methods, and tools available to allow customization of interviewing methods applicable to the situation or needs of the organization or project. An overview of the creative large scaled employee recruitment project Borgata Hotel and Casino notably made history and a study of best practices in employee hiring, recruiting and interviewing process that enhances corporate strategy.