Assessing Recruitment Methods: A Tanglewood Case Study

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Cost and Yield per Region
The recruitment methods used by Tangelwood vary from each region. In Western Washington the management team uses four types of methods for recruitment. These methods are media, referral, kiosks, and job service. Referrals is the primary method used us Western Washington and also is the highest total cost of the four methods used at of $3,391,680.00. It is however the most important method in the region. Referrals has produced the highest hiring rate of 31% and the second highest 1 year retention rate of 69%. Job service is the regions second best method. It has the lowest hire rate of 9%, but has the highest 1 year retention rate of 75%. It also has the second lowest total cost of $1,712,720.00. The kiosk is the regions third …show more content…

The realistic recruitment message does not tell the applicant what they want hear. It tells them the real details of the organization and the position. A recruitment message that has been well researched is known as a realistic job preview (RJP) (Heneman, Judge, & Kammeyer-Mueller, 2006, p. 223). A realistic recruitment message for the store associate for Tanglewood is “Tanglewood is looking for sales associates that works well in a team atmosphere and is process improvement orientated. Tanglewood associates are to make operations suggestions and team work is required. The starting salary for a sales associate at Tanglewood is industry average.”
The realistic recruitment message has advantages and disadvantages. The message informs applicant’s exactly what the job entails. This can lead to higher job satisfaction and lower turnover. Providing applicants with realistic details of the job allows them cope with the demands of the job (Heneman, Judge, & Kammeyer-Mueller, 2006, p. 224). However, the message can also lead applicants to not apply for a position or to withdraw from the recruitment

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