Week 2: The Legal Environment and Managing the HRM Function

Learning Outcomes:

• Evaluate the merits of key functional areas of human resources' areas such as organizational development,  
  succession and workforce planning, strategic staffing, diversity training, cultural change, and rewards and

  recognition redesign. 

• Apply functional areas of human resources to resolve business and organizational issues, including global

  competitiveness. 

• Describe HR disciplines and how they contribute to overall organizational effectiveness.

Using the Discussion Board Rubric listed below for the specific grading criteria, develop an original response to
the following:

Access the following video:


After reflecting on the video, locate two articles that focus on best practices for selecting candidates when 
recruiting for open positions. Then construct a reflection post incorporating your personal views on the
selection of candidates using the articles and Ted Talk to support your reflection.

Your original post should be a minimum of 350 words and reference a minimum of two academic sources 
(outside of the textbook) to support your answer. Each peer response should be a minimum of 100 words.

Discussion Board Rubric

Original response due Day 5 by 11:59pm EST. Reply to at least two of your peers by Day 7, 11:59pm EST.

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