INTRODUCTION TO THE ASSIGNMENT This assignment consists of ONE case study and THREE questions. The board at Humble Beginnings is planning to open a new department in the organisation, which will head digital operations across the company to increase efficiency in workflow and to introduce new technologies that will develop operations and give the company a competitive advantage in the finance industry. Part of your job as an HR manager is to ensure that the company hires people who will not only align with the values that Humble Beginnings propounds, but to also ensure that the person that they will be hiring has wide experience in finance and is a qualified digital specialist. The organisation has branches around Johannesburg and its primary aim is to be the number one financial institution in the country, which offers services and fair and equal interest to people of all classes. Answer these questions to highlight your experience in Human Resources. Note: You many answer the questions based on your organisation or one with which you are familiar, but base them on or relate them to Humble Beginnings. BBA2_HRM_ASG_2022 Regenesys Business School 4 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 [30 MARKS] Workforce planning is an important aspect of human resource management as it allows experienced talent to be recruited in advance of needs, and ensures that the achievement of corporate objectives is facilitated. Discuss three external factors and three internal factors of workforce planning and demonstrate how these factors will affect this process. Provide relevant examples (fictitious, but based on the provided scenario) to justify your discussion of these factors. TOPIC POOR = 0%-24% ROOM TO DEVELOP = 25%- 50% PROFICIENT = 51%-74% MASTERLY = 75-100% CRITERIA Discuss three internal factors and three external factors of workforce planning An attempt has been made to discuss three external factors and three internal factors of workforce planning to demonstrate how they will affect process but makes no sense. An attempt has been made to discuss three external factors and three internal factors of workforce planning to demonstrate how they will affect process but barely plausible. Discussion of three external factors and three internal factors of workforce planning have been made to demonstrate how factors will affect process. Attempt made to provide relevant examples. A thorough and coherent discussion of three external factors and three internal factors of workforce planning have been made to demonstrate how factors will affect process. Relevant and appropriate examples have been given to justify discussion of factors. BBA2_HRM_ASG_2022 Regenesys Business School 5 QUESTION 2 [30 MARKS] Now that you have discussed the internal and external factors that may affect the workforce planning process, thereby providing you with a future focus of the organisations requirements and goals, you will need to think about the companys recruitment, placement and its career management methods. Discuss Humble Beginnings basis for recruitment and placement and then examine the organisations career management methods, and how these methods will ensure that you and the company select the best candidates. Note: You will have to research any five of the career management methods provided in section 6.4.8 of your study guide. TOPIC POOR = 0%-24% ROOM TO DEVELOP = 25%- 50% PROFICIENT = 51%-74% MASTERLY = 75-100% CRITERIA Discuss basis for recruitment and placement. No discussion has been made about the companys basis for recruitment and placement. Discussion has been made about the companys basis for recruitment and placement but barely plausible. Discussion has been made about the companys basis for recruitment and placement. A coherent discussion has been made about the companys basis for recruitment and placement. Examine career management methods An attempt has been made to examine the organisations career management methods and how methods will ensure that company select best candidate with HR manager but makes zero to no sense. An attempt has been made to examine the organisations career management methods and how methods will ensure that company select best candidate with HR manager but barely plausible. Examination of the companys career management methods and how methods will ensure that the company and HR hire the best candidates has been made but barely plausible. Logical and careful examination of the companys career management methods and how methods will ensure that the company and HR hire the best candidates has been made but barely plausible. BBA2_HRM_ASG_2022 Regenesys Business School 6 QUESTION 3 [40 MARKS] As a result of you discussing the companys basis for recruitment and placement, and examining its career management methods, you need to look at its requirements for recruitment and selection. Research recruitment and selection standards used by financial institutions in order to hire digital professionals and then carefully evaluate methods that Humble Beginnings will have to adopt in hiring employees to fill up this department. TOPIC POOR = 0%-24% ROOM TO DEVELOP = 25%- 50% PROFICIENT = 51%-74% MASTERLY = 75-100% CRITERIA Research recruitment and selection standards carefully evaluate Humble beginnings methods No attempt has been made to research recruitment and selection standards. Companys adoption of methods has been made but makes no sense at all. No attempt has been made to research recruitment and selection standards. Companys adoption of methods has been made but barely plausible. Recruitment and selection standards used by financial institutions to hire digital professionals have been made. Methods that company will have to adopt in hiring staff have been evaluated. Recruitment and selection standards used by financial institutions to hire digital professionals have been thoroughly researched. Methods that company will have to adopt in hiring staff have been methodically evaluated