Role Player 3: Alex Maple Background You will be playing the role of Alex Maple, the HR specialist at Marino Enterprise. You have been asked to attend a meeting with the Champion's Sports Bar management team to help them forecast HR needs for the upcoming quarter. The manager of Champion's sports Bar (played by the student) has already sent you an email requesting: The role/s they think they will need to hire A request for your professional judgment with the number of personnel that need to be hired and feedback on the recruitment strategy you have developed When the team is negotiating KPIs, provide the following specialist advice regarding the number of staff needed for a 30% sales increase: Bar Restaurant Staff numbers plus 30% for the sales increase plus 30% for the sales increase October 46 20 November 39 20 December 52 25 Based on the new KPIs explain there will need to be 22 new Bar staff hired to prepare for the Christmas period, with 16 staff required by the end of September to prepare for next month. Explain that these figures do not account for any staff turnover with the period. Recommend that they hire casual staff as sales dramatically decrease in February and that there will not be sufficient hours available for 52 staff. When the manager discusses the recruitment strategy, suggest external recruitment due to the following advantages: Provides new ideas/fresh perspectives Increase opportunities to find candidates with more advanced qualifications, experience, and competencies Hiring experienced employees can reduce training needs Increase diversity Bigger talent pool/more applicants Recommend group training or coaching might be the best approach when having to recruit, select and induct a large group of staff. When discussing resources, remind the manager (the student) that they will need to complete a personnel request form to be approved by HR and to also consider physical resources such as uniforms, name badges, and employee starter packs