Workshop Three - 3.4 Dropbox Retention Intervention Introduction and Alignment This individual assignment is designed to provide you with an opportunity to learn about "ways to navigate the employer-employee relation aspects such as retaining and engaging talented employees" (Clawson & Haskins, 2011, abstract). Employee retention is an important aspect of the role of human resource managers. The costs of high turnover can result in reduced profits for an organization due to the costs of hiring and training new staff as well as the costs of lower productivity. On the flip side, employees who are committed to the organization, who also have high motivation and on-the-job engagement, can substantially add to the bottom line while bringing a whole new dynamism to the company's culture. You will read the article, "Career COMPASS: Navigating Key Aspects of Employer-Employee Relationships," written by Clawson and Haskins (2011) and complete the COMPASS Employee Career Management Form. The individual paper will include a summary of results from the COMPASS form as well as a critique of both the article and the COMPASS framework. The findings will be submitted in a paper that is 600-900 words in length. Note: One additional benefit of this assignment is that it will allow teams to individually gather data, and obtain credit for the research, that could very well serve the needs of the team project assignment: Comprehensive Recruitment Plan Presentation. Upon completion of this assignment you should be able to: Workforce Planning and Talent Management: Explain the concept of labor supply and demand and describe how such programs as forecasting, retention, and succession planning ensure the workforce's ability to achieve the organization's goals and objectives. Resources Textbook: Human Resource Management Article: Career COMPASS: Navigating Key Aspects ofEmployer-Employee Relationships Background Information Employers need to address employee lifecycle career management issues. Most notably, promotions can provide opportunities to reward exceptional performance, and to fill open positions with tested and loyal employees. Several decisions loom large in any firm's promotion process. Is seniority or competence the rule? How should we measure competence? Is the process formal or informal? Vertical, horizontal, or other? Women and people of color still experience relatively less career progress in organizations, and bias and more subtle barriers are often the cause. In general, the employer's promotion processes must comply with all the same antidiscrimination laws as do procedures for recruiting and selecting employees or any other HR actions. Transfers and retirements are other important career lifecycle issues. (Dessler, 2015, p. 315) Instructions 1.Locate and read the article "Career COMPASS: Navigating Key Aspects of Employer-Employee Relationships" (Clawson &Haskins, 2011) by going to your local library or accessing the article via electronic means here [http://tinyurl.com/43xcfj2] or through the IWU Off-Campus Library Services (OCLS) site. 2.Complete the two page COMPASS Employee Career Management Form, (pp. 53-54). 3.Write a 600-900 word paper that includes the following: a.Compass Framework: The paper is to include one paragraph for each of the elements in the COMPASS framework. Summarize your findings for each area (i-vii) listed below using matching headings in APA format. IMPORTANT: In this section of the paper (i.-vii), write from a self-assessment perspective, in other words it is to be a self-assessment and NOT a summary of the article or a critical analysis of the organization. i.Career Concept Profile Self-Assessment ii.Organized For Fit Self-Assessment iii.Motivation and Energy Self-Assessment iv.Political Savvy Self-Assessment v.Assessment and Feedback Self-Assessment vi.Systematic Development Self-Assessment vii.Success Self-Assessment b.Article and Framework Critique: In a single paragraph, critique the article - including the views of the author, and the COMPASS framework. c.Benefits and Recommendations: In one to two paragraphs, discuss the benefits you gained, if any, from reading the article and from completing the COMPASS form. Tell whether or not you think this article and/or the COMPASS framework would be beneficial as an HR management tool. 4.The individual paper is to be written using APA 6e style with proper mechanics (i.e., sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and spelling). A title page and reference page are required, in addition to the length requirement of 600-900 words.The paper should be written as a professional report with APA headings for each of the questions as identified above.Do not include the questions in the paper.There should be a minimum of one paragraph with a proper heading (and subheadings for each of the dimensions of the COMPASS framework) for each question. Also, be sure to review the rubric prior to submission of the assignment. 5.When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor using the Dropbox by the end of the workshop