Personal psychology (IOP4863) assignment 01

SECTION A (PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY): ASSIGNMENT 01 IMPORTANT: THIS ASSIGNMENT IS COMPULSORY. Due date: 7 May 2024 Unique number: 748230 Total: 30 marks When considering Figure 11.2 in Cascio and Aguinis (2019, p. 258) it is evident key processes affect the outcome of each stage of the recruitment process. Thus, within the diverse South African workplace and legislative context, to advance the practice of recruitment is important to consider elements such as recruitment planning and recruitment operations. QUESTION 1 In the context of the above statement explain how you would approach recruitment planning. In your answer, critically discuss and illustrate through examples, the concepts of: a) Yield-ratios, (3) b) Time-lapse data, (3) c) Labour market, (3) d) Cost-per-hire, and (3) e) Source yield. (3) [15] QUESTION 2 Managing recruitment operations efficiently can be quite challenging. Job seekers often report having poor candidate experiences when applying for a position. Subsequently, many organisations make use of an applicant tracing system (ATS) to track and manage the flow of their recruitment process. Explain how such ATS systems, using analytics and artificial intelligence, have enabled organisations to reengineer their entire recruitment process and operations. [10] QUESTION 3 Reflect on your learning and graduateness by completing the following self-evaluation questions. [5] 1. Give yourself a mark for your assignment. Why did you give yourself this mark? Where in your assignment (sections, headings) did you perform the best? And in which aspects did you perform the worst? 2. Which of the prescribed and/or recommended sources did you find most useful? 3. Did you use additional sources? If your answer is “yes”, describe or name these sources. 4. How much time did you spend on the assignment? 5. How relevant are the sources provided for this assignment to the realities of, for example, personnel and career psychology in the South African work context? 6. Did completing this assignment and consulting the relevant sources improve your competence as a human resources practitioner and aspiring industrial psychologist? Name a few competencies that you think should be developed further to improve your graduateness and employability. 7. Did the assignment tasks add value to the application of your knowledge and skills in the workplace? 8. Do the assessment criteria and assessment rubrics for the assignment provide you with an adequate framework in which to evaluate your performance in the assignment? If not, what other criteria and guidance should be added? 9. Which aspects of the module, study material and your learning experience should be improved? How? 10. How would you describe the quality of the learning material (tutorial letters, prescribed books and recommended resources)? Please elaborate. 11. Was the administrative support of an expected standard? Please elaborate. 12. Do you feel you have personally developed because of this reflection (completing these self-evaluation questions)? Explain If you need assistance contact kourtney on ‪+27 65 969 3294‬