Alasala Business College Dammam
Administration
Individual Assignment
Recruitment and Selection
Course Code: HRM-305 Weighting: 20% Academic Year: 3rd Semester 202324
Due Date and Time: 4th May, 2024 11:59pm
Assignment Task:
For this individual Assignment students need to carefully read the following Case
Study and answer the given questions in your OWN WORDS.
Case Study: AL RASHED Company’s Recruitment and Selection Challenges
Background: Al Rashed Company is a medium-sized manufacturing firm that specializes in
producing electronic devices. Due to rapid growth and expansion, the company is facing
several challenges in its recruitment and selection processes.
Recruitment Challenges:
Limited Pool of Qualified Candidates: The company is struggling to find candidates with the
required technical skills and experience in electronic device manufacturing.
High Turnover Rate: Al Rashed Company has been experiencing a higher-than-average
turnover rate, leading to frequent vacancies and recruitment efforts.
Competitive Market: There is strong competition from other companies in the industry,
making it challenging to attract top talent.
Budget Constraints: The HR department has limited resources for recruitment activities,
affecting the quality and scope of candidate sourcing.
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Selection Challenges:
Subjective Evaluation Criteria: The criteria for evaluating candidates are not standardized,
leading to inconsistent decision-making in the selection process.
Lack of Diversity: The company’s workforce lacks diversity, and there are challenges in
ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates.
Skills Mismatch: Some recruited candidates do not possess the exact skills required for their
roles, leading to training and performance issues.
Poor Candidate Experience: Candidates often report dissatisfaction with the recruitment
and selection process, impacting the company’s employer brand.
Write a detail answer to the following questions:
1. Based on the case study, what are the most critical recruitment challenges faced by AL
RASHED Company, and how do these challenges impact the organization’s growth and
success?
2. How does the subjective evaluation criteria and lack of diversity in the selection
process impact AL RASHED Company’s ability to build a talented and diverse
workforce?
3. What strategies and initiatives would you recommend to AL RASHED Company to
address its recruitment and selection challenges effectively?
4. How can AL RASHED Company measure the success of its recruitment and selection
improvements, and what key metrics should be considered?
Once you done with your answer, then you need to submit it in the LMS using the
submission link. The submission’s due date is 4th May, 2024.
Assignment requirements/ writing guidelines:
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This assignment has 20 marks.
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The assignment should not be more than 5 pages (Including Title page, answer to the questions,
and References).
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The assignment should have a nice title page containing all the required information such as
the assignment title, Alasala logo, course name, section number, and name and ID of the student.
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The assignment should be submitted in LMS using the submission link by 4th May, 2024, 11:59
pm.
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There will be 20 %-mark deduction for each day late submission and after five days late, the
submission will not be accepted for marking.
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It is an individual assignment each student needs to submit their assignment.
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The writing should be free from any editing, spelling and grammatical errors.
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Citation and referencing are required. For any arguments taken from other sources, student
needs to acknowledge, cite and present the source in the reference list.
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The assignment should be typed in a Word file using the font type of Times New Roman with
font size 12.
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Headings should be bold with the font size 14.
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The line spacing should be 1.5. It should be left aligned.
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The writing should be in paragraph format.
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Each assignment will go through URKUND plagiarism check. So, there should be no copy and
paste from other sources, students should not share their writings with each other. If found the
submission will receive ZERO mark.
Marking rubric;
Your submission will be assessed based on the below marking rubric:
Individual Assignment Marking Guide
Criteria
Title page
(1.5 Mark)
Fail
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