1. Which of the HR objectives facing Mr. Brush are really the most important to the success of the business? Prioritize them and justify your list.
The success of the business would be best helped by the recruitment of new workers to meet the additional demands on the company, followed by training of the new recruits and management of healthcare cost. Any initiative undertaken must follow the objectives of the organization. It is critical that organizational objective and HR initiatives support each other.
The business is growing and it is facing a tight labor market. In a tight job market employers face the growing problem of attracting and retaining the work force necessary for their businesses to grow and thrive. Once the HR department clearly understands their company's current (and future) employment needs, the next step is to decide on the appropriate recruiting strategies. Job recruiting has evolved beyond the newspaper job ad and paper resume. Today, companies and job seekers have an abundance of information at their fingertips. From social media and Internet job boards to recruitment firms, the broad scope of recruiting possibilities is endless. With so many options available to companies, it may be hard to pinpoint where to best focus company efforts and resources, but each option needs to be thoroughly researched and resources as needed should be applied.
Once the perfect employee is hired the next step in ensuring retention is training. Organizations that challenge a person and present constant learning opportunities will have the upper hand in the labor market. Why? Because growth in business is driven by innovation, and innovation, in turn, is driven by an obsession to succeed. Successful individuals are "learners" and will, naturally, gravitate toward others of the same mind. As such, companies which are practicing the principles of "learning