Analysis of the advertised job and discussion of selection methods and job design
Part 1 of this TMA will be marked out of 90 marks.
This TMA requires you to search for a job advert either online or through a different medium (newspapers, job centre, etc.) and then to discuss ideas from Block 2 in relation to this job advert. Before writing your TMA, you need to find a job advertisement that interests you. Then write an informal report with the following parts.
TMA 02 Part 1 questions
1. Briefly describe the job advertised, explain where you have found the advert and why the job interests you. (20 marks)
2. Imagine you are the HR manager for the company that placed this job advert. Explain what selection methods are available to you and which one(s) you would choose for selecting a candidate for this particular job. Give reasons for your answer. (40 marks).
3. give you high job satisfaction? Give reasons for your answer. (30 marks)
Guidance to students
Question 1:
This question tests your ability to search for and identify a suitable job advertisement that you can use to help you answer Questions 2 and 3. You have done a similar task in Activity 5.6 in Session 5. The job advert you choose therefore should have a bit of detail to it. If there are further particulars available you may also want to look at those. For this question, briefly describe the job advert, explain where you found it, and say why you find it interesting. Write approximately 200 to 250 words on this question.
Attach a copy of the actual job advert (or a picture of it) to this assignment as separate file.
Question 2:
This question asks you to apply the concepts of selection methods to the example of the job advert you have selected. Concepts from Reading 13 will be useful here. You are answering this question from the perspective of an HR manager in the firm that is advertising the job. Start your answer by explaining what selection methods exist and what their strengths and weaknesses are. Make sure you do this in your own words, rather than just repeating any paragraphs from the Block 2 readings. Then discuss how each selection method could be applied to the job in the advert and which one(s) you consider to be most suitable for selecting the best candidate for the job. Make sure that you explicitly refer to module concepts and to the job in the advert. Give reasons for your answer. Write approximately 400 to 450 words on this question.
Question 3:
This question asks you to apply the concepts of job design to the example of the job in the advert. Use concepts from Reading 14, particularly the job characteristics model to help you with this answer. In addition, the work you did in Activity 5.8 in Session 5 is also a useful preparation for this question as it also deals with the job characteristics model (although it is a different type of task). You are writing this answer from the perspective of the successful applicant for the job. Start by explaining some of the principles of job design and how they can help with job satisfaction. Then consider what you would find satisfying in a job and how you think the job in the advert could best be designed so that you would find it satisfying. Make sure that you explicitly refer to module concepts and to the job in the advert. Give reasons for your answer. Write approximately 350 to 400 words on this question.
