The Hiring Process and Managing a Diverse Workforce For this scenario, the one job opportunity we will use is Administrative assistant. Administrative Assistant is a broad job category that designates an individual who provides various kinds of administrative support to people and groups in business enterprises In order to develop recruitment methods to be used in hiring for this position, we have to take into consideration that there are several laws, regulations, policies and governing entities that human resource management have to comply with, for example the Civil Rights Act of 1964, sexual harassment, the equal employment opportunity commission, and affirmative action. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids employers from discriminating …show more content…
They’re experts in office software as well as online research; they track and organize a company’s projects, handle scheduling, and diplomatically represent the company at all levels of the corporate hierarchy. In order to hire administrative assistant without discrimination, the following should be put into place. Submission of resumes as well as an application letter should be typed and submitted via email. This will help fairly eliminate those who are not computer literate since the beginning of making application marks the first step of interview this particular case. A huge turnout is expected and thus to deal with this huge turnout fairly this procedure should be put into place. Try these interviewing tips to learn how to interview administrative assistant job seekers for both technical and interpersonal skills: In order to maintain all applicants records in case a discriminatory charge occurs. An e –recruitment system is required. E-Recruitment is a whole of government system used by numerous government agencies to handle the recruitment process. It is a cloud-based application delivered through the …show more content…
In creating ones formal progressive discipline policy, follow these guidelines: • Tailor the progressive discipline system to the business. Other business's policies may serve as excellent models but be sure ones policy is appropriate for ones business and ones employees. • Specify which behaviors or infringements of work rules are not subject to progressive discipline -usually these will be serious behaviors that warrant immediate termination. • Decide whether to advise all employees of the policy, what ones progressive discipline steps are, how the policy is to be applied, and what the policy does not address. • Decide how one will maintain documentation that is memos about oral warnings, written warnings, among others. • Decide if documentation will remain in a file forever and, if not, under what circumstances and timing the documentation can be removed from the file. • Establish a procedure for maintaining the documentation and protecting the confidentiality of the information.
Describe how to complete and maintain documentation in accordance with organisational procedures, in relation to:
Administrative assistants must be able to handle challenging situations and many details at once. The assistants are what keeps an office running while supporting the efforts of a business owner executive, manager, or professional group. Their main responsibility is to keep their place of employment running smoothly, thus all of their duties relate back to the operational proceedings of an office. These duties may include scheduling meetings, answering phones, managing databases, disseminating information (through email and internal memos), creating spreadsheets, generating reports, ordering equipment, and working with clients or customers. People who demonstrate these skills in this field can advance to higher
Experience in Administrative and Functional activities such as handling correspondence, calendar maintenance, coordinating travel schedule, reservations and scheduling of meetings and other events.
| Use agreed strategies for dealing with challenging behaviour according to the policies and procedures of the setting
4) Disciplinary action policy stating under what circumstances and how employees will face disciplinary action.
Every facility has its weaknesses and the SWOT analysis asks to openly and honestly consider some areas that need improvement. My facility suffers from poor implementation and continuity of workplace policies. I’ve noticed many of my coworkers saying “well, everyone does it differently, but here’s how I do it…” when attempting to explain a policy or procedure to a new hire. This shows a lack of unity on many rules in the workplace. A specific example would be patient privileges such as smoke breaks. Nursing staff and physicians often allow patients to have extra smoke breaks other than those scheduled. A solution to this problem could be a clear statement from management to enforce scheduled smoke breaks and punish those who
Policies and procedures are important to reduce the risk of any misunderstanding of employment conditions, for ensuring fairness in the work place and complying with all relevant legislation.
In my most recent position, I helped to maintain an exceedingly functional office environment while providing administrative support. I have a knack for problem solving and work well independently and with little oversight. I respond to requests from colleagues and clients in a timely manner and am adept at prioritizing multiple ongoing projects. Additionally, I’m skilled at:
Putting a restriction on something is easy. Recommending and encouraging employees to not take part in these actions are the best
My interest in the Office Scheduler/Administrative Assistant position stems from my experience working as a congressional intern in Washington, DC. I have been exposed to the interworkings of the Congressional Office and have the experience and skillset necessary for this position. My greatest satisfaction comes from dealing with people in unscripted environments with little supervision.
It is important when interviewing that we ask the same or similar questions of each candidate. Administrative personnel should develop a scoring sheet for the interviews, ranking qualifications and experience/knowledge desired for the position based on the questions asked in the interview process. The process may vary a little from location to location depending on the experience of the administrator or
As you will review a copy of my resume. I do have administrative work experience and I also have experience working in an office environment. I am flexible in the work I do. I am able to do multiple tasks quite easily and am able to learn new skills quickly, effectively and efficiently as possible. I consider myself to be a hard worker I am very easy to get along with. I always like to have a positive attitude because I believe that
Imagine that you are the HR Director at your current organization or an organization with which you are familiar. As the HR Director, you must use different employment law requirements to create methods and policies that support the promotion of a diverse workforce. Select one (1) job opportunity that you have held or with which you are familiar within the same organization for this scenario.
There will be a number of documents that will need to be developed these will include;
I would like to present my qualifications for the position of an Administrative Assistant in your esteemed organization. Your job posting states that you are in search of an enthusiastic and highly organized Administrative Assistant with multi-tasking abilities, which describes me exactly.