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Human Resource (HR) recruiters have the ability to select applicants from a multitude of sources. The most common methods are advertisements, company job boards, online job boards, and social media sites. However, to be successful in recruiting the most qualified applicants, the HR recruiter needs to keep up with changing technology and trends. Two new technologies for recruitment are Candidate Relationship Management software and Virtual Interviews.

Candidate Relationship Management (CRM)

Desai (2015) states “70% of recruiting organizations report to currently utilizing some form of Applicant Tracking System (ATS)” but the data “in an ATS becomes outdated extremely quickly – and therefore, its future value ...

Abstract

Battles are either won or lost because of a commander’s decision. As a leader of his team, the commander is the central authority when it comes to the military decision making process. But underlying these decisions are his subordinates who are often tasked with making plans and course of actions. These courses of actions are often laid-out by subordinate officers, which make them highly influential in the outcome of a commander’s decision. Over the years, standard procedures have been developed and observed when making decisions in the military. Of particular interest is the seven decision-making steps outlined ...

Introduction

Facial and body care market is extremely competitive for a variety of reasons. Companies in the segment are forced to look for innovative solutions and compete on price, as the demand of the target customer group and the lack of product differentiation drive more severe rivalry and bring the product life cycle to a minimum. ODF and Dove are the major competitors in the facial care market, private brands and such companies as L'oreal, Nivea, and RoC, however, builds on competition in many specific product lines.

Current Situation Analysis

Launched in June 2000, Olay Daily Facial (ODF) facial cleansing cloth was an ...

Introduction

Supply chain management primarily entails the coordination of functions within an organization as well as tactics used to execute those functions. Also, it involves tasks’ coordination across the partners participating in the supply chain with the principal objective of ensuring improved organizational performance. The definition of the supply chain clearly depicts the nature of the coordination between the partners involved in the business and appreciates the primary purpose of the supply chain management. Apparently, this approach aims at improving organizations’ as well as the individual performance (Lee et al., 116). There are two main components of the supply chain, ...

Introduction

Many people have no idea of what they expect to achieve after retirement when asked about their retirement plans. The government’s policies about retirement do not cater for the well-being of retirees creating a lot of worry for the life after employment. The increasing number of employees demanding cover by government pension programs and the current decline in the retirement income levels contributes to the change of the American pension landscape (Heiland and Li, 2012). The United States of America developed labor laws during the time when the country’s economy was independent and self-contained. The main aim of ...

International Political Economy

International Political Economy

Introduction

Interest groups, domestic politics, and institutions, both domestic and international, are important factors that determine the foreign economic policy of a given country. Interest groups perform certain obligations, based on their capability to regulate competing industries to ensure safe and free trade. Besides, political leaders are required to execute some demands from the voters as pertains to the economy of the country to secure them a win in next elections. Finally, institutions form a link between countries undertaking international trade as they sign treaties to facilitate this trade. Economists have come up with some theories, which illustrate the interplay ...

1) What blood test would you order and why? (1 point) - Quantitative hCG blood test: measures serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin levels (US FDA, 2013) - Above normal hCG values: determines if patient is having a normal pregnancy and the number of fetuses as well as gestational age, or if amenorrhea is due to hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, or ovarian cancer (Ratcliffe et al., 2008; US FDA, 2013) - Below normal hCG values: indicates ectopic pregnancy, fetal death, incomplete abortion, or threatened spontaneous abortion (US FDA, 2013) 2). What is her estimated date of confinement (EDC) ...

Executive summary

It is the dream of every company to operate globally. This is usually achieved after successful dominance in the domestic market. The Emirates Islamic Bank has been operational in the UAE for a reasonable time and it has gotten to a point of willing to extend its operations in the United States. There are various reasons why the United States has been the first target country for expanding operations. These factors are political, legal, economic, and social-cultural prowess of the country. The bank wishes to extend its Islamic banking system to the world’s most successful country as there are a ...

Introduction

Global events threatening security of huge numbers of people are recognized as important triggers for introducing changes to the systems of international and national law, so that in the future similar events can become preventable. The brightest example to confirm this thesis is introduction of the UN system and development of international humanitarian and criminal law after the World War II, which was associated with lots of events, which are currently being classified as crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. Apart from influencing the international law, World War II had variety of implications on different spheres of life ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Common Risk Factors A common risk factor associated with PTSD is gender. Females are more likely to suffer PTSD. According to Bhattacharya, Cross and Bhugra (2010), the rates of PTSD in women are twice that of men. Further, girls are more vulnerable to post-trauma reactions (Koltveit, Lange-Nielsen, Thabet, Dyregrov, Pallesen Johnsen, and Laberg, 2012). Stressor of the trauma also is a common risk factor. The exposure and magnitude of the stressor is likely to influence the occurrence of PTSD. Additionally, stressors may trigger PTSD in cases where there are multiple life losses, criminal violence, sexual assault, and graphic scenes ...

Common core standards help provide high quality education and the standards communicate the very important aspect expected at every stage or each grade level of the students. Mathematics experiences in early childhood experience have standards for mathematical practice illustrating varieties of capabilities that mathematical tutors at every level should seek to develop their students (Cane, E. 2013). They vest on both proficiencies and processes that stand of importance in mathematics which include; the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics process standards of proof and reasoning, problem solving, representation, communication, and connections. Also there exist a second that is of ...