If you were HR how would you handle the outreach to prisoners and veterans, based on hiring/interviewing?
As head of Human Resource, it is our job to be able to reach out to everyone and that includes prisoners and veterans. "There are two main reasons to check backgrounds-to verify the applicant's information (name and so fourth) and to uncover damaging information. Lying on one's application isn't unusual. A survey found that 23% or 7,000 executive resumes contained exaggerated or false information." (Human Resource Management, Pg. 183.) Every employee in HR is trained to review each applicant and based that off on skills that is right for the open job position that is available for that company. So HR is quite in the midst between of hiring the right people for the job. As far as, reaching out to applicants who have been convicted of a felony puts HR in a very difficult position because of the applicant's criminal background. As most HR require some of what of background check to '"avoid hiring mistakes." (Human Resource Management, Pg. 183.) If, I was head of director of HR I would be able to go out of my way to contact as many employers that I can, that didn't require a criminal background checks. However, those criminal charges can be quite controversial such as if the applicant were to have a drug charge from the past. We as HR can also offer the employer that the applicant were to be hired for the position, we as HR can recommend a, "test for drugs. Devise a drug-testing program and give each applicant a copy of the policy." (Human Resource Management, Pg. 189.) This drug-testing program will help both parties on both ends, such as the applicant who has now been hired will be required to comply with company policy. Also, along with the drug-testing programs "most companies will not hire such candidates, and a few will immediately fire current employees who test positive." (Human Resource Management, Pg. 191.) But that is one way of hiring an applicant who has a criminal background history, through the stages of in the hiring process. As far as, reaching out to prisoners, one way is to also contact employers for a job fair that would benefit both parties but can be extremely competitive considering everyone wants to be hired. As HR I would definitely contact employers such as Aamco, Ace Hardware, Apple Inc., AT&T, Baskin-Robbins, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cintas and Hilton Hotels are all companies that are willing to interview and hire applicants with a felony conviction. If you would like to know more information about companies that are willing to hire applicants with a criminal past, here is the link: http://jobsthathirefelons.org. Veterans are also having a difficult time of not bring hired once they have been discharged or retired from the military. Certain companies such as "Wal-mart has a 5-year program guaranteeing any honorably discharged veteran who left the service in the past year a job." (Human Resource Management, Pg. 151.) Besides the corporate company Wal-Mart, some non-profit organizations such as Helmets to Hard Hats "connects National Guard, Reserve retired and transitioning active-duty military service members with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry." (Helmets To Hard Hats, Web) Basically the website that I've mentioned is to help people who have retired or have been discharged from the military to "successfully transition back into civilian life by offering them the means to secure a quality career in the construction industry" (Helmets to Hard Hats, Web). And what is an honorable discharge from the military? Well an honorable discharge in the military is when a "military service member performed his or her service obligations with reasonably good or excellent performance ratings, they will typically from the service under honorable conditions." (Getting Hired.com, Web) There are also numerous companies that would consider on hiring veterans, such as Cintas, Amazon, J.P. Morgan, American Airlines, Southwest, and GM are just a few. If you would like to know more information about which companies hire veterans (you can click the following link): https://www.veteranjobsmission.com/companies.
Citations
Dessler, Gary. Human Resource Managment, 15th Edition. Pearson Learning Soultions, 2016. [The Art Institute]
"List of Jobs For Felons (137 Companies That Hire Felons)." Felon Friendly Jobs. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2017.
"Are you looking for a job, OR a career?" Helmets to Hardhats. N.p., Web. 18 May 2017.
Blog, GettingHired. GettingHired's Career Insights Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2017.
"Companies Hiring Veterans. "Veteran Jobs MIission. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2017.
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