Hiring Interns
It could be beneficial
for any company to hire and attract the pool of young talent because, in this
way, company get more profitability and can help the youngsters to get the
chance; to start their career at the early stage. The company needs to focus on
effective recruitment strategies as it could help the company to stay
competitive in the market and it can be a proactive approach. For the hiring
strategy of our company, there is a need to focus on the offered job
opportunities for the students and the company as well.
The recruiting
coordinator can help to perform recruitment steps; however, students need to be
inspired first that what benefits they can get through the internship; as they
can get training relevant to industry and they can get stipend also. To hire
the best intern there is the need to manage the best relationship with the
school; to arrange the job fair as it allows to do the mini-interview while
screening candidates face to face.
Following steps
need to be performed in order to hire the best HR.
Ø Job description
v
Position
title
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Full Stack Web Developer
(e.g. React and Node.js)
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Information
about company
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The company wants to hire the IT professionals
as well as the interns as the largest technological corporations. However, in
order to do the innovations in the direct-sales model the company required the professionals
who can support the innovation operation.
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To hire best HR there is need to follow all the
requirement steps that are discussed below. Hiring for the job position; Full
Stack Web Developer positions will be done; in order to effectively focus on
the company mission, values, values etc.
v
Mission,
values, recent awards
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In order to effectively focus on the company
mission, vision, values on the technological innovations and quality work; to
recruit best and innovative talent is the priority of the company.
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To meet the excellent standards in the field;
the company will hire best candidates who are intern, professionals or with
some relevant experiences. However, experience in the field of commercial
printing, page-wide printing segments, packaging will be appreciated.
ü
Moreover, to get the competitive advantages in
the industry; the company need to effectively respond towards the technological
aspect; through best and fresh talent. Consequently, to get recent awards company
need to be proficient in the web development (promotional brochures) etc.
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Job
description
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A full stack web developer
will perform the front-end operations through the combination of JavaScript,
HTML, and CSS. He/she will be responsible to build everything that interacts on
a website. As a Front-end developer one should able to make Web UI applications
micro service API. For team productivity one need to with full capacity and
skill in order to improve product quality.
ü
Back-end functions also need to be performed
through developing the application, server, as well as the database. One need
to focus on the foundational structure stacks example LAMP (Apache, MySQL,
Linux, and PHP) and moreover, MEAN (Node.js, MongoDB, AngularJS, and Express.js).
One need to perform all the technologies in order to set a complete website.
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Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent
experience.
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Interns and professionals are required with
minimum experience of 2+ year’s web UI development. One need to work with the visualization
frameworks (example, Node.js tools D3, chart and environment etc.)
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One need to know how to manage the Agile SCRUM
process.
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One should be proficient in Node.js.
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Bonus points for PostgreSQL.
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One should have the knowledge of entire
technology stack.
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Bonus points for Angular / React/ AngularJS.
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One need to have OOD skills and TDD.
Ø Recruitment tools
ü There
are several tools that will be implemented according to the job description and
the company requirement.
v Online Job Board
ü For
this job the employee will be applied through the help of any website that
contain different fields of the company. As for the organization there is
proper employment website link that will give proper information to the
employee, how to apply for that job or designation.
ü The
organization will arrange proper link for the employees so that they can access
it easily through just clicking on it. The organization will publish that link
to different websites that are made for job so that through this the employee
are able to access.
v Social media
ü There
are different social media applications that are used for the job. The
organization has to use Facebook and Twitter applications for the social media.
For this they must have to arrange proper social media advertising video that
will give proper information about the requirements of the job.
ü The
responsibilities that he has to perform in the organization. The organization
has to develop perfect Google doc for the employment. So that through this the
employee can easily apply to that job without any difficulty. That Google doc
will contain the necessary information about the job and also other related
information of the employee. In the form of advertisement, the company has to
design a template on the Twitter that is basically a link to the application
for the job.
v Relationship with
schools, colleges
ü This
is one of the finest recruitment tools for the organization. The organization
has to develop some important relationships with the school, colleges, and
universities. The organization has to make a link with one of the finest
institutes of the country.
ü This
is because by visiting such institutes the can easily called up bright and
capable students for the interview and then select them as the intern. With the
help of this step the recruitment process for the organization will become
extremely easy and also there will be no difficulty in hiring the new employees
for the organization.
ü Also,
there will be less requirement for the training because the organization will
tell the principal of the institute that how to train their students for that
organization.
v Advertising
ü One
of the most important recruitment tools is advertising. This advertising can be
done everywhere the organization wanted. The Singapore is a small country and
in that country the advertising is extremely simple and important.
ü The
organization have to work on making the advertisement attractive for the
employees so that many employees will apply for the recruitment in this
organization. The organization will involve in using one of the best
advertising tools for making the advertisement.
ü The
organization must have to use this recruitment tool with care because this tool
is the reflection of the company. The organization will develop some banners and
apply it on the buses. The organization has to link with some social sites like
Facebook and designed a perfect add for the company. The advertisement will
contain the requirement for the designation of the organization.
v Employment agencies
ü This
is also one of the essential recruitment tools that this company will use for
hiring the employees for the organization. The organization will link to
different employment agencies that are implementing in that country.
ü The
organization will give proper information about the company and also the
recruitment that is required. Through the use of this tool it will become very
easy for the organization to hire an employee according to the requirement of
the company. The organization will give complete information of the position to
the employment agencies.
v Company website
ü If
your company is one of the best companies in the country so company website is
the best and easy tool for recruitment. This is because through this the
company is able to hire an employee without wasting any time and money.
ü For
using this tool, the organizational manager will contact with the developer of
their company and tell them what type of advertisement they have to design for
the company. With the help of this design the company can easily able to hire
new employees to their organization without wasting any time.
v Word of mouth
ü Word
of mouth can be effective policy that can be concerned in order to hire the new
talent. Moreover, IT people are always in need of job; so marketing would
result in word of mouth because when few people know there is the job then more
people could know it.
ü As
it is common recruitment tool that every big organization used for hiring new
employees. For this the organization will record the main message from their
CEO for hiring. He will just mention that his organization requires new talent
in their organization and if you wanted to join this organization so for this
just you have to send us your documents and then we will hire you. This message
must be upload to any social media application with the help of link.
v The screen of
applicant
ü As
your organization is operating in one of the finest countries in the world,
whose economy is stable. So due to this whenever a company wanted to hire an
employee in their company.
ü Many
members will apply through different sites and agencies for the position in the
organization. This means that there are about more than 10 thousand CVs and
applications from the users. Then the next important job for the HR department
of the company is to apply screening process on the applications of the
employees and called best employees for the interview.
Ø The screen of the
applicants
v
E-mail or telephone
ü
This is one of the most common method of
screening the applicant for the user. When the organization use the social
media or advertisement recruitment tool for hiring the new members of the organization
so for that they must has to arrange an Email for them that will be sent
automatically when he will apply for that position. When the applicant applied
through the website of the company so the organization will call that applicant
after receiving the application.
ü
This process will become extremely easy for the
organization for hiring the specific members for the organization. The
organization will select some members from the HR department that will call the
applicant that has applied for that job. If the Email linked is not provided
when the applicant applied through the help of website so the company will not call
that applicant for the interview.
v
Standardized
testing
ü
Standardize testing will analyze the score of
the applicant that one has the positive attitude and one is a great programmer or
not. However, there will be evaluation of the supreme communication skills,
experience level and the skills related with the time and task management.
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There will be consideration on the quick
learning ability and also the broad technical experience.
v
Job
fair
ü
The company has to design a job fair for the
implementing screening process for the employee. The organization will call the
applicants on their job fair that are able to pass the designation test. In the
job fair the organization will give them certain task and then according to
that the HR department will analyze their basis skills.
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In that job fair the organization will tell in
detail about the company and also about the designation of the applicants.
Through this job fair the applicant will learn about the company and there will
be less effort are required in the interview for the organization.
v
Student
portfolio
ü
This is one of the most important part of the
applicant. The applicant has to make a proper copy of the portfolio. Then after
this they will send it to the organization. The organization will analyze the
portfolio in detail of the applicant that will attend the job fair for the
organization.
ü
The organization will analyze that portfolio in
detail. The organization must have to mention what is the main requirement of
the job and their skills. In that portfolio the applicant will mention
everything about his skills and his hobbies and what he can do about company
when he will be hired. After analyzing the student portfolio the screening
process will become extremely easy for the organization.
Ø Interview the best
candidates
ü There
are two types of interview that every company used for hiring their best
employees for their organization. These are Behavioral questions and the next
one is the situational question. The interviewer must have to use these two
type in their conduction of the interview so that through this hiring process
become more and more easy. After the screening process the organization will
call for an interview.
v Behavioral questions
ü In
that part the interviewer will ask some question about the behavior of the
applicant. For this the interviewer will use the star approach. In that
approach he will ask the applicant about the situation that he has tackle it
with perfection without any difficulty.
ü This
situation may be regarding to their past life or may be regarding to their past
job. In that approach the nest question is regarding to the task that the
applicant has performed at that position in the organization. Then after this the
next question will be regarding to the action that the applicant had done for
solve this situation. Then after this the next question is regarding to the
results. By analyzing the star approach the interview will able to analyze some
basic skills of the applicant.
v Situational questions
ü This
is also one of the most common interview questions that the interviewer may ask
from the applicant about some situation. These questions may be regarding to
the general situation and may be related to the IQ tactics. The applicant will answer
such question by thinking out of the box. These questions are related to the
general situation from where the applicant is involved on daily basis. The
interviewer will ask about the situation that may be regarding to the daily routine.
The example of such question are like what you will do when your biscuit will
remain in the tea or coffee. Another question is that, what is the number of
the yellow car that is in front of your car?
ü These
are the some of the situational questions that the interviewer will ask from
the applicant so that he can easily analyze his best skills. Also some other
situational questions are like, if the company is in trouble and we want a
temporary management change in the organization. Can you tell me what you will
do in that particular situation? Also the next situational question that may
the interview can ask from the applicant. That is about if the company want a
new software according to their requirement so what will you do to accomplish
it perfectly.
Ø Offer the job
v Letter of offer
ü Candidates
will be offered letter; as their title, job description, benefits, salary
package, probation period, time of work or internship, group of work, hours of
work, contract will be mentioned. 2 weeks’ time will be given to candidates to
think that are willing for job or not.
Ø Orientation
v Clear and focused
goals
ü After
hiring the new employees in the organization an orientation session will be
held for the recruited employees. In the orientation detail description about
the organization will be provided so that employees regarding the worth and
importance of the corporation in the industry. In the orientation session the
employees will be told about the values and culture of the organization so that
they have clear idea about organizational objectives and what the organization
is expecting from their new interns. I9n
the orientation session the interns are going to be informed about the
objectives and goals of the organization which the organization wants to
achieve in the future. It is important that the goals of the interns should be
aligned with the goals of the corporation.
ü Other
than goals the interns will be guided about the rules and regulations of the
corporation so that interns would not involve in such activities that can harm
the profitability, productivity and efficiency of the corporation. A written
document will be provided to the interns in which all the necessary rules &
regulation are written. During the orientation the interns are going to be
informed about the codes of ethics as well. It is important for the interns to
know what things are allowed in the corporation and the things that are not. To
make the orientation session productive question answer session in the end will
also be held so that if any intern have any query regarding the office matters
it can get clear information.
ü The
interns will be informed about their duties and responsibilities within the
corporation. The policies regarding the holidays, incentives and daily tasks
will be discussed in the orientation session. The interns will be informed
about the performance evaluation and the criteria which the organization has
set to evaluate them. During the orientation session the interns will be
encouraged to work hard and meet the requirements of the corporation. In the
orientation session the employees will be given guidance regarding their career
path and how they can achieve success in the upcoming future if the work with
full dedication.
v Write an outline
ü An
outline will be created which will help the interns to know what they are going
to do on day to day basis. The proper schedule will be provided which will help
the interns to meet the deadlines and complete their daily work on time.
Through an outline the interns will have clear about the duties and they will
be able to perform duties more efficiently.
ü During
orientation the management team who is providing guidance to the interns can
also create an outline which allow them to provide detail information to the
newly hired interns. If the individuals whom are conducting orientation will
create an outline than the chances of errors will reduce up to lot of extent
and the interns will get all the desired information they need.
v Gather feedback
ü After
the orientation it is important that the management should take feedback from
the interns regarding what they have perceived about the organization and
whether they are aware about the goals of the corporation or not.
ü Through
feedback the organization can assess the capability of the intern and can
evaluate whether there is a need for further training or not. It is important
for the organization that the individuals who are working in the corporation
are skillful and working with accuracy. Through feedback the issues of the
interns or employees can also be resolved. In short feedback is very important
for the growth & success of the corporation.
ü There
are several ways through which corporation can take feedback from newly hired
interns. The feedback from the employees will be taken using the social media
sites. Today almost everyone uses the social media sites such as Facebook,
Twitter and Google+.
ü The
corporation will ask the employees about what they feel about the corporation
and how corporation can further improve its operations. Feedback will also be
taken by holding weekly or monthly meetings. Through feedback the corporation
will get the chance to remove it mistake and make policies which are favorable
for the employees/interns.
Ø Training
v Training Program Development
ü It
has been decided to recruit those individuals who have the necessary
qualification & skills. Holding a bachelor’s degree and 2 year experience
in web developing is mandatory for the candidates. However the corporation
after selecting the individuals will be given necessary training so that they
can adjust themselves in the corporation efficiently. The IT experts and
experienced individuals will train the interns so that their web developing
skills can further enhanced. During the training the expert will share their
experience and ideas with the team members so that their knowledge will
enhance. The training program will be designed by keeping the level of
capability of the interns in mind.
ü The
training will be provided through various techniques. The interns will be given
lectures as well as practical training. After the completion of the training
period the performance of the interns will be evaluated to know how much the
interns have learned in the training program. If the performance of the
intern’s increases than it means that the training has become successful.
However if the interns performance remain the same than it means that interns
need further training and the previous training program does not achieve its
desired results. The training program
should be developed by keeping the preferences and needs of the organization in
mind.
v Determine
characteristics of workers
ü Each
worker/intern will have its own distinctive capability and the organization
will take benefit from characteristics of each individual. The tasks will be
given to the workers by keeping their skills and qualification in mind. For
instance if one worker is expert in developing Java, JavaScript etc. than that
individual will be given the tasks that are related to developing of java.
ü For
determine the characteristic of employees their performance will be evaluated
which will determine the core capabilities of the interns. It is important that
the corporation have idea about the abilities of the intern.
v Business Goals, KPIs,
and Job Training
ü
Key performance
indicators for the Full Stack Web Developer candidates will be according to the
level of offer acceptance rate; as one need to be comfortable in developing
Java, Javascript, Node.js etc.
ü Full
Stack Web Developer need to follow KPIs as there is need to focus
quality and time to fill. There will be proper metrics and retention
rates.
Ø Evaluation
v How interns are
performing
ü It
is important for the corporation to evaluate the performance of the
employee/interns because if the interns are not going to perform their duty
efficiently than the corporation will be the one who is going to pay the price.
After providing the orientation and training to the interns it is the duty of
the HR to keep record of intern performance.
ü The
corporation will evaluate the performance through different ways. The HR
department will maintain a check list through which the performance of the
interns will be measured. The performance of the employees/interns will also be
measured through observing their routine activities.
ü The
interns whose performance will not meet set criteria will be given written
notice so that they can increase their performance with the passage of time.
Such interns will be encouraged or motivated to improve their performance.
Incentives will be given to such interns whose performance will be better than
set criteria. The company will keep such
employees in the organization who consistently work with dedication. The
performance evaluation will allow company to take rational decision and provide
benefit to those who deserve it. If the performance is not going to be
effectively evaluated than company cannot determine which employee has done
good work and deserves an award.
ü The
IT experts will monitor the performance and quality of work of the Stack
developers. IT experts will than give report to the management of the
corporation. The management will consider regarding improving the skills of the
interns by holding workshops, weekly seminars and other performance enhancing
measures.
v Employment decisions
ü The
major employment decisions will be taken after evaluating the performance of
the interns. The HR department will be responsible for setting the incentives,
bonuses and reward. Moreover, the HR department will keep record of the
intern’s personal profile.
ü The
decision regarding increasing or decreasing the level of duties will be taken
after evaluating the progress of employees. Such interns will be made permanent
whose performance remain exceptional during the internship period. In short,
all the major decisions which the company will taker regarding the recruitment
will based on the performance, skill and qualification of the individuals.
v Layoffs
ü It
is obvious that when the corporations face financial losses, they layoff some
of their employees to save expenses. By keeping this scenario in mind, the
employees will be informed about the layoff policy of the organization. The
organization will try its level best to facilitate such individuals who will be
layoff from the corporation. Those
employees can be considered for layoff whose performance is not up to the set
criteria and during their time in the corporation have not contributed in the
success of the corporation. The layoff procedure is not easy for the
corporation because not only its performance disturbs but also its reputation
can also decrease if the corporation has not taken rational decision.
ü The
decision of layoff will be taken after consultation with the top management of
the corporation. Such interns who are performing exceptionally well and have
proved that they have the capability to improve the performance of the
corporation will not be layoff because such employees are the asset of the
corporation and if such interns are going to be layoff than corporation will
unable to retain talent in the organization. Therefore, the organization will
act rationally and will retain talent in the corporation.
Ø 360 feedback
ü Before
hiring, the company will check out all the efforts from the employee that he
has done during the hiring. This feedback is really important for the company
because through this they can easily evaluate their employer in perfect way
without any difficulty. The employer will receive some confidential feedbacks
from the other people. This can be explained with the help of an example that if
the applicant is selected for the IT department so that this employer will
receive feedback from the IT manager, program developer and also the HR
department.
ü They
will give feedback according to the performance of the employer. The management
of the organization will provide direct reports to the employer so that he can
easily show improvement according to the feedback. According to the
organization there are about 12 people from the organization that will give
proper feedback about that employee in detail.
v Competency model
ü For
the 360 feedback the organization has to work on designing the competency model
so that they can easily give proper feedback to the employer. There are major
four parts of the competency model that the organization has to follow for this
360 feedback. The first one is the job expectation and success criteria. The HR
department of the organization will give feedback on the job expectation. The
HR department will analyze total training program of the employee in detail and
then according to that feedback he will generates feedback for it.
ü The
organization will also set success criteria, this is because according to this
they are able to give proper feedback to the employer. In the employer
orientation the HR manager of the organization will give important
demonstration about the organizational mission statement and their future
strategies. Then after the training session of the employee the HR manager of
the organization will give feedback about the employee that he is involved in
completing the tasks according to the mission statement of the company.
ü The
next part is that the company has to integrate with all processes of the
management. This is because they can easily give positive feedback to the
employee according to their performance on their management skills. If the
management skills are good for the employee so they will receive positive
feedback on their efforts. The organization also has to focus on the common
language skills of the employee.
ü This
is because if the employee is good in common language so that he can
communicate better with other team and also the management. According to this
they will get positive feedback because of their best communication skills.
A recruitment
action plan with the timeframe and action steps is given below;