Assignment Task
Your assignment consists of an analysis of the case study “SUPERVALU, Inc” (please download it from the link on StudySpace). The case describes the creation and implementation of a professional development programme (PDP) for attracting and retaining talented college graduates for the nation’s largest wholesale food distribution and 10th largest food retailing company. Your task is to write an essay report that covers the following questions (up to 2000 words).
1. Evaluate SUPERVALE’s new Professional Development Programme. What do you like and dislike about it? Will it appeal to college recruits? Why or why not?
2. What do you think about the way the programme was created? What might you have done differently? Why?
3. What should Paul Cimmerer do as of August 1999?
4. What are some of the future challenges that he needs to anticipate with respect to professional development?
Background/Context
This assessment focuses on critically evaluating and implementing policies and practices for attracting and retaining a competent workforce. More specifically, it emphasises on how HR professionals can attract people with the necessary skills, attitudes, and experiences to support an organization’s strategic objectives.