Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

214 Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofi t Organizations

Chapter Questions

1. What are some of the risks associated with not staffi ng an organization
   correctly?


2. Discuss the strategic recruiting considerations your organization or
   an organization you may have worked for in the past should address,
   and why.

Online Activities

1. Does your organization use Internet recruiting? If so, what are the
   advantages and disadvantages? If your organization does not use
   Internet recruiting, go online and fi nd an organization that uses Web -
   based recruitment. What is your opinion of the Web site?


2. Devise a recruitment and selection system for the following positions,
   and identify the considerations that need to be taken into account:

Executive director of a human services nonprofi t

Budget analyst for a local government

City manager

Police offi cer

Social worker for a public or nonprofi t organization

3. Visit the Web sites of the Chronicle of Philanthropy , idealist.org, Action
   Without Borders, and the Job Corner Alert, Foundation Center. Are
   there any patterns in regard to the types of positions that are adver-
   tised? Compare the advertisements on the Web sites. Are there differ-

ences in the information presented?

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