Reference no: EM133094779

About a year ago, Ashwaq Al-Khalidiya began looking for a new managing editor for Home & Garden magazine. As the former editor retired after 25 years of work. The editors and the human resources department discussed the prerequisites for a new management editor. Some felt that work knowledge was the most important, while others thought it was soft skills. Few believe it is the ability to attract writing talent and clients. Finally, it is decided that HR will screen the candidate papers, and the editors will interview the final candidates jointly with HR. The HR manager will make the final choice to avoid disagreements between editors.

Ads are placed locally. Then a number of candidates were tested and interviewed by the Human Resources Manager, and CVs were verified by the acquaintances. After a long search, a new managing editor, Mohamed Al-Alawi, was hired, but it soon turned out that it was a poor choice. Although Muhammad Al-Alawi was qualified, his arrogant management style prompted two talented editors to quit their jobs and work with competitors. Muhammad Al-Alawi fulfilled all the duties of the position except for attracting writing talent and clients. In addition, Muhammad Al-Alawi did not offer any ideas or direction about increasing the magazine's sales, after 10 months, the publisher allowed Muhammad Al-Alawi to resign and began looking for a new managing editor.

This time, the magazine wants to find someone who is willing to handle all the tasks of the position and has the right skills and mix of personality to do the job. The magazine wants someone who can get started quickly and doesn't need a lot of training. The ability to innovate is also less important than the drive to work hard.
After studying the case, answer the following:

Q1: It is likely that the company made a bad voluntary decision, what are the reasons that led to that?

Q2: Mention the stages of recruitment? What are the steps that were followed in the case?

Q3: What are the challenges facing the recruitment process in general? What are the challenges facing the above situation?

Q4: Given the problem associated with choosing "Muhammad Al-Alawi", who is supposed to make the selection process, justify your answer?

Q5: Previous employees (from the same organization) are often hired when jobs become available. What is the most likely benefit of this strategy