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Questions: explain your points of agreement with your peers' selections by building upon their points, or challenge their selections and provide reasoning for the disagreement. From the post below.

Robert was an appealing candidate because of his academic success, and outstanding extra-curricular experiences while attending college. It would be wise for Wayne McGraw to appeal to Robert by first mentioning the advanced education benefits that the company offers; paying for tuition and book expenses in full, and the possibility of allowing time off to attend classes during the workday. Although it is unknown if Robert has a family, stating that the company also offers scholarships to dependents is also a great benefit that Robert can appreciate in the future if he is currently single with no children. Since Robert had such a high GPA it is safe to assume that he may be interested in furthering his education. Another benefit that may appeal to Robert is the 12 paid holiday's each year, however one week a year in paid time off is not very much so I doubt that portion would get him excited. Robert is also young and is assumably healthy so the sick leave may not appeal to him either, and he may not be that worried about health insurance but their healthcare plan is a bonus.

2. Given that McGraw is most excited about Robert as a potential employee, it would be wise to offer different or more benefits to get Robert's attention. Offering a sign on bonus or a higher salary tends to appeal to people in that age group, as well as possible adding flexible hours so if Robert wants to socialize he can have a three day weekend and work four 10 hour days instead of the typical 8 hours in 5 days. Student debt repayment is another benefit that is rapidly gaining popularity among the younger workers, companies have started offering student loan assistance through sign-on bonuses or a repayment matching program (Dmitrovich, 2021).

3. Robert is only 22 and likely not putting too much thought into his retirement plan. Although the company offers a great profit-sharing plan, that may not relate to Robert at the moment, but may help retain him within the company in the future. Robert is smart and seems responsible but I doubt this benefit would convince him to join the company if he has other offers elsewhere as well. I am sure Robert would feel the same way about the health insurance plan, because he is a young adult who is used to being on his parent's plan, he may not be thinking about the expenses of healthcare and how that may impact him as an adult.