Assessment 4:Formal Report on current graduate recruitment strategies
Weighting: 30%
Due: Week 13 – 5pm Friday 9 June
Length: 1000 words
Description: This task requires students to investigate the techniques used by recruiters and employers to select staff in order to make recommendations for strategies

students could use in their job seeking activities. Recruitment has gone well beyond application letter/resume so students need to be familiar with some of the

different ways in which employers will assess them. Your report is written to Donna Smith, the representative of that year’s graduating cohort.

The recruitment techniques you choose to investigate may include behavioural interviewing, psychological testing, group interviewing, internships, use of Linkedin,

video interviewing and use of mobile platforms in recruitment, online profiles vs resumes, cadetships and internships, networking and the importance of breadth of

experience in demonstrating skills. Students will need to limit their discussion to one or two techniques.

Your report, written in plain English, should be a formal document which outlines the recruitment strategy and could include current trends, examples (if relevant),

any challenges or issues (if relevant), strategies for applicants. The format of your report should include:

•    cover letter (letter of transmittal)
•    cover page
•    table of contents
•    executive summary
•    introduction
•    discussion
•    summary and conclusions
•    recommendations

See report topic for guidance and a model report with the format to follow.

Marks will be awarded for the comprehensiveness of your research, your awareness of the contemporary business environment and your audience (jobseekers), and report

format and structure. See the rubric for detail.

Your report should be 1000 words long. Include a wordcountat the end of your Recommendations section. Do not include your letter of transmittal,coverpage, table of

contents, references or appendices in your wordcount.

Feedback: Comments and a mark will be returned to you within two weeks of submission.

Assessment 4 Rubric
HD    •    Fully complies with model report, including headings accurately describe the contents, numbering, title page, table of contents, well written executive

summary
•    Introduction includes background, purpose and scope
•    Discussion is comprehensive and relevant to the audience
•    Conclusion accurately summarises the report
•    Recommendation clearly and logically follows conclusion and is appropriate for organisation needs. It is well detailed
•    Discussion and is ordered logically and supported by a subs

Sample

Next is the report title page. Note that it is centred and evenly spaced.

Use the automatic Table of Contents feature in Word. You will need to plan ahead and use appropriate heading styles.

Your executive summary should summarise the entire content of the report, including the recommendations. Do not number the executive summary.

Over the next two pages, you can see the structure of the report introduction.

After the discussion, is the conclusion. There should be no new information in the conclusion and it should flow logically from the discussion and lead to the

recommendations.

We would not use a bibliography. Use a reference list. If you have appendices, place them after the reference list.

Now you have looked at the sample reports, complete the following activities.
First Things First
Assume you are the Training Manager with the Australian International Bank (AIB). The bank has offices in the capital city of each state and territory in Australia.

The AIB plans to expand by establishing a branch network. Branches will then be located in the capital cities, and in every city and major town in every state and

territory in Australia.
The Human Resource Manager has authorised you to investigate the effect of the expansion on staff training needs. You are to write a report titled ‘Expansion: The

Impact on Staff Training’. This report is to determine the number of new staff needed to create the branch network, to investigate the training needs of staff, and to

make recommendations in relation to new staff and existing staff.
You will submit the completed report to the Human Resource Manager and forward a copy to the General Manager of the Australian International Bank by 31 August.
a    Write a title page to the long report.
b    Create a table of contents that lists each of the basic parts of a long report and include the main headings that will appear in the body of this report. Start

with the introduction and move through to the bibliography.
c    Write the introduction to the report by:
i.    preparing the purpose statement and making it the first sentence in the introduction. In the purpose statement, indicate your specific objective and what you

hope to achieve
ii.    stating the name of the organisation, the position of the person who authorised the report, the limits of the report and the date by which the report is to be

submitted.
d    Prepare the letter of transmittal and format it in block letter format.