Topic Selection:

Introduction:

The hiring practices of a company may cause issues within the workplace. Hiring is done either internally or externally. Hiring practices can either promote or take away from employee motivation. For my final report, I will be outlining the topic “Issues Regarding Hiring Practices and Existing Employees”.

Background:

Although managers typically have the best interests of their employees in mind, they may inadvertently affect employee motivations while making hiring decisions. There may be consequences to hiring externally for an open job position instead of promoting an existing employee. Hiring externally can cause a decrease in employee motivation and therefore this can lead to less productivity. In my final report, the following questions will be researched and presented:

1. “Should there be consideration of employee motivation within the hiring practices of a company?”
2. “What are the considerations to be made?”

I plan to inform my readers about the importance of considering existing employees within a company while making hiring decisions and argue that employee motivation may be decreased if hiring is done externally. Employee motivation often comes from the opportunity to advance in the workplace. The primary audience for my final report is hiring managers and my secondary audience will be employees who hope to advance within the company.

Proposed Plan:

The primary focus for this final report is to formulate an answer to the questions listed above. In order to answer these questions, I will be conducting research on the typical external and internal hiring practices within companies, as well as the effect of these practices on existing employees. With the final report, I am hoping to inform and educate my audience about the importance of considering employees during the hiring process.

Limitations:

Limitations related to my final project include:

1. The ability of scholarly articles to accurately measure employee motivation
2. The availability of articles that discuss the topic

Required Sections for the Report:

• Main Body:
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    • Introduction: 
  • State the subject and purpose of the report
  • Provide background information on the topic
  • Identify how you focused the selected topic
  • Identify the primary and secondary audience of the report
  • Identify your main and supporting research questions guiding the focus of the report
  • State issues surrounding the topic and show your position on the topic and issue stated
  • Identify any limitations with the creation of the report
    • Collected Data:
  • State and define a claim
  • Provide evidence for the claim (multiple evidence for one claim can be used)
  • Provide interpretation of evidence
  • Provide any counterarguments (if needed)

(Repeat the claims, evidence, and interpretation process for each main and subtopic of your report.)

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    • Conclusion: 
  • Restate the summary of findings collected in the “Collected Data” section
  • Provide a final, overall interpretation of findings
  • Provide any recommendations (as needed)
  • Conclude report

The following headings are required in your report body:

• Introduction
• Collected Data
• Conclusion

Sub-headings are encouraged and should be created and used within each heading.

Report Format:

• APA style in-text citations and references
  • You need to place an in-text citation for any information summarized, paraphrased, and/ or directly quoted within the body of your report. You also need to reference your in-text citations at the end of your report.
• Times New Roman
• 12 point font
• Double-spaced
• Other formatting elements (margins, page numbers, header, etc.)
• 3rd person pronoun

Minimum and Maximum Page Length Requirements:

• Introduction – 1 full page (maximum 2 full pages)
• Collected Data – 5 full pages (maximum 7 full pages)
• Conclusion – 1 full page (maximum 2 full pages)
• References – 4 references (or more – no maximum limit)