WLP Assignment 1 1

NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY

BTEC HND BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
Assignment Cover Sheet


NAME OF STUDENT
REGISTRATION NO.
UNIT TITLE Working with and Leading People
ASSIGNMENT TITLE Hiring and Leading
ASSIGNMENT NO 1 of 2 (individual report)
NAME OF ASSESSOR Mr. John Andre
SUBMISSION DEADLINE 7 October 2013


I, __________________________ hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not
copied or plagiarized from any source. I have referenced the sources from which information is
obtained by me for this assignment.

________________________________ _________________________
Signature Date




WLP Assignment 1 2
Unit Outcomes
Outcome
Evidence for the
criteria
Feedback Assessors decision
Internal
Verification

First
attempt
Re-work
Be able to
use
recruitment,
selection,
and
retention
procedures

LO1

Prepare
documentation to
select and recruit
a new member of
staff
1.1


Assess the
impact of legal,
regulatory, and
ethical
considerations to
the recruitment
and selection
process
1.2


Take part in the
selection process
1.3


Evaluate own
contribution to
the selection
process
1.4


Understand
the styles
and impact
of
leadership

LO2
Explain the skills
and attributes
needed for
leadership
2.1


Explain the
difference
between
leadership and
management
2.2


Compare
leadership styles
for different
situations
2.3


Explain ways to
motivate staff to
achieve
objectives
2.4


Merit grades awarded M1 M2 M3


Distinction grades awarded D1 D2 D3


WLP Assignment 1 3
Outcome
Evidence for the
criteria
Feedback Assessors decision
Internal
Verification

First
attempt
Re-work

Assignment
( ) Well-structured
Reference is done properly / should be done (if any)
Overall, youve

Areas for improvement:



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WLP Assignment 1 4
Scenario Battery Recycling Startup
VinaClean is a new battery recycling company (just started this year) based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Their
goal is to stop the destruction of Vietnams environment from consumers disposing of household
batteries in landfills.
Suzi Tran, the head of VinaClean has received generous donations from many concerned citizens in
order to fund operations for the first three years. Ms. Trans goal is to make operations so efficient
that VinaClean can be self-funding after the third year. Ms. Tran has not worked out all the details
but she feels this is a realistic goal. If her vision does not fully come to life, she still believes that
spending her time to improve the environment of Vietnam is a worthy cause to which she is happy
to dedicate her time in order to benefit her future children.
In order to begin operations, Ms. Tran needs to hire at least two other people to help her. She does
not expect to find people who are willing to donate their time she has budgeted 15m VND per
month per worker. She has also budgeted 2m VND per month per worker for the expenses those
employees will naturally have which mainly include transportation along with office (including
telephone) expenses. Ms. Tran believes that by paying above-market salaries she will be able to
hire above-average workers which should lead to more creative solutions going forward. Ms. Tran
expects the new hires to be future leaders each new hire will eventually oversee a team of
workers.
The new hires will be responsible for developing VinaCleans strategy but the overall vision for
VinaClean is to convince retail stores to host battery drop boxes where consumers can drop their
old, dead household batteries. VinaClean would then collect these drop boxes once per week,
bringing the batteries to a central processing center. The processing center would recycle the
batteries. While no processing center has been identified, there are not enough funds to build a
battery recycling center. VinaClean would need to develop a relationship with an existing center,
which might be in another country. The new hires would have to help with all aspects of developing
VinaClean including finding a recycling center.
Role
You have been hired for two months by VinaClean in order fill the two positions. Ms. Tran will have
final approval over the two hires but your input into the selection process will strongly affect Ms.
Trans decisions on who to hire.
Tasks:
Prepare all relevant documentation to select and recruit the two new hires. (1.1)
Assess the impact of legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations to the
recruitment and selection process. (1.2)
Take part in the selection process, including interviewing, providing notes on
each candidate indicating your choice reasoning to hire or not. You should
interview at least three candidates. (1.3)
Evaluate your own contribution to the selection process of the new hires (1.4)
WLP Assignment 1 5
Explain the skills and attributes Ms. Tran will need to be an effective leader (2.1)
Explain the difference between leadership and management in the context of
VinaClean (2.2)
Compare leadership styles for different situations Ms. Tran might find herself in (2.3)
Explain ways Ms. Tran could motivate the new hires to achieve their objectives (2.4)

GRADING
Pass is achieved by meeting all the requirements defined in the assessment criteria.

Merit Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions (M1)
Characteristics / Possible Evidence Effective judgments have been made with
respect to documentation and legal/ethical impact to the selection process.

Select and apply appropriate methods/techniques (M2)
Characteristics / Possible Evidence Complex information regarding the hiring
process has been synthesized and processed.

Distinction Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions
(D1)
Characteristics / Possible Evidence the validity of the hiring results has been
evaluated against defined criteria.

Take responsibility for managing and organizing activities (D2)
Characteristics / Possible Evidence independence demonstrated and substantial
activities have been planned, managed, and organized relating to the practice of
hiring and leadership.


WLP Assignment 1 6
PRESENTATION
1. The assignment should have a cover page that includes the assignment title, assignment
number, course title, module title, Lecturer/tutor name and students name.
2. Ensure that authenticity declaration has been signed.
3. This is an individual assignment.
4. A fully typed up professionally presented report document. Use 12 point Arial, 12 point
Times New Roman, or 11 or 12 point Calibri script.
5. Your assignment should be word-processed and should be a maximum of 3,500 words in
length. Appendices/administrative aspects are outside this word count limit.
6. You must acknowledge the sources of information and evidence using the Harvard
referencing system.
7. Submit both a hard (printed) and soft (electronic in DOCX format) copy by the deadline
listed above

Notes to Students for Submission
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assignments may not be accepted.
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Do not leave things such as printing to the last minute excuses of this nature will not be
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If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness,
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Failure to follow any of these instructions may cause you to fail for submitting improperly.
NOTE: If you are caught plagiarizing, you could have your grade reduced to zero, or at
worst, you could be excluded from the course.