University of the Immaculate Conception

GRADUATE SCHOOL, A. Bonifacio St., 8000 Davao City, Philippines

BA 211 : Human Resource Management Exam: Comprehensive AY: 2020

Professor: Dr. Presentacion C. Acosta Semester: Summer Date: July 11,2020

Instruction: Read carefully the situation below and comply with the requirements:

THE SHOW SHINE ENTERPRISE

You are an HR practitioner. Your friend, who is setting up a new business, that is,
Show Shine Enterprise, requested you to help him in the recruitment of people to fill-in the
following positions: (Note: the owner will act as the general manager)

Marketing Specialist
1 Marketing Staff
Finance/Accounting Officer
1 Finance personnel
1 Accounting Personnel
1 HR Representative
1 IT Specialist
5 Sales Representatives (fresh graduates)

These positions must be filled-in within three months.. You are provided with a
budget that you could use for recruitment.

You are required to do the following:

1. Discuss comprehensively the strategies that you will use to recruit the above-
mentioned positions.
2. Prepare recruitment plan.
3. Identify who among these people need to undergo training. Justify. Develop a
training program for those who need to undergo training.
4. Develop a compensation and benefit program.
Mae B. Cañal
Comprehensive Exam of Human Resource Management
July 11,2020

1. Discuss comprehensively the strategies that you will use to recruit the above-
mentioned positions.

In making strategies to recruit the people needed. The first thing needs to do is to
brand first the business. Even though it is still new, there are ways to brand it like in
the social media, friend’s referral and more. It is a good way to advertise the
business of my friend but also the vacant positions needed. Nowadays, social media
and job posting sites, such as Facebook, Jobfinder, JobStreet and more, are the best
way to advertise the recruitment. Another strategy that can be include is joining
job fairs, and postings with graduate and career service offices. 

Aside from that, having a better job description is a great way in recruitment
success. The job description should be specific, clear and accurate. It is also to help
the receiving applications faster and easier.

In making recruitment also, it should be understood that we, including the

recruitment committee should not treat the applicants as customer. Since we are
looking for the right and appropriate staff to the position.
2. Prepare recruitment plan.

ACTIVITY TASK/S TIMELINE

Identify the 1. Form Recruitment committee (1 week)

recruitment process 2. Identify the vacant/ to be filled-in
positions
Prepare recruitment 1. Create/Develop job description and (1 week)
materials qualifications
2. Prepare for job posts materials or
advertisement forms
3. Prepare examination tests and
interview form

Posting of 1. Posting the job posts to different (1 week)

advertisement materials locations, such as schools, Public
employment Service Office (PESO),
newspaper and also in social media
Receiving of applications and other internet sites. (1 week)
*In this phase, a one (1) week period to let
the applicants read and submit their
applications to the company.
Pre-employment Tests 1. Review applicants’ applications (1 week)
2. Identify and inform applicants for
their examination schedule

Examination *Once finished with their exam, candidates (2 weeks)

who passed the examination will be
notified after 1 week for interview
Select and interview 1. Interview candidates (1 week)
Candidates 2. Conduct background check
Selection process 1. Inform candidates that they are hired (1 week)
2. Prepare contract
3. Confirm the start date
 3. Identify who among these people need to undergo training. Justify. Develop a
training program for those who need to undergo training.

Below are the people who need to undergo training:

STAFF TRAININGS NEEDED:

 Finance/Accounting Officer Since companies have different styles in
 Finance personnel their accounting, all Finance and
 Accounting Personnel accounting staff needed to conduct
training. Trainings needed are as follows:
1. Basic Accounting and Bookkeeping
2. Business and Income Taxation
3. Payroll Seminar
4. Financial Planning (additional for
Finance Officer and personnel)
Sales Representatives The five (5) sales representative were fresh
graduates all of them need to have Basic
Selling Skills Training. Aside from that,
below are the trainings needed to be
conducted/ participated by them:
1. Building Sales Relationships
2. Interpersonal Communication Skills
3. Sales Management
4.
*Since the Show Shine Enterprise is a new business, all staff including the general
manager need to have team building. It is necessary to conduct this kind of training
since all of them are new, they need to know the characteristics and personality of one
another.
4. Develop a compensation and benefit program.

Show Shine enterprise is still a new business thus, daily minimum wage rate
will be given to the Marketing Staff, Finance Personnel, Accounting Personnel, HR
Representative and the 5 Sales Representative. The daily minimum wage rate in
Davao City is Php 370.00 excluding Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA). All of the
staff have no COLA yet until they become regular employees. Php 500.00 per day
will be the wage of the Marketing Specialist, the Finance Accounting Officer and the
IT Specialist. Their wage is higher compared to others because of their higher
qualifications and responsibilities in the company.

As to their benefits, all of them will be having the government mandated

benefits. These are the PhilHealth, PAG-IBIG and SSS. These benefits will be
deducted to their salaries (employees share only). For the Marketing Specialist,
marketing staff and the Sales Representatives, they will be given quarterly
additional benefits if they will achieve their quota for the quarter. Twenty percent
(20%) from the sales will be distributed to them equally. Aside from the benefits
mentioned-above, they will be having their 13th month pay and other bonuses.