Trends in Hiring Practices Zachary Schneider Saw a Sign in the Window

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Trends in Hiring Practices Zachary Schneider saw a sign in the window of an Amy's Ice Creams franchise operation. The sign said the company was looking for new employees. When he went in to ask for a job application, he was given a paper bag and told to do "something creative with it." The test was to see whether the job applicant was suited to carrying out the chain's mission: "To make people's day." This type of pre-employment assessment is not unusual. Gourmet grocery chain Central Market uses a four-page application form which includes essay questions such as "Tell us about your favorite food experience." If it seems an applicant is a good match for the company, he or she is asked to make a statement about himself or herself using items found in the grocery store and to participate with other applicants in a roundtable discussion. Refer to Trends in Hiring Practices. Which recruiting technique did Amy's use?

• A)internal recruiting
• B)establishing career paths
• C)franchising
• D)job posting
• E)external recruiting

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion showing how much the values in a data set diverge from the mean or expected value.

Wholesaler

A person or company that buys goods in large quantities from producers and sells them in smaller quantities to retailers or other wholesalers.

Retailer

A business or individual that sells goods or services directly to consumers, typically operating out of physical or online stores.

Bullwhip Effect

A situation in supply chain management where slight shifts in demand from consumers cause increasingly amplified shifts in demand at the levels of manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers.