Understanding of Interviewing and Selection Topics

Week 2 – Assignment: Demonstrate Understanding of Interviewing and Selection Topics

For this week’s assignment, assume that you are the HR manager in a medium-sized hospital. One of the managers in the Radiology department has come to you for advice on selecting the best candidate for a position. The situation as described to you:

Both candidates are equally technically qualified for the position.
Both candidates are willing to work the shifts expected of this position.
One has a bachelor’s degree, one has an associate’s degree, both degrees are relevant to the education needed for this position.
One candidate is male, one is female. The position requires that more female procedures are performed than male procedures.
The male applicant is a single dad, the female has a stay-at-home husband.
The pay scale for this position is about average, although there is a nearby hospital that is paying more for the same job.
One candidate has lived here since childhood, one just moved here from a bigger city.

Based on this information, prepare a memo to the hiring manager with your recommendation. Include:

What additional information do you need to know in order to make the best recommendation to the hiring manager?
Suggestions on how to overcome the pay disparity issue if it is brought up by one or both applicants.
Counsel on what information provided should not be used in making the decision and why.
If the hiring manager can use cultural fit to help decide.
How the manager should make the ultimate decision.

Length: 4 pages, not including the title and reference page

References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources

Your memo should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.

Improving patient safety and physician accountability using the hospital credentialing process

Forster, A. J., Turnbull, J., McGuire, S., Ho, M. L., & Worthington, J. R. (2011). Improving patient safety and physician accountability using the hospital credentialing process. Open Medicine : A Peer-Reviewed, Independent, Open-Access Journal, 5(2), e79–e86.