03 Jan Summarize this information

HRA549 Recruitment, Selection Placeme

Module 8 Discussion

Conduct either an exit interview, OR what Sullivan calls a “stay interview”:

Exit Interview

Conduct a “post-exit” interview with someone who has voluntarily left a job within the past 2 years. You may not interview yourself, and you may not interview someone who was fired, laid off (no involuntary turnover), or someone who left due to retirement or a medical issue (no unavoidable turnover).

Stay Interview

Conduct a stay interview with a colleague, friend, or significant other who has been with his or her organization for at least 2 years. Again, you may not interview yourself. Likewise, do not interview a coworker unless it is within your power to make changes based on the coworker’s feedback.

In your interview, obtain the following information:

Job title

Brief job description

Approximate length of time in the job

For an exit interview:

Reasons for leaving the job

Any attempts to negotiate with the organization before leaving

For a stay interview:

Reasons for staying on the job

Reasons the employee would consider leaving

Summarize this information in a discussion post to share with your classmates. Additionally, use what you have learned from this module’s readings to highlight aspects of the job that may lead/or may have led to voluntary turnover and any retention efforts that could be/could have been used to keep that employee working at the job.

Post an initial response no later than Thursday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Specifically focus your responses to your peers’ initial postings using the following prompts:

How do your peers’ interviews compare with your own interview?

What else could you recommend to address the turnover issue that your peers did not mention?

Do you think your peers’ recommendations for retention are realistic? Will they help to decrease the potential for turnover? Why or why not?