10 Pages Apa Format Career Management Recommendat

Imagine you are an HR associate. Your task is to make a recommendation to your corporations’ CEO to establish a Career Management Program (this can be the CEO of your company, or of a hypothetical company).

The recommendation should be focused on a specific topic that is relevant to the organization and would enhance it through implementation of your proposal. The Career Management Recommendation should be of sufficient length to cover the subject, but thorough in your answers.

Include numbers, such as budget, put them in; they do not need to be fact based.

You also should have at least five (5) peer-reviewed sources to support some points made (why your proposed action is valid, the problem you’ve identified, etc.). Be sure to add appendices to strengthen and support your recommendation

Paper must be at least 8 to 10 pages APA format… all the following points must be addressed

The components of your recommendation are as follows:

• Executive Summary
  A brief summary of the identified problem and reason for the proposal, including the recommendation and key points.
• Recommendation
  A clear, concise summary of exactly what you are recommending.
• Justification
  In general terms, why do you recommend this action. This section should summarize the key reasons for your recommendation.
• Background
  This section substantiates your recommendation. It provides the details. It contains the following subsections:
  a. History of the Issue:
  Details and demographics on the company.
  Past practices
  Rationale
  b. Symptoms vs. Causes:
  What conditions (e.g. turnover, morale, complaints, and cost) indicate the need for action?
  What variables have changed thus causing these symptoms to appear?
  Have you distinguished between fact, opinion, and your own inferences?
  c. Cost Implications:
  What are the annualized costs and benefits of the proposed program?
  Do the benefits outweigh the costs?
  What will be the impact on the HR budget?
  d. Legal Implications:
  Are there any legal risks involved?
  How do you plan to deal with the legal risks?
  e. Relationship Implications:
  How do the employees feel about this issue?
  Can you expect supervisors and managers to implement the new policy, practices and procedures? If so, how will they be informed and trained?
  How will the outside public react to this recommendation?
  Will it impact recruiting and retention?
• Other company practices:
  – How do other companies handle this issue, i.e. their current practices?
  – What published survey results are available?
  – Have you done a survey of company employees?
  – What do the survey results tell you?
• Timing:
  – How quickly must the issue be resolved?
  – What is your time frame for implementation?
  • Evaluation of Alternatives
  o What other alternatives did you consider?
  o What are the advantages of each alternative? Disadvantages?
  o List them 1, 2, 3, etc.
  o What value or weighting should be assigned to various advantages and disadvantages?
  o What elements are essential for your recommendation?
  o What elements are desirable?
  o What is your evaluation of each alternative?
  • Implementation
  o What specific actions must be taken to put your recommendation into effect?
  o What is the implementation timetable?
  o Include drafts of proposed policy, procedures, and communications to employees
  • Appendices (include: samples of forms used, for example, a sample announcement to all employees, a survey form, etc.; you can either make these up or find ones to add as these make your proposal stand out)

Think of this as a business recommendation; it is easier to write in a proposal format. Be sure to cite per APA requirements and include both a cover and reference page.

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