Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Recruitment Case Study

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When it came to innovation for recruiting a large number of highly qualified people in a relatively short amount of time, an Atlantic City organization called Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa notably did. This creative organization faced the requirement to hire at least 5,000 employees, for all positions in order to support a 2002 room casino and resort. They resourcefully came up with a “recruitment campaign that resulted in 30,000 well-qualified job applicants.” They even deployed a “mobile unit that took teams of staffers to the streets of Atlantic City with laptops, bringing applications directly to the public.” Schadler, J. (2004). This was an impressive hybrid idea to me and a great use of today’s technology. To conduct an extensive recruitment campaign such as Borgata engaged, I would most likely approach it in a similar manner, but with a twist, utilizing the same sort of resources such as “magazines, newspapers, radio, and billboards” Schadler, J. (2004). However, kicking-it-up-a-notch by advertising more widely on the internet, to include internet recruiters would no doubt reach more applicants, on a large scale, and higher quality. These combined ideas can provide a larger scale disbursement of recruitment information to mass numbers of potential applicants and orderly manage the predicted response by funneling it in an organized manner encouraging applicants to apply online. See Using the internet as the application source, this would expedite the recruiting process tremendously. I can remember the day when it took weeks by mail to receive a resume; then a response or phone call; the interview; then the response again. In my experience it can take weeks. By use of modern technology, you could potentially int... ... middle of paper ... ...greater number of people in an economic, efficient, and effective manner. This paper has provided a background and understanding of employment recruiting, the styles, methods, and tools available to allow customization of interviewing methods applicable to the situation or needs of the organization or project. An overview of the creative large scaled employee recruitment project Borgata Hotel and Casino notably made history and a study of best practices in employee hiring, recruiting and interviewing process that enhances corporate strategy. Works Cited Aamodt, M. (2013). Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Belmont, CA. Schadler, J. (2004). Creative recruiting helps hotels attract the best employees. Hotel and Motel Management, 219(19), 20-20, 22. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/198942616?accountid=38569

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