An HR specialist, based in Sweden and reporting to the director 1

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• Human Resource Management
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• CASE STUDY (20 Marks)
• An HR specialist, based in Sweden and
  reporting to the director of HR EMEA at Advent,
  had resigned. This created the opportunity to
  establish and relocate a more senior level of
  role, an HR business generalist, based out of the
  London office. The director felt this would
  enable the human resource function to provide a
  higher service level across all HR matters
  throughout the EMEA. The search for the most
  suitable candidate needed to be on a highly
  confidential basis initially as the current HR
  specialist was still in situ. To reach a wide
  candidate pool attracting top talent whilst not
  compromising confidentiality was a challenge.

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• Hudson recommended Advent use an unbranded
  advertising package to assist with sourcing the
  right person for the role. To further bolster
  this, Hudson was engaged on a retained basis by
  its client to support the assignment comprising
  of a thorough database search, filtering and
  meeting advert responses and also proactively
  headhunting individuals working for the clients
  competitors. Following this, short listed
  candidates met multiple individuals and
  stakeholders within Advent. Then, after meeting
  with the candidates, the director of HR selected
  the top two individuals to progress through the
  process. To further ensure their suitability for
  the role, they underwent Hudsons Business
  Attitude Questionnaire (BAQ) a tool that
  assesses different dimensions of personality to
  help predict how a person will behave in a
  professional work environment.

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• Hudson filtered through and reviewed nearly
  100 advert responses to identify and select high
  caliber candidates who met the requirements of
  the role specification. The consultant then
  narrowed this down and met with 19 individuals
  who were good potential fits for the role,
  sourced from a mix of all the previously outlined
  avenues. Hudson then short listed seven
  outstanding individuals all of whom the
  director of HR was confident had the right skill
  set and experience. This was then further
  narrowed down to four individuals, divided into
  the top two, and another two who were strong
  potential fits should one of the other two not be
  successful at the final stage. However, one of
  the leading candidates was offered the role and
  they accepted. Throughout the process, Hudson met
  all deadlines. The consultant communicated with
  the director of HR regularly to ensure she
  understood the candidates thoughts on the role
  and vice versa ultimately meaning there were no
  surprises for either party. Expectations were
  managed at both ends and this led to a successful
  process and placement.

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• Answer the following question.
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• Q1. What was the challenge in the recruitment of
  HR specialist, based in Sweden?
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• Q2. Discuss the procedure adopted by Hudson for
  the recruitment of HR specialist.

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