THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

CLICK HERE to an interactive rank order game on the Recruitment Process!

SUGGESTIONS :

Use this game to start the conversation on the following topics :

- What is a Person Specification?  Get students to draw a few up for different posts

- What is included in a good Job Advert?  Student-designed adverts for different posts?

- CV design - What to include?

- Job Interview process?  

- Examples of jobs requiring an Aptititude Test?

- Other types of test which might be used in the interview process?

- Students to practice the interview process - on both sides?

 ACQUISITIONS - ADS & DISADS

Why has Microsoft, the owners of XBox - just spent almost $70 billion in order to buy Activision Blizzard, the gaming pubisher which produces games such as Call of Duty.

CLICK HERE to read this article from the Guardian - to find out more!

SUGGESTIONS :

- Students to read the article and to produce a list of reasons both why this takeover might prove to be a good move on the part of Microsoft, as well as reasons why this aquisition might not turn out to have been money well spent - based on the evidence in the source - and own knowledge.

 EMERGING MARKETS

What is happening with the Chinese economy in recent times and how is this likely to affect business prospects around the world?  

CLICK HERE to this article from the New York Times on potential problems with the Chinese economy.

SUGGESTIONS :

- Students to read article and to make separate list of positive aspects of economic growth and business opportunities in China, together with evidence of falling growth and business threats.

- Use article as a springboard to find out more about the recent state of the Chinese economy - and whether or not it still represents a good place for non-Chinese firms to trade, in terms of FDI and as a place to seek Joint Ventures with Chinese firms based in the country.  (Presentation to the class on this?)