scholarly article

Use an Academic Online Library to locate and review a scholarly article found in a peer-reviewed journal related to HR selection methods, analyzing work, designing jobs, or HR planning. In peer-reviewed journals, the articles were reviewed by other professionals in the field to ensure the accuracy and quality of the articles, which is ideal when writing an article critique.

Research tip: When researching using the databases, you can limit your search to only peer-reviewed articles. To do this, look for the phrase “limit results,” and select “peer-reviewed articles.”

Once you have selected your article, follow the below criteria:

• There is a minimum requirement of 500 words for the article critique.
• Write a summary of the article. This should be one to three paragraphs in length, depending on the length of the article. Include the purpose for the article, how research was conducted, the results, and other pertinent information from the article.
• Identify the selection criteria and methods and how they relate to hiring at the organization in the article.
• Discuss the meaning or implication of the results of the study that the article covers. This should be one to two paragraphs. This is where you offer your opinion on the article. Discuss any flaws with the article, how you think it could have been better, and what you think it all means.
• Write one paragraph discussing how the author could expand on the results, what the information means in the big picture, what future research should focus on, or how future research could move the topic forward. Discuss how knowledge in the area could be expanded.
• Any sources used, including the textbook and the article, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format.

Answer preview

The article on, “A Study of the Recruitment and Selection process: SMC Global” illustrates the major selection methods that companies consider when recruiting and selecting employees (Neeraj, 2012). Another reason for this research was to determine the selected organization that is SMC Global Securities Ltd was affected by the recruitment and selection of employees. An exploratory research methodology was used and the results were generated from questionnaires and judgmental sampling. The exploratory research methodology was chosen by the author because of the limited sources of information. A sample size of thirty employees in SMC Global Securities Ltd was the targeted population and based on the research, the employees’ references were considered as the most reliable technique of recruiting

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