Assessment Directions Your internship with Southwest Airlines is turning into a great hands-on learning opportunity for you. Your manager has now tasked you with proposing a talent management plan for


Assessment Directions

Your internship with Southwest Airlines is turning into a great hands-on learning opportunity for you. Your manager has now tasked you with proposing a talent management plan for pilots at Southwest Airlines. Your proposal will be considered by the Director of HR to make a formal plan.

Develop a 5- to 6-page proposal that includes the following:

  • A recommendation of 3 recruitment sources that are best suited to recruit pilots. Consider the quantity of resumes generated, the percentage of resumes likely to result in accepted offers, the time to fill a position and the cost to fill a position.
  • An evaluation of common methods used to select a candidate
    • Recommend 3 methods for selecting new pilots. In your evaluation, consider reliability, validity, utility, and legality.
  • An evaluation of common methods used to train and develop employees
    • Recommend 3 methods for training pilots at Southwest Airlines. Consider learning and development outcomes, cost of training and development, the effectiveness of training and development, and risks.
  • An evaluation of common performance management systems
    • Recommend 1 method for performance management of pilots at Southwest Airlines. Consider strategic congruence, validity, reliability, acceptability, and specificity.
  • An evaluation of common methods to minimize voluntary turnover
    • Recommend 1 approach to retain pilots at Southwest Airlines. Consider methods for retaining employees, meeting pilot needs, and costs.  

Please use the below Rubric as a guide when completing the assessment.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t3q5c91zjzlssjtaqhsm5/ORGCB535v1P3_Comp_2_Rubric.pdf?rlkey=hmk70hn3nmd60z4vfh0wxw18r&dl=0