University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Sciences - The Sandbox
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Recruitment & Selection Program Development - Winter 22

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SFU Beedie School of Business
SFU Beedie School of Business
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Natalie Zhao
Sandbox lead
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Timeline
  • February 25, 2022
    Sandbox start
  • April 9, 2022
    Sandbox end
Sandbox
2/2 project matches
Dates set by sandbox
Preferred partners
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Sandbox scope

Categories
Talent recruitment Employee retention
Skills
hiring strategy selection planning human resources assessment human resource strategy
Student goals and capabilities

Students will develop a needs-based hiring program for your organization that will help you recruit the ideal personnel for your organizaion.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
30 students
Project
40 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Final deliverables include:

  • A 15-page document outlining tailored recruitment and selection recommendations for your organization.
  • A 10-minute presentation on the students' proposal.
Project timeline
  • February 25, 2022
    Sandbox start
  • April 9, 2022
    Sandbox end

Project examples

Beginning this January, student-consultants in groups of 4-5 will spend 200 hours per team working to develop or improve a personnel recruitment and selection program for your organization.

Based on your unique needs and challenges, the program that the groups propose will help you attract and select the right people for your organization.

Example project topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Strategic staffing and planning.
  • Job analysis and personnel recruitment/selection planning.
  • Internal and external recruitment.
  • Internal and external selection (screening, testing, interview, and etc.).
  • Decision making in job offers.

Additional partner criteria

Partners must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this sandbox:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
    Committed to communicating via Riipen platform. Provide feedback to student teams during check-in meetings and in response to students' email check-ins, to ensure teams are on the right track and expectations are aligned.
  • Q2 - Checkbox
    Minimum of 2-4 interactions with the students in-person or remotely (approximately 4-6 hours over the duration of the project).
  • Q3 - Checkbox
    Provide a dedicated contact who will be available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address student’s questions or provide additional information.
  • Q4 - Checkbox
    Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.