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Shell’s Top Recruiter Takes His Cues from Marketing
Shanna Scotland
Human Resource Management – MAN 3310
Professor Grace G. Downey – Broward College
9/2/2012

Case Background:
Royal Dutch Shell is a global oil and gas company which faced an extraordinary challenge in 2003 when Navjor Singh joined as the Global Marketing Manager. Navjor Singh was previously employed by DaimlerChrysler as the marketing director, which he initially started as VP of customer service relationship management, but based on his skill sets and experience he was the most qualified for Shell’s company situation. Shell’s engineer’s retirement rate increased therefore the number of new recruits doubled to as much as 8,000 in 2008. Singh insisted a new image was …show more content…

If I was planning to use marketing strategies to “brand” a company as an employer choice there are many factors that should be taken into consideration. Factors include Global VS. Local recruitment, salary demands, environmental factors and market changes/demands. The right tools and processes based on a cost perspective view must also be in placed. I would also ensure that current employees has a high satisfaction level that there work can reflect that they are highly motivated and have pride in working for the company. Using the method of ‘branding” introduces an opportunity for growth and profitability for the company because they are able to recruit and retain employees in areas where the business needs the most which can result in increase of profit margin. 3. Do you agree with Singh’s statement that in the future, companies will have to apply for skilled people to work for them rather than candidates applying to work at an organization? Why or why not?
Yes, I agree with Singh’s statement because companies need skilled workers who come to an organization with a strong skill set to get the work assigned done. I believe in the future most jobs will require a degree and qualifications will be more specific in job descriptions. Many employers spend a lot of cost in training, so I think allowing the employer to apply for skilled people will be cost-saving. Companies should

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