Evaluate the current recruitment effort. How could Eric better the firm's goal of equal employment? DISCUSSION OF TEXT HRM INCIDENTSHRM Incident 1: The Wrong ApproachFric Ardoin is a human resource manager at Epler Manufacturing Company in Greenfield,Wisconsin. He was considering the need to recruit qualified blacks for Epler when ShontaeBlount walked into his office. "Got a minute?" asked Shontae. "I need to talk to you about therecruiting trip to Michigan State next week.""Sure," Eric replied, "but, first I need your advice about something. How can we get moreblacks to apply for work here? We're running ads on WBEZ radio along with the classified ads inthe Tribune. I think you and John have made recruiting trips to every community college within200 miles. We've encouraged employee referral, too, and I still think that's our most reliablesource of new workers. But we just aren't getting any black applicants."From the president on down, the management at Epler claimed commitment to equalemployment opportunity. According to Eric, the commitment went much deeper than posting theusual posters and filing an affirmative action program with the federal government. However,the percentage of black employees at Epler remained at only 5 percent, whereas the surroundingcommunity was 11 percent black. Epler paid competitive wages and had a good trainingprogram.Epler had a particular need for machine operator trainees. The machines were not difficultto operate, and there was no educational requirement for the job. There were also several clericaland management trainee positions open.89

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