Managers are part of a dynamic team and their hiring decisions affect the quality of interactions between new hires and existing employees, as well as interactions with the company’s customers.  Ultimately, such interactions directly influence sales and profitability.  The manager’s responsibility is to make hiring decisions that ensure these interactions have a positive influence. Instructions: Conduct research to understand the employment process, from the sourcing of candidates through completion of the hiring process. Identify the important attributes that managers look for when interviewing applicants for a vacant position. Use the results of your research and this week’s content to address the following questions: Describe at least two ways that candidates for open positions in a retail business are sourced (identified). Compare and contrast two processes for applying for a position in a retail business (e.g. – internal vs. external applications; hard-copy vs. electronic applications; etc.), and identify who is typically responsible for reviewing applications/resumes. Cite two examples of “red flags” in an application that may indicate that a candidate is not suitable for an open position and explain why. Evaluate how job postings for an open position may influenced by the organization’s staffing plan. Formulate one interview question that would add value for both the manager and the applicant in a hiring situation. Justify your reasoning. Make and defend at least one recommendation to improve the recruitment and selection process for businesses.  Write a four-page paper (minimum) that thoroughly addresses all areas included under Instruction #2.  The minimum length does not include the title page, abstract, reference page, or any additional pages containing charts, appendices, etc. Cite at lease one outside sources to support your work. You must give appropriate credit to the sources of the material. The guidelines for In-Text citations may be found here. Format Instructions:  Your paper must be double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, with 1” margins on all sides.  It must consist of a title page, abstract, body of the paper, and a reference page.  A running header and page numbers must be included per APA style guidelines.  Level I, Level II, and Level III headings must be used in the body of the paper.  An appendix (or appendices) must be included after the reference page.  The appendix/appendices should contain materials to support your answers to the questions posed in this paper. Since outside sources are required on this assignment, APA style in-text citations must be included in the body of the paper.  The guidelines for In-Text citations may be found here.  You are expected to follow all APA style guide requirements.  Here are your resources for more information and examples of papers in the APA style: