User:Buenviajec/Evaluate an Article

User:Buenviajec/Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Recruitment
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Recruitment falls under a key subject matter for the course we are currently studying in Management of Human Resources. We wanted to understand why and how recruitment is utilized in regards to the hiring process of human resources.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead is a great way to introduce the topic of the article and to provide a general overview of what will be discussed in the article. It gives the reader a good understanding of the purpose of the topic and how it will be delivered. The author’s of this article in particular did a sufficient job of obtaining and retaining the reader’s attention by not providing too much information in the Lead. It was a great balance of capturing the reader’s attention and leaving them wanting to learn more. The lead included an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. The article has a table of content that lists its major sections as well as its sub-sections.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions

Overall, the body content of the article is considered relevant to the topic of recruitment in regards to human resources. The content is up to date because the article describes the use of modern technology methods for recruiting. There was no information that was not relevant towards recruitment. The article also addresses underrepresented populations, such as: people with disabilities and people of minorities.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article is neutral and unbiased towards the general topic of recruitment. The article does not appear to be heavily biased but the main tone of the article is to inform the reader about the equality in the workplace and process of recruiting ethically. Diversity may be seen as underrepresented in the article. It only states how companies struggle to not hire the "likeness of other employees". The article could have gone into more details about the hiring of minorities. The article attempts to persuade the reader to hire in an ethical manner and to explore different approaches of recruitment (i.e. employment referrals, social media referrals and outsourcing).


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

The article has many references. They are backed up by other articles and reference from studies done on experiments with different recruitment methods. There are many sources that offer information on all aspects of recruitment including; tax breaks from hiring employees with disabilities, lessons learned on previous job interviews, developing a recruitment strategy, and corruption risks involved in recruiting. The article was written by a variety of diverse authors and sources found from individuals around the world. The links to the sources work and bought us to active websites.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The organization of the article was concise and well written. It is an easy read. The article had no spelling or grammatical errors. The article is broken down into key sections of recruitment and each section has a strong description of major related topics. It was well organized and information is easy to find.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There were no images or other media included in the article. However, a few pictures would have been visually helpful for some visual readers - although, it is not necessary to include to enhance a better understanding of the topic of the article or its contents.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

The conversations about hiring minorities, individuals with disabilities, and the various recruitment methods are very wildly used and common behind the scenes. Companies may have different goals or opinions on recruitment methods, therefore there will be controversial debate about the topic of recruitment and which method is proved to be more successful or effective. The article is rated as a 'level 5 - vital article". It is part of WikiProject Business, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of business articles on Wikipedia. We have yet to discuss recruitment in detail in class, but the topics of the article will be touched on when we do go over this chapter. Learning the different recruitment approaches and which recruitment methods are considered to be ethical and which are not.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The article is complete. The article explores multiple sub-topics and goes into detail about how each sub-topic affects the recruitment process. The processes described ensures the recruitment methods used are ethical, legal and efficient. The article explores the platforms of employment referrals and the type of individuals employers tend to and are more drawn to employ. The article could have gone into more detail regarding the diversity of employees. Especially where, nowadays, more companies are putting effort into hiring more minorities and providing a more equal employment opportunity to those who have been poorly overlooked in the past. It could have also gone into more detail about the positive benefits a company could experience from hiring minorities (i.e. tax breaks for hiring those with disabilities). We would assess the article to be complete and developed adequately. It explains the main topics of recruitment by as previously mentioned, it could have gone into more detail about some categories to be more strongly developed. One area in particular that was not developed enough was the 'Recruitment Process Outsourcing' section of the article, as it was mentioned briefly but was not explained why it related to the recruitment process and how it is used.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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