Do you think that your Governor attempts to influence agencies to do or not do actions to protect the business climate in your state? Explain.

In a 13-slide presentation deck, develop a variety of interview questions based on the KSAs and required experience for CapraTek’s regional sales representative positions.The most common applicant screening process looks something like this:* Review of resumes/applications for basic qualifications.

* A phone interview (generally with HR).

* A screening interview with HR that may involve some initial testing, reference checking, or background screening.

* A department interview with more in-depth testing and background checking.

* Additional interviews with other stakeholders.

* A decision process.

* Offer made to selected candidate.To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.* Based on your own employment experiences, what seems to be the best way to screen applicants so that only qualified applicants are actually invited to be interviewed in person?

* Are background checks and reference checks good business practices? Are they legal?

* Consider an ineffective employment interview that you, a family member, or a coworker experienced. What could the interviewer have done differently to make the interview effective?PreparationTo prepare for this assessment, complete the following:* Familiarize yourself with Chapters 5–14 of Arthur’s Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting, and Orienting New Employees e-book, linked in the Resources.

* Read Baur, Buckley, Bagdasarov, and Dharmasiri’s 2014 article, “A Historical Approach to Realistic Job Previews: An Exploration Into Their Origins, Evolution, and Recommendations for the Future,” in Journal of Management History, volume 20, issue 2, pages 200–223. This article is linked in the Resources.

Write a 5–6 page report describing the process you used to select the best three candidates for CapraTek’s regional sales representative positions.Recruiting candidates is only the first step in the hiring process. Evaluating candidates, selecting those to interview, conducting interviews and background screenings, presenting a job offer, and onboarding the new employee are subsequent tasks.The Assessment 6 Context document provides additional information about these processes.To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.* Which employee development methods have you experienced in the workplace? How did these methods affect your retention and engagement? How could the manager have improved the strategies used to make them even more effective?

* What are the primary elements of an effective coaching style? How can a manager be a coach?

* How effective is a current or former manager’s coaching style and use of coaching strategies?

* What are the key steps you would include in a company’s internal recruiting and selection process manual?

* Why would an organization use a contract-to-hire approach to fill a job? How might an employee view this type of situation? Would you take a contract-to-hire job? Why or why not?

How does your state legislature maintain the review and oversight of the actions of the executive branch? What types of questions should be asked by legislators at committee hearings of agency heads, in your opinion?

Progressive states have moved to performance-based management to create transparency and public accountability. They have also provided and encouraged easy access to information on how well the government is operating. Information for the public is often posted online. What is the impact of posting agency performance and the role the state legislature plays in its oversight duties?

Write a 3-4 page paper discussing the response of legislators to a proposed gubernatorial change in policy towards the state’s natural resources based on the following scenario:Governor Goode E. Nuff was elected on a platform that promised greater protection for the state of her state’s natural resources, including a bay with diverse habitat supporting bountiful fish and shellfish.Over the past decade, developers have been changing the shores of her state’ bay turning what was once the source of a vital and productive fishery into a haven for large homes and resorts that take advantage of the beautiful water view.The Governor is dedicated to changing the bureaucracy and the state legislature, which have tended toward favoring developers in the past, with an eye to focusing their efforts on policies more in line with the views and priorities of those citizens who voted her into office.To that end, she has decided to include in her legislative agenda a major push to accomplish the realignment, during the third year of her four-year term.This agenda includes:

A proposal to give citizen groups greater power to challenge new development based on evidence of it having an adverse impact on the environment

A reorganization of the agency responsible for protecting her state’s bay with the creation of a new enforcement policy empowering the state to bring civil suits for money damages against industrial and developmental polluters

Empowering citizen groups to intervene in county zoning decisions that would encroach upon naturally open space in environmentally sensitive areas

A substantial budget increase for the environmental enforcement agency to for the hiring of 100 additional inspectors to monitor for violations and ensure adherence to state standards for environmental protection. This legislative program requires a 14% budget increase for that agency, an amount 10% above the average 4% increase for all other state agencies.

Agencies implement policy through various methods. Either they enforce laws and regulations, manage programs or manage and/or disburse public funds. What roles do agencies in your state play in the budget process?

“Rulemaking is probably the most important political activity of bureaucracy. In fact, it is a large lawmaking operation that citizens do not even know exists.” (Smith, 2008) What specific roles do agencies play in your state in the rulemaking process?

Analyze the administrative process within the executive branchAssessment: Research and develop a flow chart of your state’s own process for agency rulemaking starting with the executive branch review through to the final adoption of the rule. All the major steps and alternative steps as well as players must be identified including any relevant time lines or deadlines. Sources must be appropriately cited. Hint: Go to your own state’s website and key in appropriate search words or phrases. Start with your state’s code sections that contain its own version of the Administrative Procedures Act.

Research your state’s budget. (Hint: Start with the state’s tax department or the office of the secretary in charge of state finances.)What are the four top areas that consume budget resources in your state? In what area does your state spend the least amount of money? What is the main policy agenda item of your state’s Governor?