Employee Engagement and Retention

It is important to note that HR strategic approaches and initiatives move across an organization. Rather than analyzing HR initiatives from a HR functional area perspective (e.g., talent acquisition), you will begin to build awareness of how various initiatives impact multiple functional areas related to people, organization, and workplace within the technical competency HR knowledge domains of people, organization, and workplace. Refer to the SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge model. Building this awareness prepares you for Milestone Two, Milestone Three, and the final project.Overview: For this first milestone, due in Module Three, you will analyze HR strategic engagement initiatives for attracting, retaining, and rewarding employees.The four critical element focus on talent acquisition, employee engagement and retention, learning and development, and total rewards.Prompt: Refer to the chapter readings and module resources to support your responses to each of the four critical elements below. Carefully read and addresseach critical element as written, using detailed and informative analysis that conveys critical thinking. The four critical elements are aligned to the peopletechnical competency within the HR knowledge domain.Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:1. Talent Acquisition: Determine appropriate strategies for acquiring qualified talent, and explain how the strategies support organizational goals.2. Employee Engagement and Retention: Determine appropriate employee engagement strategies and explain how this approach will increase retention.3. Learning and Development: Determine learning and development opportunities aimed toward attracting and retaining qualified talent within the organization.4. Total Rewards: Identify appropriate total rewards strategies to increase employee retention, and explain how these strategies support the goals of the organization.Rubric:1.    Talent Acquisition2.    Employee Engagement and Retention3.    Learning and Development4.    Total RewardsGuidelines for Submission: This milestone must be submitted as a 4-pages Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one inch margins. Use the latest edition of the APA manual for formatting and citations.