HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 

PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS

• The event will be presented to you through your reading of the 21st Century Skills, Performance Indicators and Event Situation. You will have up to 10 minutes to review this information and prepare your presentation. You may make notes to use during your presentation.
• You will have up to 10 minutes to make your presentation to the judge (you may have more than one judge).
• You will be evaluated on how well you meet the performance indicators of this
• Turn in all of your notes and event materials when you have completed the

21st CENTURY SKILLS 

• Critical Thinking – Reason effectively and use systems
• Problem Solving – Make judgments and decisions, and solve
• Communication – Communicate
• Creativity and Innovation – Show evidence of

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

1. Explain the nature of fitness/health programs offered by

2. Administer employee fitness/wellness

3. Describe ways that businesses build positive employer-employee

4. Explain the concept of

5. Maintain a safe work

CASE

You are to assume the role of director of human resources for MITCHEM DESIGNS, a small graphic design firm. The owner of the company (judge) has asked you to recommend low-cost options for an in-house employee wellness program.

MITCHEM DESIGNS has a staff of 50 full-time employees that spend most of the workday in front of computer screens. Given the nature of their work, employees tend to work independently and not in groups, making the workday even more intense. The owner (judge) encourages employees to take breaks throughout the day to visit the break room and chat with co-workers or to simply walk around the block to get fresh air.

The owner (judge) feels that employers that offer their employees wellness or fitness programs demonstrate they care about their employees, have better recruitment and retention, and will result in higher productivity and less employee stress.

The owner of MITCHEM DESIGNS (judge) wants to provide employees with a fitness program, but has found that traditional programs are far too expensive. The owner (judge) cannot afford local gym memberships or even discounted memberships. The cost of fitness equipment is too expensive to outright purchase. Due to the expense of fitness, the owner (judge) feels that wellness options would be more affordable and have the same results.

The owner (judge) has asked you to recommend low-cost wellness options that MITCHEM DESIGNS can offer its employees. The owner (judge) is open to all suggestions, including use of empty office spaces.

You will present your recommendations to the owner (judge) in a role-play to take place in the owner’s (judge’s) office. The owner (judge) will begin the role-play by greeting you and asking to hear your ideas. After you have presented your recommendations and have answered the owner’s (judge’s) questions, the owner (judge) will conclude the role-play by thanking you for your work.