Ben Beiske 
Recruitment: Johnson & Johnson vs. Unilever [PDF ebook] 

Essay from the year 2003 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources – Miscellaneous, grade: 2.1 (B+), The University of Hong Kong (-), language: English, abstract: This paper will consider how Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Unilever recruit and select managerial staff, and how these companies focus on the development of managerial staff. Both similarities and differences will be highlighted in each section. Further, a critical examinination of the benefits and challenges of the overall strategies and policies are investigated. Finally, the last part of this paper is concerned with possible improvements to the training programs implemented at both J&J and Unilever, based on each company’s unique position and value system.