Answer the following within a word limit of 125 words each :
1. With baby boomers retiring now and over the next decade, what must the HR function in firms be doing to prepare for a leadership vacuum? What potential problems do you see these firms encountering?
2. Conditions:
a) The best possible person a human resource professional can hire is the best person who applies for the job.
b) If ability and intelligence are normally distributed, more people applying for a job increases the chances of an excellent person in the applicant pool.
Q: How can HR employees increase the amount of qualified and potentially excellent candidates to apply for a job while avoiding having to sift through those less-excellent applications?