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Essay Instructions: This research paper is meant to be more practical than theoretical. By this I mean that a signficant portion of this paper should be focused on "best practices" and proven techniques used by reputable staffing agencies (and other corporate organizations that use a contingent workforce) in order to improve the recruiting strategies and most importantly, the retention rate of its temporary employees.

The tone of this paper should be as if I were conducting this research myself at my current company. Background: I work as an on-site/vendor recruiter at a top financial services company in Wall Street, NY. The bulk of my hires are administrative assistants and other entry level finance positions that range from a couple of days to several months in length. The skill sets necessary for these positions are proficiency on MS Office, prior work experience as an administrative assistant in a corporate setting, and polished and professional presentation and demeanour. For entry level finance candidates, we look for undergraduates from top and reputable schools around the country whom have a good understanding of finance concepts, accounting, financial modeling, regression analysis and other analytical-type skills. Additionally, those placed at this company need to have a clear criminal background and for most positions a minimum of a Bachelors degree. Recruiting strategies should be focused around these skill sets and pre-requisites.

Our current and biggest challenge is being able to retain our repeater employees, while also trying to get the hiring managers to give us enough time to fill the jobs (on average, hiring managers are giving us 1-2 days to fill these positions, and this can be tough given all of the necessary paperwork and background checks that must be completed and cleared before they start). Our employees are leaving because of numerous reasons such as getting hired full time by the company, leaving the temp assignment to accept a full time position with another company, and a change in career focus. Pay has never been of much concern, we pay our employees at market value, minumum of $21+ an hour and we offer our employees medical benefits as well as accrued paid vacation time. Though benefits and hourly pay information should be part of this report, the primary focus should be on "intangible" and "soft" strategies such as improving employee morale, communication and relationship building, among many others you may find.

The purpose of this research paper is for me to "propose and implement" possible solutions to the current high turnover rate (partially due to the competitive job market for top talent) we are experiencing with our temporary employees.

Other information: Reputable staffing companies you might be able to obtain "best practices" information from include Manpower, Addeco, Randstad, Robert Half, Exult and Kelly Services. In terms of citations, quotations, etc, I would say 2-3 per page would suffice; these could be quotes from industry leaders or any other relevant information found.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thanks so much!!

Essay Instructions: I require a thesis/dissertation on Financial analysis of International Airlines Group (earlier known as British Airways)

the project requires heavy financial modeling and good knowledge about Corporate Finance, especially M&A related.

Point that would be required to cover are as followings:


1. Airlines’ market overview and IAG’s competitive position;

2. Market perception of IAG as a whole; ( it also includes IAG standing compare to other airlines companies and how its doing relative to other major companies)

3. Impact of recent corporate developments for IAG (example, merger with Iberia, Unite strike action, Volcano eruption in 2010, pension related issues etc);

4. IAG’s financial projections and a comprehensive valuation analysis; (this includes DCF, CCA)

5. Discussion of IAG’s current capital structure;

6. A summary of issues faced by IAG followed by potential steps to improve its position including M&A opportunities, equity and debt capital raising options;

For M&A please use companies as Finair, Turkish Airlines and Jet airways


Please do include your ideas also and any additional information that might be relevent to the the thesis.


Style Instructions
Style instructions have been (partly) adapted from the Journal of Finance. Submitted dissertations should follow these style instructions.
1. All submitted manuscripts must be original work.
2. Authors must submit two copies of their manuscript, with complete contact information (including name, address, telephone, and fax number, and e-mail address). Manuscripts must be clearly typed with 1 ½ line spacing throughout, using font size 12 and margins of 2.5cm (1 inch) all round. An electronic version in Word must also be submitted to the MIF office.
3. The cover page shall contain the title of the manuscript, the author's name, and the name of the supervisor(s), contact details, the date of submission, and should specify any confidentiality restrictions.
4. Each manuscript should include an abstract of not more than 200 words on the second page and a table of contents on the third.
5. The introductory section must have no heading or number. Subsequent headings should be given Roman numerals. Subsection headings should be lettered A, B, C, etc.
6. The article should end with a non-technical summary statement of the main conclusions. Lengthy mathematical proofs and very extensive detailed tables should be placed in an appendix.
7. Tables must be numbered with Roman numerals. Please check that your text contains a reference to each table. Tables must be self-contained, in the sense that the reader must be able to understand them without going back to the text of the paper. Each table must have a title followed by a descriptive legend. Authors must check tables to be sure that the title, column headings, captions, etc., are clear and to the point.
8. Figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals. A figure's title should be part of the caption. Figures must be self-contained. Each figure must have a title followed by a descriptive legend.
9. All but very short mathematical expressions should be displayed on a separate line and centered. Equations must be numbered consecutively on the right margin, using Arabic numerals in parentheses. Use Greek letters only when necessary.
10. Direct quotes from other’s work is only allowed when placed between “….” and when they are accompanied with a clear reference with exact page number (e.g., Jensen and Meckling 1976, p. 312). In all other cases you should use your own words.
11. References must be typed on a separate page at the end of the paper. References to publications in the text should appear as follows: "Jensen and Meckling (1976) report that..." or "(Jensen and Meckling (1976))." At the end of the manuscript (before tables and figures), the complete list of references should be as follows:
For monographs:
Fama, E. F., and M. H. Miller, 1972. The Theory of Finance (Dryden Press, Hinsdale, Ill.).
For contributions to collective works:
Grossman, S. J., and O. D. Hart, 1982, Corporate financial structure and managerial incentives, in J. J. McCall, ed.: The Economics of Information and Uncertainty (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill.).
For periodicals:
Jensen, M. C., and W. H. Meckling, 1976, Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure, Journal of Financial Economics 3, 305-360

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