Human Resource Management

Roadmap
 The Human Resources environment
 The Human Resources management
process
 Recruiting
 Interviewing
 Training
 Disciplining
 Legal and ethical concerns
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Human Resources (HR)

Management
 Human Resources (HR) Management
 The management function devoted to
acquiring, training, appraising, and
compensating employees.
 Strategic Human Resource Management
 The linking of the human resource function
with the company’s strategies to
accomplish that strategy.
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The Human Resources

Management Environment
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The Basic HR Process

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Personnel Planning
 The process by which management
ensures it has the right number and kinds
of people in the right places at the right
time, who are capable of helping the
organization achieve its goals
 Steps in the planning process:
1. Assessing current human resources
2. Assessing future human resources needs and
developing a program to meet those needs
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Steps in the Recruitment and

Selection (staffing) Process
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Management Personnel Replacement Chart

LIS580- Spring 2006

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Writing Job Descriptions And

Recruiting Employees
 Staffing
 Filling a firm’s open positions; also, the personnel
process that includes six steps:
 job analysis
 personnel planning
 recruiting
 interviewing
 testing and selection
 training and development
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Job Analysis
 Job Analysis
 The procedure used to determine the duties of
particular jobs and the kinds of people (in terms
of skills and experience) who should be hired for
them.
 Job Specification
 The human qualifications in terms of traits, skills,
and experiences required to accomplish a job.
 Job Description
 A document that identifies a particular job,
provides a brief job summary, and lists specific
responsibilities and duties of the job.
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Job Analysis Questions

 What is the job being performed?
 What are the major duties of your position?
What exactly do you do?
 What are the education, experience, skill,
and [where applicable] certification and
licensing requirements?
 In what activities do you participate now?
 What are the job’s responsibilities and duties?
 What are the basic accountabilities or
performance standards that typify your work?
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Job Analysis Questions

 What are your responsibilities?
 What are the environmental and
working conditions involved?
 What are the job’s physical demands?
Its emotional and mental demands?
 What are the health and safety
conditions?
 Does the job expose you to any
hazards or unusual working
conditions?