Human resource management

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(1) Human resource management (or personnel management) is the process of evaluating human resource needs and people to fill those needs. For years, the personnel department was viewed more or less as a clerical function responsible for record-keeping, screening applications and finding people when necessary. Nowadays, the functions of personnel managers involve many administrative duties such as recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating as well as compensating and motivating people. The activities of men and women in the personnel department have been greatly influenced by the changes in law. Legislation has made firing, hiring, promotion, and employee - management relations in general very complex. Thus, the job of human resource management (HRM) has taken on an entirely new role in an organization and has become so important that it is no longer the function of just one department; it is the function of all managers. In the nearest future it may become the most important function, as it is responsible for the most critical resource – the people.

(2) As in all types of management, human resource management begins with planning. There are six steps in human resource planning: 1) preparing forecasts of future human resource needs; 2) preparing human resource inventory that includes ages, names, education, capabilities, training, specialized skills;3) preparing job analysis which results in job descriptions (specifying the objectives of the job, the type of work to be done, the responsibilities and duties) and job specifications (indicating the qualifications, education, skills, etc., required of a worker to fill specific jobs) 4) assessing future demands in workforce; 5) assessing future supply, as the labour force is constantly shifting; 6) establishing a plan for recruiting, hiring, educating, and developing employees.

(3) Among the set of activities of a personnel manager are recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, employee training and development. Recruitment is the set of activities used to legally obtain a sufficient number of the right people at the right time. The primary objective of recruitment is to attract the best-qualified applicants to fill vacancies. There are many ways to find staff for job vacancies. These include advertisements, public and private employment agencies, management consultants, professional organizations and other sources.

(4) Selection is a process of gathering information to decide who should be hired. Background investigation, which involves screening applications to find the right person for the job, is an important element in selection process. This process helps assure that the people the organization hires are competent in all relevant areas, including education, communication skills, experience and health.

(5) Many companies are getting much more involved in continuing education and development programs for their employees.Trainingand development include all attempts to improve employee performance by increasing an employee ability to perform through learning. Training typically improves job skills of operating employees, whereas developing programs are more typical for managerial positions.

(6) Employee performance appraisal is another responsibility of human resource managers. They evaluate the level of performance of employees against established standards to make decisions about promotion, compensation, additional training, or firing. The primary purpose of conducting a performance appraisal is to increase employee performance.

Примечание:

human resource management управление персоналом

fill the needs удовлетворять потребности

screen applications просматривать заявления в поиске

нужных кандидатов

employee - management relations отношения между рабочими и руководст-

вом

job description должностные инструкции, характер

выполняемой работы

job specification квалификационные требования

(к исполнителю определенной работы)

labour force рабочая сила, рабочие; численность

работающих на предприятии

performance appraisal оценка деятельности (выполненияработы)

background investigation изучение личных дел претендентов на

рабочее место

trial period испытательный срок

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