HRM300 W1 Human Resource Management Overview
Human Resource Management Overview
HRM/300
February 16, 2015
Human Resource Management Overview The Human Resource department is something that all companies have, in some shape or another. Taking care of employees and how they handle all policies, paperwork, and vision for the company is what the people in the Human Resource Department are there to do.
What is Human Resource Management and its Primary Function?
Human Resource Management, as defined by DeCenzo and Robbins (2013), is “a subset of the study of management that focuses on how to attract, hire, train, motivate, and maintain employees.” The primary focus of HRM is to recruit new staff, conduct job analysis, training employees, managing the salaries and wages of the employees, as well as vacation and sick days, and the Family and Medical Leave Act or the FMLA, just to name a few. To be able to competently and successfully navigate the HRM department one must have knowledge of the industry they are working in, good leadership and excellent negotiation skills. When hiring a new employee, and HR representative will sit down with that prospect and navigate any dealings with a contract. This includes salaries, time off, bonuses and more. To deal with a broad range of personalities and ensure that all are compensated correctly, have time off that is properly sorted so that not too many people are off at once, and ensure that the company runs smoothly is a lot to handle.
Strategic Planning and the HRM Team Strategic planning is a vital part of building a company. When putting together a human resource team to help build up a company, you must find employees that align themselves with the vision you have for the business. In large part, the people literally make up the most significant part of a company. Finding the right people to be a part of the group, training them to understand and do the jobs best suited for the organization, and ensuring that the employees retain their positions with the
HRM/300
February 16, 2015
Human Resource Management Overview The Human Resource department is something that all companies have, in some shape or another. Taking care of employees and how they handle all policies, paperwork, and vision for the company is what the people in the Human Resource Department are there to do.
What is Human Resource Management and its Primary Function?
Human Resource Management, as defined by DeCenzo and Robbins (2013), is “a subset of the study of management that focuses on how to attract, hire, train, motivate, and maintain employees.” The primary focus of HRM is to recruit new staff, conduct job analysis, training employees, managing the salaries and wages of the employees, as well as vacation and sick days, and the Family and Medical Leave Act or the FMLA, just to name a few. To be able to competently and successfully navigate the HRM department one must have knowledge of the industry they are working in, good leadership and excellent negotiation skills. When hiring a new employee, and HR representative will sit down with that prospect and navigate any dealings with a contract. This includes salaries, time off, bonuses and more. To deal with a broad range of personalities and ensure that all are compensated correctly, have time off that is properly sorted so that not too many people are off at once, and ensure that the company runs smoothly is a lot to handle.
Strategic Planning and the HRM Team Strategic planning is a vital part of building a company. When putting together a human resource team to help build up a company, you must find employees that align themselves with the vision you have for the business. In large part, the people literally make up the most significant part of a company. Finding the right people to be a part of the group, training them to understand and do the jobs best suited for the organization, and ensuring that the employees retain their positions with the
References: DeCenzo, D., & Robbins, S. (2013). Fundamentals of human resource management (11th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.