HROB Self-Reflection Individual Essay A manager is an individual who usually oversees a firm or companies actions on a daily basis. A manager has to have qualities of a leader to be selected for this position because in general the manager’s job has a huge weight on the company he is managing and can be a main cause for their major downfall or great success. There have been many influential and important leaders throughout history that have made the world a better place to live in, such as, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr, and Steve Jobs, these men have mad the world a better place by taking a stand and having very strong leadership skills. It does not matter what your managing or what kind of manager you are it is crucial to have …show more content…
Although I cannot make my company the most attracting company to everyone looking for a job I can try to ensure that people looking for the job I am offering are attracted more to my company because of the steps that I am taking to make it look good more than my opposition so that I can ensure that I get good employees and also a steady flow of them.
The process of selecting employees can go into two different avenues in the workplace, whether it be selecting certain individuals for certain jobs that need special skills to preform or it be simply selecting employees who applied for the job and which ones to hire. Selecting employees can turn out to be a complex job to perform because there are so many different areas that need exploring and comparing with other people so that you ensure to get hard working good employees. Although some professionals will tell you that they can decide whether they are going to hire someone or not within the first minute of meeting them there are some other things that you need to look for when interviewing a potential employee, such as how they are dressed, do they come across you as a confident individual, body language is key and can show how they truly feel regardless of what they say in the interview, and also based on how they act if they will be a good addition to the employees you already have in terms of working together. As well as the interview you will have
1. Ch 1, page 60-61, question 4: What is “evidence based HR”? Why might an HR department resist becoming evidenced based?
2. Give some examples of ethical issues that you have experienced in jobs, and explain how HR did or did not help resolve them.
People are biggest asset for every organization and, therefore, to draw, motivate, and preserve the most skilled employees and assign them to jobs for which they are exceptionally well suited is a responsible job for human resource. Therefore, human resources management is done in all type of organizations. Profound management of people is equally indispensable in success of organizations as the sound management of production, finance, and other operations. The human resource management field postulates the infinite diversity of people and their dynamics (McKenzie & Traynor, 2002). To get into this career field, one must have the required education degree by completing many different courses, and have the experience along with skills and
I recently had the opportunity to interview Jennifer , Human Resource Manager with HCA Physician Services. Jennifer has been with HCA for two years but has been in Human Resources for seven years of which three years in HR management positions. Although she did not have previous experience in the healthcare industry she is highly recommended by her current and former employers. In addition to being a graduate from David Lipscomb with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, she is also a member of SHRM. A former employee of Uline and Hewitt Associates Jennifer has held positions as benefits coordinator, HR specialist, and most recently as Human Resource Manager. Some of her most important functions are investigating discrimination
You are the HR manager of Brambles, your General Manager has asked you to find a replacement for the Finance Manager who has just handed in their resignation. The Finance department has 5 staff, one being the manager and 4 staff that report to him/her. The Finance Manager reports directly to the General Manager & responsible for all things to do w/finance.
I will also try to sell the organization to the potential candidates, which is to convince the candidates that the organization is a good place to work and that we offer what they want in the way of both tangible and intangible rewards. Attracting and selecting the most qualified employees and matching them to the jobs for which they are best suited is important for the success of our organization. When we are selecting the people who will join our workforce, picking the best workers is inherent to this responsibility. The selection of the best employees will be based not only on the candidates ' ability, knowledge, experience and skills to do the specific task needed, but also their professionalism. When those people work for us, they represent more than just themselves, they are the image of the organization.
A manager must recognize the employees with knowledge and skills and encourage them to use their abilities. Organization and managers should recognize their successful business which this success depends on human capital and
When most people think of Human Resource Planning, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the internal environment of the organization. There is, however; the external environment which is just as important. The external environment consists of governmental policies, condition of the economy, demographics, technology, international influences, competitors, and a changing labor force (Greer, Peters & Youngblood, 1998). Neglecting the external environment can have devastating effects on an organization. Entire civilizations have vanished for failing to address external environmental factors and the need to adapt in an ever-changing environment. You may ask what extinct cultures have to do with HR planning and the external
Beautyism in the workplace is discrimination in one of its most disguised forms. Employers get away with this form of discrimination everyday. Because someone is categorized as beautiful it doesn’t mean that they have all the knowledge they need to succeed on a job or neither does it validate that they are a better selection than the next person. An idea can be developed or an assumption made from the treatment that is given to the person who was hired because of beautyism. What will be noticed in most cases it the special treatment that is given that is
In the United States there are many labor laws that the cooperate world must up hold by, these laws seem complicated but are actually quite simple once you break them down. For instance, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, as amended, provides for minimum standard for that of both wages and overtime entitlements by employees, and spells out the administrative procedures that needs to be taken by which covered all work time must be compensated for. FLSA also includes provisions related to child labor laws, equal pay, and portal-to-portal activities (U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2009). Most Illinois employers are covered
Analysis of Human Resource Management The report starts with the introduction to Human Resource Management (HRM) and the role it has to play within an organisation followed by brief introduction of the chosen organisation for the discussion-McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd. Also, it gives the reasons why this organisation has been chosen. The report presents the key strategic issues and corporate strategy of McDonald’s.
Identify the compelling arguments for and against one of the following policies in a developing country. Include the perspective of the host country itself, the MNE, and the local workforce affected. Choose one
Starbucks is named after the first mate in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Our logo is also inspired by the sea featuring a twin-tailed siren from Greek mythology.
Human Resource Management involves a wide array of functions that encompasses the time from when an employee enters an organization to the time the employee leaves the organization. The specific activities that are involved in HRM include job design and analysis, recruitment, orientation and placement, development and training of the personnel, employee remuneration, and performance appraisal (Aswathappa, 2007: 5). This paper shall focus on three main activities which are recruitment, training, and personnel development. When it comes to recruitment, it is incumbent upon the Human Resource Manager to bring into the workforce, employees that are both wiling and competent to accomplish specific tasks. The work of recruitment goes hand in
There are many business leaders such as John Chambers of Cisco Systems & Howard Schultz of StarbucksTM who consider the employees of their organisation as their assets and want to ensure that the talent that they have is retained and work with same amount of excitement and satisfaction for years to come (Jackson, Schuler, & Werner., 2009). These manpower resources who work in organisations performing various jobs in return for payments, incentives and other benefits are called Human Resources (H.R) and the people who manage the resources i.e their recruitment, salaries, performance evaluators are known as Human Resource Personnel’s (What is Human Resources, 2010).