Business Notes a Level , as

1 what is human resource management?
The strategic approach to the effective management of an organization workers so that they help the business gain a competitive advantage.
2. what is the main purpose of HRM ?
-recruit capable , flexible and committed people
-managing and rewarding their performance
-developing their key skills
3 do you know the previous name of HRM ?
-HR
4 human resources manager performs several functions. List these functions ( as many as you know .)
- Human Resource Planning: In the human resource planning function, the number and type of employees needed to accomplish organisational | goals are determined. Research is an important part of this function because planning requires the collection and analysis of information in order to forecast human resources supplies and to predict future human resources needs. The basic human resource planning strategy is staffing and employee development.
Job Analysis: Job analysis is the process of describing the nature of a job and specifying the human requirements, such as skills, and experience needed to perform it. The end product of the job analysis process is the job description. A job description spells out work duties and activities of employees. Job descriptions are a vital source of information to employees, managers, and personnel people because job content has a great influence on personnel programmes and practices.
Staffing: Staffing emphasises the recruitment and selection of the human resources for an organisation. Human resources planning and recruiting precede the actual selection of people for positions in an organisation. Recruiting is the personnel function that attracts qualified applicants to fill job vacancies. In the selection function, the most qualified applicants are selected for hiring from among those attracted to the organisation by the recruiting function. On selection, human resource functionaries are involved in developing and administering methods that