Hr and Airlines
The human resource department of any airline is the backbone of the organization. The employees in this department are responsible for multiple tasks. These tasks can range anywhere from hiring and firing employees to developing a training system for all airline pilots to go through. Working in the aviation industry has shown me many ways in which having a human resource department is vital to an organization’s success. The human resource department knows everything there is to know about how to find the right employees for the job and how to train them to be the best in their industry. It is well-known that flying is a very dangerous and highly skilled career. Every pilot working for an airline is required to go through intense training before flying passengers around the world. Throughout this paper, you will read about how the human resource department functions in an airline and how they go about accomplishing their tasks.
When you walk into an airline’s headquarters for an interview, the first people you usually talk to are the human resource employees. These are the individuals who are responsible for hiring new employees to work for the company. Unlike other careers, flying for an airline requires many skills and patience to be successful. According to one of the human resource department employees of TNT Airlines, the job of the human resource department is one of the most difficult ones within the whole company. They have to choose among hundreds and hundreds of candidates for only a few positions. These are some of the most difficult decisions human resource personnel have to make on a daily basis (TNT Airlines). Every company in the airline industry has a group of individuals called the human resource department. Although selecting the correct employees for the job is a big part of their job, researching and buying the best training aids is also a huge task for which they have to take responsibility. Along with hundreds of other
When you walk into an airline’s headquarters for an interview, the first people you usually talk to are the human resource employees. These are the individuals who are responsible for hiring new employees to work for the company. Unlike other careers, flying for an airline requires many skills and patience to be successful. According to one of the human resource department employees of TNT Airlines, the job of the human resource department is one of the most difficult ones within the whole company. They have to choose among hundreds and hundreds of candidates for only a few positions. These are some of the most difficult decisions human resource personnel have to make on a daily basis (TNT Airlines). Every company in the airline industry has a group of individuals called the human resource department. Although selecting the correct employees for the job is a big part of their job, researching and buying the best training aids is also a huge task for which they have to take responsibility. Along with hundreds of other
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