Hr Recruiting
CHAPTER 1
SHRM – Society for Human Resource management
HRPS- Human Resource planning Society
Challenge 1: Competing, Recruiting and Staffing globally
The Impact of globalization * By partnering w/ firms in the other regions of the world and using info techs to coordinate distant parts of the businesses, companies have shown that they can offer customers “anything, anytime, anywhere” around the world. * 1st major trade agreement of 20th century- General agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT)
How globalization affects HRM * Going global- they have to balance a set of complicated issues related to diff geographies, including different cultures, employment laws and business practices. * Emloyees who are willing to pursue global job opportunities even if it means working for the competing companies
Challenge 2: Embracing new technology
* Advancement from info tech have enabled orgs to take advantage of the info explosion * E-commerce has rapidly become the norm for many firms * Virtual workers- workers who work from home, hotels, or wherever their work takes them and who search for jobs via social networking
From touch labor to knowledge workers * Advanced tech tends to reduce the number of jobs that require little skill and to increase the number of jobs that require considerable skill * Knowledge-based training has become so impt.
Influence of technology in HRM * Human resources information system (HRIS) * Lowering administrative cost, increasing productivity, speeding up response time and improving decision-making and service to managers & employees. * Most frequent uses include payroll processing, maintaining employees’ records and administering benefits programs. * First step in choosing a HRIS is fir HR personnel to evaluate their biggest headache or most time-consuming tasks
Challenge 3: Managing change
* No change means chance
Types of changes * Reactive change- resulting
SHRM – Society for Human Resource management
HRPS- Human Resource planning Society
Challenge 1: Competing, Recruiting and Staffing globally
The Impact of globalization * By partnering w/ firms in the other regions of the world and using info techs to coordinate distant parts of the businesses, companies have shown that they can offer customers “anything, anytime, anywhere” around the world. * 1st major trade agreement of 20th century- General agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT)
How globalization affects HRM * Going global- they have to balance a set of complicated issues related to diff geographies, including different cultures, employment laws and business practices. * Emloyees who are willing to pursue global job opportunities even if it means working for the competing companies
Challenge 2: Embracing new technology
* Advancement from info tech have enabled orgs to take advantage of the info explosion * E-commerce has rapidly become the norm for many firms * Virtual workers- workers who work from home, hotels, or wherever their work takes them and who search for jobs via social networking
From touch labor to knowledge workers * Advanced tech tends to reduce the number of jobs that require little skill and to increase the number of jobs that require considerable skill * Knowledge-based training has become so impt.
Influence of technology in HRM * Human resources information system (HRIS) * Lowering administrative cost, increasing productivity, speeding up response time and improving decision-making and service to managers & employees. * Most frequent uses include payroll processing, maintaining employees’ records and administering benefits programs. * First step in choosing a HRIS is fir HR personnel to evaluate their biggest headache or most time-consuming tasks
Challenge 3: Managing change
* No change means chance
Types of changes * Reactive change- resulting