Human Resource Management: Types of Training and Benefits in the Work Environment

By Hakan Samad

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy 

Basic training in HR management helps those who are beginning in their career to understand the responsibilities they will assume in their role. Those who work in HR must develop their knowledge in every aspect of human resource management, including compensation and benefits, orientation, training, development, employee relations and performance management.

Human resource management positions often require that HR professionals further develop their skills in specific areas such as labor relations and behavioral interviewing, as well as specialized training in employment law and diversity. Today, the human resource manager is not the person responsible simply for hiring workers and keeping their personnel file up-to-date as they were two decades ago; this is why it is essential that individuals gain the skills and knowledge necessary today for effective human resource management.

In today's workplace environment, it is not uncommon for a company to have an entire HR management team responsible for hiring the right individuals for specific jobs. This team may also designate the responsibilities of an employee and detail the tasks assigned to that employee. Without an effective human resource management team, a company is likely to have a hard time building an exceptional group of workers who are dedicated to the betterment of the company.

Effective human resource management may consist of several individuals responsible for different roles within the team such as manager, director and generalist. The primary responsibilities of human resource management in general lies in meeting the interests and needs of the company, while meeting the needs of the workers simultaneously. Organizations are constantly changing today; HR management must constantly evolve as well in order to adapt to changes and remain resilient, keeping the focus on the end result for the company as a whole.

In short, today's human resource management team is often considered a strategic partner; those who work in the HR manager capacity often contribute to developing business plans across the organization as well as accomplishing objectives. It's easy to see that the role of HR management runs the gamut from hiring and training individual employees to protecting the reputation of the company; those in HR management often find themselves managing or navigating disputes or disagreements between managers and employees in order to come to a solution.

Human resource management today encompasses all aspects of an organization's people, their activities and their needs, which often includes everything from recruiting and hiring to performance management, employee relations, building strong teams and leadership.

The Passive Job Seeker is Golden

By Phil Adamo

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

Especially in today's economic environment, employers are becoming increasingly "choosy" with regard whom they hire... and rightfully so. With the unemployment rate reaching highs that we have not seen in decades, more and more job seekers have resorted to "fabricated enthusiasm" in hopes of impressing recruiters. These candidates are willing to settle for a job they are less than passionate about, while waiting for a career opportunity for which they are truly qualified to come around. This makes for a not-so-happy employee, and one with the potential to infect his or her coworkers. This becomes costly for the employer who has needlessly wasted time, energy, and money on an employee who is unlikely to remain long enough to justify the investment.

As a recruitment advertising executive with more than 25 years experience, let me share an important lesson that I learned though working with some of the most successful staffing professionals in the industry. It is simply this: The best candidates for any position are ones who are already employed in a similar or parallel position, and who are not unhappy with their situation. Just because they are not actively seeking a new job, however, does not mean they are not open to opportunity when it knocks. The question is, how do you reach the passive job seeker.

While career websites are a vital tool for recruiters, I have to believe that someone who takes the time to go on such a website is actively looking for a job. Does that make such people bad candidates? Of course not, but it does suggest that career websites are unlikely to provide more than a very limited number of the passive seekers described above.

Daily Newspapers, on the other hand, can be very successful tools for reaching the passive seeker - especially those who commute. And guess what? These people are commuting because they are going to work... because they are employed! Advertisements in national and regional dailies have performed very well at bringing these passive job seekers to our clients.

Using metropolitan New York City as an example, many of our clients advertise in such prominent dallies as the NY Times, Post, Daily News, and Newsday on a steady basis, especially those looking for top-notch salespeople and healthcare workers. Another excellent vehicle for reaching the passive seeker is the daily newspaper, amNewYork. Distributed at no cost at commuter venues throughout New York City and its suburbs, amNewYork enjoys a huge commuter circulation.

What about younger candidates who appear to be losing interest in the print media? Some magazines already have interactive editions compatible with such platforms as smartphones and the new iPad. These turn print advertisements into live videos that are certain to attract the younger demographics. And as augmented reality applications help transform the print media into entry portals for web-based interactivity, they are bound to recapture a substantial share of the younger audience. They will undoubtedly find ways to dazzle those of us in the older demos, retaining our interest as well.

So, if your entire recruitment strategy is based on career websites alone, you may be missing out on a pool of ideal candidates. Only by integrating your online efforts with the print, radio, and television are you likely to find the golden goose, and not just one of an army of unemployed people eager to double park for a while on your dollar!