The HR department is an essential part of an organization

Running head: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1
Human Resource Management
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2
Human Resource Management
The HR department is an essential part of an organization in many areas which range
from company image to strategic planning. The HR practitioners with well-rounded expertise
offer various services to employees (Collings, Wood, & Szamosi, 2018). The sections in which
the human resource manager controls have the ability to enhance the experience of the
employees through the workforce while at the same time boosting the strength of the business
operations.
Question One
Firms have to do all it takes to ensure that the HR department operations as an
independent body so that it can effectively represent both the interest of the organization and the
workers. The company thus has to ensure that it has a strategic human resource management
system, practices, policies as well as strategies that will ensure that the HR department is full and
effectively operational without any hitches (Liu, Gong, Zhou, & Huang, 2017). Finally the
organization should set forth strategies so that the HRM does not work for the company but
works to ensure that the organization is productive, efficient and thriving.
Question Two
There are specific characteristics for people who are willing to forge a career in Human
resource management. Human resource management will be perfect for a type of person who is
approachable, problem solvers, ready to do research, have good communication and
interpersonal skills as well as a sound decision-maker (Ahmad, 2015). Individuals with above-
listed traits can prosper if they pursue a career in HR. The human resource practitioner must be
able to plan for the perfect workforce hence should be open-minded, ready to make changes
beneficial to the organization and nimble. One should be able to plan for the future by