Human Resource Management: Functions, Issues, and Optimization of Recruitment Process

Human Resource
Management 1

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The human resource management is the most important part of the organisation. This department
carries out various essential processes within the organization such as strategic management,
workforce planning, human resource development, total rewards given to the employees, policy
formulation, employee labour relations & risk management. Moreover, in this report it has been
discussed the various functions of the HR, issues highlighted by #MeToo movement, HR policies
against sexual harassment, bullying & discrimination. In this report we will also discuss the
optimized way to carry out the selection & recruitment process for an organization. This optimized
way is the improvement of the previous recruiting process (Noe and et.al, 2017).
Functions within HR.
Human resource is called HR. the human resource department of an organization is the integral part
of the organization which is responsible for the overall growth of the organization. It is centralized
system which manages various functions within the organization. This department is proactive in
process of strategic planning, workforce planning, development of human resource, policy
formulation, risk management and various other functions.
Strategic management
For meeting the various objectives of the organization whether short term or long term the
organization needs strategic planning. Thus, Human resource management is responsible for
performing various strategic planning in order to achieve organization objectives.
Workforce planning & employment (selection & recruitment)
the process of recruiting, selection, orientation & exit process all comes under workforce planning.
Thus, workforce planning of the of HR functions in an organization is responsible for the staffing at
the vacant places, by recruiting the best candidate which is the best suitable for post. Thus, this
department hires the most eligible candidate which helps in improving the workforce efficiency and
help the company to accomplish their objectives.
Human resource development (development & training)
The workers or the human resource of the company requires timely training & development. The
HR is responsible for human resource development for the company to achieve its goals &
missions. These trainings are regularly given to the employees to enhance their skills & knowledge
for the betterment of the organization in general (Bratton and Gold, 2017).
Total rewards (benefits & compensation)
The HR of the company is responsible for keeping the track of the employees' data. The HR
benefits team is responsible for giving attractive compensation & benefit packages of the new
joined which may include some health insurance or etc. A tempting reward will definitely tend to
attract new candidates as well as for retains those who were once hired.