Individual Development, Performance, and HR Skills at Unilever

This report analyzes the skills and competencies required by HR professionals at Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company. It discusses the importance of communication, decision-making, and technological skills for HR professionals, along with behaviors like transparency and solution-orientation. A professional development plan is outlined, including a skill audit and actions to improve communication, decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork, and technological skills. The report also differentiates between organizational and individual learning, as well as training and development. It highlights the role of continuous development in driving sustainable business performance and explores different approaches to performance management, including establishing goals, developing plans, taking action, assessing performance, and providing rewards. The report concludes that organizations need to maintain the knowledge and abilities of their employees to achieve a competitive edge in the market.

Developing Individuals

Cover Content
• Introduction
• Professional knowledge required by hr professionals
• Professional development plan
• Skill audit
• Continuous professional development
• Differences between organisational and individual learning
• The different of training and development
• Driver sustainable business performance
• High performance working
• Different approaches to performance management
• Conclusion
• Reference

INTRODUCTION
• This PPT is based on Unilever. It is a multinational consumer
good company. It was formulated in 1929 and has its
headquarters in UK. There are around 155,000 employees in
the company. In this report there is discussion related to the
skills and competencies required by HR professional. Along
with that CPD is also formulated to develop the skills required.

Professional knowledge
required by HR professionals
• It is important to note that HR professionals play a vital role in
an organisation. It is seen that there is requirement of multi
tasking person that work as HR in Unilever. It is important to
note that there is requirement of various skills and professional
knowledge that makes a person ready for the job.

HR skills
• The various skills that are required by HR professional of Unilever are as follows:
• Communication skills
• Decision making skills
• Technological skills
• Problem solving
• Team management

Analysis of skills
• There is need of communication skills, technological skills and decision making skills
for HR of Unilever. By having effective effective communication skills the HR is able to
deal with the employees and solve their problems. At the same time, there is need of
decision making skills so that HR is able to select best employees.
• The use of technological skills help to use latest software and manage work properly.
These are the key skills that are required by the individual to become HR in a reputed
organisation. It is necessary to have all these skills so that they are able to manage all the
employees and let them work effectively in an organisation.

HR Behavior
• Transparency & trustworthiness: Transparency means to being open and honest and
expressing of one's opinion must be direct. Trust means when HR are transparent in front
of their employees by which they build trust. HR managers are the leaders who directly
deal with the employees in Unilever.
• Solution Oriented: HR of a company should have the ability to solve the problems of the
employees. Employees can only perform with their full efficiency when HR solves their
each & every problem. HR of Unilever are trained in their in their profession as they
know how to deal with the employees behaviour.

HR knowledge
•
HRM knowledge and expertise: It is seen that there is requirement of professional
knowledge and expertise in the field of HR so that the company is able to achieve
success.
•
Recruitment and selection: It is seen that main role of HR is to recruit and select best
employees for the organisation.

Professional development plan
• It is important to note that the there is need to hire the
right employee in the organisation. It is necessary to
check the skills of a person and then hire them. Various
important aspect must be checked so that the areas of
improvement can be analysed.

Skill Audit
Skills and Competences Score to Self Score by Others
Communication skills 6 7
Decision-making skills 7 7
Problem-solving skills 5 6
Team working skills 9 8
Technological skills 4 4

Professional development Plan
Skills Importance Actions Taken
Communication skills Communication skills help an individual to
develop relations with the employees.
Reading of English newspaper and novels
will help.
Decision-making skills It is required to hire best suitable employee for
the organisation.
Solving case stud helps to enhance decision
making skills
Problem-solving skills To solve the issues faced by the employees of the
company.
By working of previous problems and
analysing the solutions taken at that time.
Team working skills There is need to working with cooperation and
coordination.
By working in team projects
Technological skills To use software and work with ease it is
necessary to have technological skills
By taking classes and training
technological skills can be developed.

Continue…
Unilever is Hiring for the post of HR
It is an opportunity for all the individuals that want to work as HR professional. It is right time to become
part of our Unilever family. Full time job vacancy for HR.
Working- 5 days a week
Location- London
Last date to Apply- 15th November 2021
Date of joining- 1st December 2021
Experience required- 2 to 5 years
Qualification- Management course in HR
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