Human Resource Management Practices and Application Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within the context of a UK-based supermarket chain, Waitrose. It delves into various aspects of HRM, including job specifications, curriculum vitae, interview questions, and offer letters, illustrating t...Read More

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................1
P7 Practices of HRM and its application in work related context..............................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource department of every enterprise perform very functions that play a
significant role in success and growth of firm. One of the main function of HR department is to
hire skilled candidates for perform various job at workplace and manage their actions and
decision in enterprise (Salvendy, 2012). This concept encourage employees to perform their job
in an effective way so company can achieve its set goals and objectives in adequate manner.
Waitrose, situated in UK and have a large chain of supermarkets is consider in present report.
Various practices of HRM and its application in enterprise or in a work related context is given
under this.
TASK 4
P7 Practices of HRM and its application in work related context
Staff members of every company play a significant role in success of firm. It is very
important for employees to perform their roles in an effective way. HRM department is the one
that conduct training and development programmes for workers to develop their capabilities and
knowledge so they can perform their duties in adequate way (Sarkis, Gonzalez-Torre, and
Adenso-Diaz, 2010). One of the main function which perform of HRM department is to fill the
vacancies at workplace. For this manager first formulate a job specification and description as
this make the manager inform about the abilities which must be there in an individual for
perform a job role. Different methods and sources are there that can be use by manager to
appoint right candidate for a job at workplace. It is very significant to to develop and offer
healthy working environment to staff members as this increase their productivity and reduce
worker's turnover. One of the main benefit of HRM is that it support employer in hire right
candidate for right job which contribute in growth of firm.
Job specification: This statement contain various factors related with a job such as major
roles and responsibilities of candidate, require education and skills which are necessary for
perform a job at workplace in adequate manner (Shuck and Wollard, 2010). Further this contain
functions of a job and contain information about work summary. For hire skilled and best
candidate, it is very essential for manager of Waitrose to formulate a job specification.
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Job specification
Human Resource Executive for Waitrose
Description of post: This is related with the post of Human Resource Executive at Waitrose, it
is very essential that candidate should have the ability and to perform roles of a HR and should
have the skills to deal with various individuals working in enterprise in a positive manner. It
comes under the responsibility of candidate to develop and keep healthy environment at
workplace and encourage staff members to perform their roles in an effective manner.
Requirements:
 Individual should have better and effective communication skills.
 Candidate should have information about all practices related with HR. Individual should have knowledge about all rules and regulations of employment
legislations.
Staff members anticipated to:
 Candidate require to have minimum experience of 3 to 5 years in HR field.
 Individual require to be specialist in solve issues and queries of other individual.
Curriculum vitae: This is a document that contain information about education and past
job experience of a candidate. It is prepared by the individual have information about education
or qualification of candidate. An individual use this form to present in an enterprise for get a
specific job at workplace. Curriculum vitae for HR executive at workplace is given below:
Curriculum Vitae
General information:
Name:
Address:
Contact no.:
Email address:
Career objectives:
 To use all my knowledge and skills in appropriate way for achieve goals and objectives
of firm.
 To develop and enhance my professional abilities in as fast changing and dynamic
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workplace.
 To identify solution of problems in creative and effective manner in a challenging
position.
 Seeking a responsible job with opportunity for professional challenges.
Qualification:
 Graduation from a known university.
 Masters in HR.
 Diploma in human resource.
Experience:
 Work experience of 3 years as a Human resource executive in MNC.
 Presently working in ASDA as human resource manager.
Personal skills:
 Effective and better communication skills.
 Good motivation skills and ability to work in a group in right manner.
 Good in perform the role of a leader and effective problem solving skill.
Declaration: I hereby declare that all the given data or information given above by me is right.
Date: 23rd March 2018
Place:
Interview: This is known as the communication which take place between an interviewer
and a interviewee. In this interviewer asked some questions form the candidate related with job
position to take final decision of recruitment (Song and et. al., 2010). Under this,
communication take place on one to one basis. Interviewer asked various questions in order to
known about the skills and knowledge of interviewee. It is formal in nature and in this
knowledge transfer from candidate to interviewer. Mainly this take place face to face but also
carry out on telephone, videoconferencing and in many ways.
Interview questions
1. Tell me about yourself?
2. What are the major functions of Human Resources Executive in an enterprise?
3. What are your main strengths and weakness?
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4. What are the major roles and functions of a HR manager?
5. Why should the firm select you for the given job at workplace?
6. What are the major methods and process to resolve conflict and issues arise at
workplace?
7. What are the most popular practices related with field of HR?
8. What are your short and long term goals related with your career?
9. What was the main reason of leaving your past job?
10. What are your expectations related with salary?
11. In coming five years, where you want to see yourself?
All these are the major questions formulated by HR department of Waitrose that are
asked by the candidate apply for job position for Human Resources Executive at workplace.
With all these manager collect the information about the skills and knowledge of candidate. On
the basis of these questions manager will take the final decision of hire the candidate.
Offer letter: This is another document, that contain information about the confirmation detailed
of candidate related with his/her employment (Surroca, Tribó and Waddock, 2010). Huge
amount of relevant information is related with job of an individual such as benefits, relationship
salary, job description, joining data and also many other things. This kinds of document is in
written form which a manager sent to the chosen candidate for job.
Offer letter
Name:
Address:
Post: Human resource executive
Dear...........,
I written this letter to you to make you inform about your selection for position of Human
Resource Executive in Waitrose enterprise. Timings of your office will be 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
This confirmation of this job will given to you after complete of your probation period as there
is a probation period of four months. Proper training will offer to you during your probation so
you can perform your job roles in an effective way.
You will be eligible to take all advantages of benefits and leaves after completion of your
probation period. Your joining date is 1st April 2017 and your salary is US$150 per month.
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Salary will be credited to your account on 2nd working day of every month.
Please find all the attachment, fill the form and resend me as soon as possible. All the best for
your future.
Contact me on my contact number or email-id given to you, in case of any inquiry.
(Human Resource Manager)
Evaluation process: This is the procedure that support firm in collect and examine the data of
employees, their roles, duties and responsibilities at workplace. One of the major advantage of
this process is that it support manager in access the behaviour and attitude of employees at
workplace. This is known as the last process in process of recruitment (Tarique and Schuler,
2010). This assist manager in hire best and skilled candidate for the given job at workplace
which contribute in success of firm. This save huge cost of company and enhance its efficiency.
Following is the criteria given that require to be follow by the manger of Waitrose.
 Identify and examine the skills, abilities and knowledge of all candidates.
 Candidate should have effective decision making and problems solving skills.
 Individual require to have a good amount of experience in HR field.
 Individual should have effective communication and interactions skills.
Further, for make the process of recruitment more effective, all these are the major factor
that require to be consider by the manager of Waitrose.
CONCLUSION
From the given project report, it can be summarised that HR department of firm play a
significant role in success and growth of company. Manager of human resource department is the
one that encourage employees to perform well and he is the one that combine all efforts of
workers that contribute in success of firm. Various documents such as job description and
specification support manager in hire right candidate for a given job at workplace.
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REFERENCES
Books & Journals
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