Human Resource Management Report: Author Abode Recruitment Process

This report delves into the Human Resource Management (HRM) practices of Author Abode, a fictional writing agency. It examines the key aspects of HRM, including recruitment and selection processes, induction programs for new hires, and comprehensive training methodologies. The report outlines the company's approach to posting job advertisements, evaluating candidate applications, conducting interviews and written tests, and extending job offers. It also details the significance of the induction process in familiarizing new employees with the company's history, organizational structure, and policies. Furthermore, the report highlights the role of trainers in ensuring that new recruits are well-versed in the company's work style and the quality standards expected of them. The report emphasizes the responsibilities of the HR manager and the trainer in achieving organizational goals through effective human resource strategies and successful recruitment. It concludes by stressing the importance of a strong HRM strategy for a company's overall success, focusing on the quality of human resources and their impact on productivity and market reach.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................2
Recruitment and Selection.....................................................................................................2
Induction................................................................................................................................3
Training..................................................................................................................................3
Posts involved............................................................................................................................3
Human Resource manager.....................................................................................................4
Trainer....................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
Human Resource management is one of the most essential departments in an
organization and it paves way for creating an efficient workforce for the organization (Cascio
2018). The responsibility on the HRM team is huge and the line manager has to look towards
the entire process of the HRM team and formulate the steps that will be followed (Alfes et al.
2013). In case of a dearth of employees, if new ones are taken in then it is mandatory that the
entire process is systematic and with a routine. The chosen organization for the report is
Author Abode (imaginary), which is an organization for writers and the report will present
the recruitment process it uses for the organization. It is an organization that deals with
clients who order for essays on various topics to the company and the essays are both
academic and creative in nature.
Discussion
Recruitment and Selection
The company posts advertisements on the online space and when CV’s are submitted,
they are evaluated and then the selected candidates are contacted. The job advertisements are
also given out to the various employment agents or consultants and candidates apply from
such sources. The selected candidates are called up to the office premise for an interview and
writing tests in order to understand the writing skills they have. As it is a writer’s agency, the
most emphasis is given on the writing skills of the candidates and the grasp they show over
the grammatical aspects of the language. The interview is taken after the candidates pass the
written test and in the interviewer then assesses the candidate based on how the individual
answers during the interview. The recruitment is done after this stage is complete and

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candidates are taken into service by a selection call that goes from the company to the
candidate in the next 48 hours (Berman et al. 2012).
Induction
The induction is a process that is an essential part of the entire HRM system that is
prevalent in an organization. The process is actually a presentation session that is taken up
with the new recruitments on their first day of work. This presentation session briefs the new
comers about the company and the history of the organization (Le 2015). The organizational
chain is explained to them and the hierarchies of the posts in the office are explained to them.
The newcomers are introduced with the managers in the organization and they are informed
of the various policies that are prevalent in the organization. Human resource managers are
responsible for the redundancies, grievance issues, disciplinary issues, compliance,
employment law, industrial relations, benefits, compensation, career development, training,
recruitment. The main job of a human resource manager is to stay up to date with the recent
changes in the employment law and the latest employment trends (Bratton and Gold 2017).
Training
The new candidates who are appointed are provided a training week so that they can
understand the work which they will be dealing with once they complete the training process
(Keep 2014). The training is very essential as it ensures that the newcomers are efficient in
their work and know all the basics of the tasks that will be allocated to them. Author Abode is
an agency of writers and they work on writing essays for various clients. The essays have
selective structure and format and hence the training process teaches the newcomers about
the various formats and styles that are used in the company. The training ensures that once
the new recruitments start handling clients on their own, they deliver the best of the solutions
to them so that the company retains the good reputation it has in the existing market (Ford
2014).

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Posts involved
For the entire selection and recruitment process to take place, it is essential that specific
duties are assigned to some of the employees in the organization. The HRM team is provided
with added responsibilities and the task is divided between them. The breakdown of the posts
involved in the entire process are provided below-
Human Resource manager
The most important and active role has to be played by the HR manager of the
organization and the individual has to be very effective in bringing in new talents that will
incur profits to the organization in the future. The HR manager is the individual who is
responsible for posting the advertisements online and making up the calls following the CV’s
that are submitted on for the job. Each of the CV that has been submitted needs to be
evaluated and then the selection process shall start after a concrete list of individuals are
made whose CV’s are deemed suitable for the job. There are one or more HR managers in an
organization; it is based on the size and scale of the operations of the organization. Author
Abode has 3 HR managers in working and each of them has a different role to play in the
entire recruitment process. While the head of HR deals with process that follow the selection
stage. The other two of the managers are assigned with the duty to select the candidates and
take their written tests before the interview. The head of HR is the person who takes the final
round of interview after the candidates clear the written test. The head HR questions them
and checks the confidence and knowledge depth of those candidates before finally appointing
some of the bests in the organization among the others. The head of HR is also the one who is
responsible for taking the induction session with the newcomers and make them aware of the
various rules and regulation of the company. The complete description of the work process
and official part of the work is explained to them by the HR in the induction process
(Armstrong and Taylor 2014).

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Trainer
The trainer is assigned with the most responsible duty of making the new recruits
aware of the entire work style and process of the job they had applied for and were selected to
do. The trainer is an experienced part of the company and it is the duty of the individual to
make sure that each of the newcomers is trained in accordance to the work pattern that is
being followed in the organization (Sung and Choi 2014). Author abode is an organization
that offers writing services to its clients and hence the trainer has the added responsibility of
making the new comers aware of the quality of work which they are expected to deliver. The
trainer helps the candidates to work on various assignments and makes sure that they get
acquainted with the work and learn from the mistakes which they will be doing in the initial
days (Jeffcoat and Kelly 2014).
Conclusion
The responsibility of the HR team of an organization is enormous and the line
manager is responsible for creating the action plan of the team. The works of both of them
have to be well aligned in order to achieve the organizational goals and objectives. The
people who are recruited have to be of some quality and this has to be kept in check by the
HR managers who are endowed with the responsibility. Ultimately it is the production of the
organization that will reach out to the market and hence the people who will be appointed for
the purpose should actually be productive and bring in the best of resources into the
company. The success of a company largely rests upon the kind of human resource strategy
they use and the progress they make in recruiting the best from the rest.

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