Strategic HRM Report: Healthcare United Recruitment and Selection

This report analyzes the recruitment and selection procedures at Healthcare United, a healthcare unit in Australia, comparing its current practices with those from 2010. The analysis focuses on critical areas such as vacancy analysis, timeframes, personnel involvement, documentation, and training. The report highlights discrepancies between the current policies and present-day legislation, emphasizing the need for revised recruitment and selection processes. It suggests that the responsibility for hiring should remain within the HR department, aligning with current legislation. The report references key sources to support the strategic human resource management recommendations, aiming to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Healthcare United's hiring practices. The report underscores the importance of aligning HR policies with current legislation and the strategic goals of the organization.

STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

According to (Buchholz, 2011), when an organization’s human resources planning is done, it
signifies the fact that there is a requirement for more manpower and they have to take a few
decisions and verify their options. The initial step is of recruiting and refining the selection, but
employing the new candidates is not always as feasible as it looks when the organization is
recruiting the required manpower. This paper contains the data, which analyses the recruitment
procedures and various policies along with the selection process that exists in the Healthcare
United.
Healthcare United, which is believed to be the one of best healthcare units in Australia (Faculty
Recruitment and Selection, 2013). They hire the finest professionals in healthcare industry. The
aim is always to be the best one in Australia and it currently employs approximately 1600
professionals in NSW and VIC. They have been planning to expand their operations and open a
unit in Hobart. The modifications have been provided to this organization by comparing it with
the newly made Healthcare United (2010) and their recruitment and selection processes. This
creates the requirement of new professionals and employees and hence the recruitment and
selection procedures need to be revised for the organization. The critical areas of this process
have been identified and are discussed below:
 Analyze the vacancies – The policies framed back in 2010 are not very apt and accurate
as per the current vacancies and its evaluation processes. The responsibilities pertaining
to the policies have shifted to from the HR to the managers which do not meet the terms
as compared to the present day legislation.
 Timeframes – The first process timeframe currently is of 2 to 3 weeks which back in
2010 were a forecasted timeframe ranging from 2 to 4 days.
 Involvement of the personnel – The involvement includes both the HR department and
the managers. HR is accountable for the analysis of the vacancies which is somehow an
outdated process. The contemporary scenario evidently supports the fact that manager
should be allowed to cover up these processes (Weinstein, 2012).
 Documentation - The HR and the manager, both are responsible for the documentation of
this process and they have to finalize and complete the “permission to recruit form”.

 Training and Support - Throughout the process of recruitment and selection, the HR is
supported by the manager under the 2000 guidelines. However, 2010 guidelines should
have been followed during the same.
 Motivating and evaluating – Post “permission to recruit from” stage, which is finalized
by the manager and the HR, the senior manager gives the final approval. The policies
(2010) have been duly followed in this stage.
Based on the strategic human resource management, the analysis of the critical areas should be
done. The recruitment and selection policies should be in line with the current legislation so as to
be accurate. (Weinstein, 2012) acknowledged the fact that all the obsolete policies are not
beneficial for the strategic management during the hiring process for the organization. The
current legislation needs to be duly considered for the analysis of the positions. The
responsibility of hiring in the Healthcare organization should lie within the Human Resources
department and not with the managers. The current legislation should always be considered for
the formations of recruitment and selection processes and policies (Whitham and Duley, 2013).

References
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