Human Resource Management

I am taking Human Resource Management for my first degree. I am influenced to take this course because my father is a Human Resource manager and I get to know a little bit of what actually a human resource manager does. Sometimes I even follow my father to some of his training programs. I find it interesting to plan and conduct trainings and events and involve with people. It would be fun to be able to involve with people throughout doing your job rather than only sitting in front of the computer all day long and even all year long or worst, for the rest of your lives.

What is human resource management? Human Resource Management (HRM) focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. Some examples are interviewing people to be assigned for a certain job and manage the payroll of employees. It also involves the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training. Human Resource Management is also a strategic and comprehensive approach to managing people and the workplace culture and environment. Effective HRM enables employees to contribute effectively and productively to the company and accomplish the organization's goals and objectives. Human Resource Management can also be performed by line managers.

Depending on the size of the organization, these human resource jobs may have overlapping responsibilities. In larger organizations, the Human Resources generalist, the manager, and the director have a clear job scope, separated roles in HR management with progressively more authority and responsibility in the hands of the manager, the director, and even the Vice President who may lead several departments including administration. HR directors and HR managers may lead different departments by functional or specialized HR staff such as the training manager, the compensation manager, or the recruiting manager. Human Resources staff members are advocates for both the company and the people who work in the company.

The role of the HR manager must parallel with the needs of the changing organization. The HR Generalist, still has responsibility for employee benefits administration, often payroll, and employee paperwork, especially in the absence of an HR Assistant. To be successful business partners, the HR staff members have to think like business people, know finance and accounting, and be accountable and responsible for cost reductions and the measurement of all HR programs and processes. HR people will have to prove they have the business savvy necessary to sit at the executive table.

                I hope by the time I am graduating, I will have and posses what it takes to be a good human resource manager.