This document provides an overview of key concepts in human resource management including definitions of HRM and HRP, the importance of HRM, the recruitment and selection process, and types of interviews. Specifically, it defines HRM as concerned with acquiring employee services, developing their skills, and motivating performance. It also defines HRP as ensuring the right number and type of employees are in place. The importance of factors like strategic planning and global strategies that affect HRP are discussed. Details are provided about internal and external recruitment advantages and disadvantages as well as basic testing concepts and types of interviews.

1. HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

2.  Contents
• Definition of Human Resource Management
• Importance of Human Resource Management
• Definition of Human Resource Planning
• Importance & Factors Affecting Human Resource
Planning
• Selection Process
• Recruitment
• Basic Tests
• Types of Interview

3. Definition Of HRM
• Human resource management is concerned with the
people dimension in management. Since every
organization is made up of people, acquiring their
services, developing their skills, motivating them to
higher levels of performance and ensuring that they
continue to maintain their commitment to the
organization are essential to achieve organizational
objectives. This is true regardless of the type of
organization- govt., education, health etc.

4. Importance Of HRM
Human resource management is important to all
managers despite their various functions because of
following factors :
• Hiring right person
• Low attrition rate
• Ensure people do their best
• Avoid any legal action for discrimination
• Obey the safety laws
• Equity towards employee in relation to salary
• Effective training
• Avoid unfair labour practices

5. Definition Of HRP
• Specifically human resource planning is the process
by which an organization ensures that it has the right
no. and kind of people at right place and time,
capable of effectively and efficiently completing
those tasks that will help organization achieve its
overall objectives. Human resource planning
translates the organization’s objectives and plans into
the no. of worker needed to meet those objectives.
Without a clear cut planning, estimation of an orgs
human resource need is reduced to mere guesswork.

6. Importance And Factors Affecting HRP
• Future personnel needs
• Strategic planning
• Global strategies
• Foundation of personnel function
• Increase investments in hr
• Resistance to change
• Organizational growth cycle and planning
• Time horizons
• Type & quality of forecasting info
• Nature of jobs and outsourcing

7. Selection
• The selection of a candidate with the right
combination of education, work experience, attitude
an creativity will not only increase the quality and
stability of the workforce, it would also play a huge
role in bringing management strategies and planning
to fruition.

9. Recruitment
• It’s a process of finding and attracting capable
applicants for employment. The process
begins when new recruits are sought and ends
when their applications are submitted. The
result is pool of applicants from which new
employees are selected.

10. Internal Recruitment
Advantages Disadvantages
Its less costly It perpetuates the old concepts of doing
things
Candidates are already oriented towards org. It abets raiding
Org. have better knowledge about the
internal candidates
Candidates current work maybe affected
Enhancement of employee morale and
motivation
Politics play greater role
Good performance is rewarded Morale problem for those aren't promoted

11. External Recruitment
Advantages Disadvantages
Benefits of new skills, new talent and
experiences to organization
Better morale and motivation associated with
internal recruiting is denied to the
organization
Compliance with reservation policy becomes
easy
It is costly
Scope of resentment, jealousies and
heartburn can be avoided
Chances of creeping in false positive or false
negative error

12. Basic Testing Concepts
• Ability tests
• Aptitude tests
• Personality tests
• Interest tests

13. Types Of Interviews
TYPES DESCRIPTION
One to one Only interviewer and candidate
Sequential Involves series of interviews . candidates
move from room to room
Panel Two or more interviewers during interview

14. Any Questions…??