Human Resource Managment

Human Resource Managment

Vocabulary Words to Know

• Staffing

• Job Description

• Job Analysis

• Chain of Command

• Recruit

• Freelancers

• Interns

Identifying Staffing Needs

Staffing

• Management functions of staffing, implementing, and controlling can be directly applied to the people who work for your business

• The people who work for your business are your human resources

• Staffing involves determining the number of employees you need and defining a process for hiring them.

Ask yourself the following four questions

• What kinds of employees do I need?

• What skills am I missing?

• What skills do I need daily?

• What skills do I need occasionally?

Job Descriptions

• A job is a collection of tasks and duties that an employee is responsible for completing.

• A task is a specific work activity that is performed, such as answering the telephone or answering email. 

• A job description is a written statement listing the tasks and responsibilities of a position

• A job analysis, which is the process of determining the tasks and sequence of tasks necessary to perform a job

Sample Job Description

Organizational Structure

• An organizational structure is a plan that shows how the various jobs in a company relate to one another and is often displayed in an organizational chart. 

• Chain of command, or who reports to whom in the company. 

Multiple Choice

True or False. A job is a collection of tasks and duties that an employee is responsible for completing

• True

• False

Open Ended

What must entrepreneurs consider when staffing their business?

Recruiting

• Recruit is to look for people to hire and attract them to the business.

• Online Sources (Indeed, Monster.com, Linkedin and CareerBuilder.com)

• Other Resources You Can Use: (Employment Agencies, social media, Career Centers, Instore Advertisements, and referrals

Alternatives to Adding Staff

• Adding employees to your payroll is costly

• Freelancers are people who provide specialty services to a number of different businesses on an hourly basis or by the job

• Interns are students who work for little or no pay in order to gain experience in a particular field.

•  Some temporary workers are seasonal employees.

Open Ended

What are some alternatives to hiring permanent employees?

Open Ended

What resources can you use for recruiting employees?