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Do You Have A Question About Human Resources
Do You Have A Question About Human Resources
Please note that because of the amount of email received, it is difficult to personally
respond to all questions. The questions most likely to receive a response are less
personal and more universal in nature. Your questions and the answers need to assist
the maximum number of readers.
About HR Questions
Readers have many questions about the practice of Human Resources, in general. The
answers provided in this section respond to common questions.
Careers in HR Questions
In addition to the general questions about HR, readers ask questions that are specific to
starting and succeeding in a career in HR.
Compensation Questions
Readers ask many questions that are related to compensation because compensation
in many organizations is never explained. This makes it a "not to be talked about"
conversation so readers turn for advice.
Frequently, readers ask questions that have to do with making progress in their careers.
Career progress is a popular topic as it means more money, power, and satisfaction for
many people.
How to effectively manage and interact with employees receives a lot of attention from
readers. They want to identify the most effective ways to respond to various situations.
Many questions relate to the experience of employers in trying to recruit, interview, and
select candidates for their open jobs. These questions also relate to how organizations
carry out the process of recruiting and hiring employees.
Manager of the New Employee Was Not Included in the Hiring Process?
Are Group Interviews More Effective Than One-on-Ones?
Acknowledge Receipt of Job Applications?
How to Turn Down Job Applicants Right
These are questions and answers that readers have about how to most effectively
search for a job. The current job market is a candidate's market but it has not always
been this way, and undoubtedly, this will change again in the future.
These questions and answers relate directly to how HR professionals can best perform
their jobs. Especially in a business climate that is beset by frequent threats of litigation,
HR staff need nondiscriminatory, professionally appropriate approaches to handling
most situations people experience at work.
Workforce training, education, and development questions and answers are needed by
employers. They realize that the ability to grow their skills and career is a key factor in
how and why organizations retain their employees.
Employers have many questions about when and how to make policy. Most workplaces
have too many policies. This is because employers make policies to address the bad
behavior of a few employees rather than addressing the behavior of the outlying
employees individually.
Human Resources practitioners, managers, and even individual employees can benefit
from the answers provided to other readers over the years. This piece is an excellent
consolidation of answers that beginning and mid-career HR professionals look to for
answers to their frequent questions. Bookmark so you can frequently visit.
Disclaimer: Please note that the information provided, while authoritative, is not
guaranteed for accuracy and legality. The site is read by a world-wide audience and
employment laws and regulations vary from state to state and country to country.
Please seek legal assistance, or assistance from State, Federal, or International
governmental resources, to make certain your legal interpretation and decisions are
correct for your location. This information is provided for guidance, ideas, and
assistance.