Chapter No 1

Human Resource Management

 Human resource management, or HRM, is defined
as the process of managing employees in a company
and it can involve hiring, performance evaluation,
training and motivating employees.
 HRM focuses on management of people within
companies, emphasizing on policies and systems
 Human resources (HR) is the department within a
business that is responsible for all things worker-
related. That includes recruiting, selecting, on
boarding, training, promoting, paying, and firing
employees.
Functions of HRM
Recruitment
 A process of finding and attracting capable applicants
for employment.
 Recruitment is the function preceding the selection
which helps create a pool of prospective employees for
the organization, so that the management can select
the right candidates from this pool
 The result is a pool of applicant form which new
employees are selected
Recruitment Process
Selection
 Selection is process of hiring new staff for an
organization. It is also very important decision to say
‘Hire’ or ‘No Hire’ , by making this decision we have to
select the most appropriate or potential candidate for
the job.
 Selection is a process whereby, out of the many job
applicants the best are taken to fill the vacancy.
 Selection involves the series of steps by which the
candidates are screened for choosing the most suitable
persons for vacant posts.
Selection Process
Difference between Recruitment &
Selection
References
 Human Resource Management for MBA and Business
Masters Book by Iain Henderson; Chapter 3