What are the challenges (trends) Consolidation Tech Plus (CTP), Inc. should be aware of in the environment of human resource management that require HR to play a more central role in​ this growing organization?
Category: Human Resource
Seeking employment
For this assignment, you are seeking employment as a case manager. Write a one-page paper answering these three questions:
1. Why are you interested in this position as a case manager?
2. What experiences, skills and passions would you bring to this position that would make us want to select you?
3. Who is the person in your life who knows the most about how you would perform in this position and what would they tell us about you if we called them?
Human Resource Management
Consider the many incentive options available to managers. Write a post discussing five of the incentive options available to managers. When writing this, be sure to discuss the concepts of both “owernship” and individual versus group and organization incentive levels. When does it make sense to provide an incentive to an individual, a group, for organizational performance?
Compensation program.
1- Assume that your company has a properly conducted compensation program. If a group of employees ask you why they receive different hourly pay rates even though they perform the same job, how would you respond? Explain.
2- Why is the point system superior to the other job evaluation systems? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the system.
Downsizing
Downsizing is the elimination of large numbers of personnel to enhance organizational competitiveness.
Under the current economic situation, what are the reasons for downsizing? Discuss.
Developing employees through the implementation of training
Developing employees through the implementation of training and development opportunities is a primary function of human resource management (HRM). Performance measurement and appraisals are one way to determine what type of additional training is needed to ensure employee success.
Imagine that you have been hired as the human resource manager at an organization where you have previously worked or are currently working. Your first task is to assess areas for improving training and development and the performance appraisal system within the organization. Write an essay on your analysis of these two areas. Address the questions below in your assignment. Use headers to organize your paper and show what you are covering in your assignment.
Training and Development Analysis
What are the steps of the new hire training process? Are there any steps missing that you would add?
As the human resource manager, how would you evaluate the training needs of your staff?
How can you ensure that the training you would provide is effective? What data might be used to make your conclusion?
What considerations would you make for employee learning styles?
How would future training and development be impacted through human resource planning?
Do you have a plan to shape employee behavior within your organization? Why, or why not?
Performance Appraisal Analysis
As the human resource manager, what are two best practices you would follow when planning for employee performance appraisals?
What performance methods would you choose over other methods?
What are two of the common problems with appraisals? How would you avoid them in your organization?
What components do you think are required for effective human resource planning?
OSHA
OSHA has recently changed requirements for fall protection on roofing projects. What do you believe is the most protective measure for roofers? Discuss some of the problems associated with roofing projects.
The different types of interviews
Describe the different types of interviews you have experienced. What have you learned from each interview? How do you prepare for the next interview from the information you obtained from the last interview?
Career Directions for strategies for successful interviews.
Imagine you have submitted your resume and application for the career path you chose in Week 1, and you have been selected for a face-to-face, behavioral-based interview.
Write a 350- to 525-word interview preparation plan by responding to the following questions:
What makes a behavioral-based interview different from other types of interviews?
What steps will you take to prepare for the interview?
What do you need to bring with you to the interview?
What are 5 to 6 interview questions you will be prepared to answer in the interview? How will you apply the STAR process when answering these questions?
What questions will you ask during your interview?
What do you need to remember about each of the 5 stages of an interview?
A workplace with which you are familiar
Identify a significant or common situation in your workplace (or a workplace with which you are familiar) that involves intergroup conflict. This is not a description of a simple disagreement but true intergroup conflict as described by our text and lectures. Respond to the following:
Identify and analyze the sources or drivers of the intergroup conflict using the concepts provided in our text and other materials.
Identify the technique used to resolve this conflict. If the conflict was not resolved, recommend a technique or approach.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the approach taken to bring about resolution. If resolution has not taken place, explain why your recommended approach or technique might be effective.