(Kroon, 1995) Once the plan has been created, you must begin training / development as soon as possible. This means, that HR personnel must begin to training the staff on the new policies and procedures that will be implemented. Under ideal circumstances, the HR department would want to begin training as soon as possible. This is because there will be a window, between the time frame that the merger is

HR Interview The author of this report has been asked to conduct an interview with a human resources professional. The one chosen works for Dillard's department stores and the interview with that person was very revealing and illuminating. Topics covered include the company's background, the experience of the person, the degrees (if any) that the person possesses, how they progressed to that position along other important details. Other topics include the

Manager An organization works best under good management. When interviewing a candidate for the managerial level certain things need to be considered. Some of these can be judged by the application or resume that the candidate provides. Others need to be judged by an interview. It should be made certain that the candidate is aware and makes practical use of the different functions of management. Also that he "can work

Making use of e-learning may require HR departments to gain better knowledge of current technical tools at their fingertips, but ultimately, "the entire organization [must] line up to the same set of common goals and ensure that everyone is rowing in the same direction," only then can one "achieve a higher level of organizational performance." (Greengard, 2003, p.1) Human resources must provide a holistic vision of how organizations can

Strategic Human Resource Management Human resource management has always been an important part of the organizational planning and strategy but over the past few years, its role has shifted from purely traditionalist to more strategic and hence the sudden surge in the use of the term "Strategic HRM." Strategic management of human resource is not just hogwash because the change has been important as focus shifted from laws and regulations to

Human resource managers must help their companies become more sensitive to the issues of sexism, religion, sexual orientation, marital and family status, age, and other life experiences. The economic position of most companies has shifted drastically in the past decade. One of the strongest forces influencing the way we do business is the phenomenon of globalization, a process in which companies in countries around the world are increasingly linked. A