Human Resources Management

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This paper explains that the term "human resource management" is used to describe a variety of functions aimed at effectively managing an organization's employees, or "human resources". The author points out that the goal of human resource management is to assist organizations to meet their strategic goals by attracting and retaining qualified employees and managing them effectively, while ensuring that the organization complies with all appropriate labor laws. The paper stresses that human resources managers ensure that the employees are kept informed of the organization's overall strategic goals and oversee the training and personal development of employees to guarantee that they are able to give of their best to the organization.

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"Human resource managers design appraisals to primarily get feedback from the employees regarding their achievements in the year, and invite their opinions as to which aspects of their performance need improvement. This is designed to give the employees a chance to consider their own weaknesses and to encourage them to be proactive about their personal development. Also, by seeking feedback from employees about the course their personal development should take within the organization, the human resource managers make the employee feel valued by the company. The appraisals also give the human resource managers a chance to sit down with employees on a one on one basis and take the opportunity to reinforce the overall corporate goals of the organization."

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