What is Human Resource Management?

Answer 1

Hr Management is meeting the needs of the organization . I have been in HR for 12 years. It is aligning the business strategy of the Dept with the HR Dept.

Typically we are ensuring the company is meeting their legal requirements, health and safety requirements, developing policies and procedures to help the company meet their objectives. We look after hiring, firing, training and development, safety, wellness, employee development, employee and labor relations issues, performance management of employees.

It is a challanging and rewarding job,

Answer 2

Making sure there are the people (human resources) to get the job done.

That could include, but is not limited to:

developing tools to determine staffing requirements
all elements of hiring staff (from advertising vacancies, interviewing, hiring, etc.)
creating schedules
allocating holiday allowances
reviewing staffing
working with other departments to research staffing requirements for other projects (like a new product launch)

It's a wide spectrum job.

Answer 3

Part of a business curriculum in college and university business program. You can get a degree in Human resources management from a business faculty in college or university.
Basically, Human resources managers work in large companies ( government , banks, multinational corporations)
They develop policies and standards on hiring employees, they set compensation, salary, benefits based on company standards, needs, and demands. They also develop training and personal development programs for employees to learn new skills and improve their work performance on the job. They also create incentive programs to motivate employees to achieve certain accomplishments in order to obtain promotions and salary increases. They also develop policies in company standards regarding work performance, behaviours, and attendance issues. They also design benefits packages for layout, dismissal, and firing of employees. The list of responsibiltiies are endless. Basically their responsibility is to maintain a group of qualified, motivated, and hard working staff to keep a company functioning properly.


Human Resources Managers are compensated well. If they are proven successful in their performance. They can acquire top salaries close of 100 , 000 USD per year.

some large companies will even hire CEOs and managing directors from their existing Human Resources Managers.

So don't under-estimate the power of a business degree in human resources management. It can give you a very satsifying career indeed.

One thing for sure...to become a good human resources manager,,,,,you need to be a people person and enjoys reacting will people from all different backgrounds on a daily basis. If this sounds like you....then Human resources management is your field of career !

Answer 4

Its usually a department within a company that interviews and hires people for the company, ensures the medical benefits, and also makes sure company policies for followed and documents employee issues.

Answer 5

Generally it's the personnel department. Hiring and firing of employees, doing payroll, handling health insurance, things like that.