This course will help by providing you with an overview of human resource roles and responsibilities, giving you critical knowledge and skills to prevent costly lawsuits and handle challenging HR issues.
The SHRM Essentials of HR Management® provides knowledge and skills you can use immediately. It addresses six key human resource management practices, which are compiled into one comprehensive course.
Explain how employment laws impact employee termination processes.
Describe methods for conducting effective disciplinary meetings.
Identify administrative issues and rater errors in evaluation.
Describe systems for evaluating performance.
Employee Development
Explain how learning styles and adult learning principles influence training design.
Discuss training and identify effective training strategies.
Evaluate training effectiveness.
Explain the reasons for new employee orientation, onboarding, training and development.
Explain methods of career development.
Compensation and Benefits
Analyze benefits that are typically offered by employers.
Explain the process of designing a sound compensation system.
Describe the purpose of base pay, short- and long-term incentives, and performance-based differences in compensation.
Explain the components of a total reward system.
Human Resource Management
Define the function of human resource management in organizations.
Explain how HR planning complements an organization's strategic planning process.
Explain the key responsibilities of human resource professionals.
Recruitment and Selection
Identify potential areas of bias in the interview process and methods to minimize their impact.
Explain how to select the best applicants for positions.
Identify selection tools and their effectiveness.
Evaluate the effectiveness of recruiting methods.
Employment Law
Explain how affirmative action affects HR and managers.
Explain the role of federal agencies in ensuring compliance with legislation.
Explain how employment laws affect the activities of HR and its managers.
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