Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

This intensive hands -on course provides an introduction to the various functions of Human Resource Management, including compensation and benefits, staffing, recruitment and selection, research, training and development, etc.

What You Will Benefit

• Explain the various functions of human resource management and identify their relationship to the workplace from the perspective of both employee and employer.

• Apply the principles of human resource management to the automotive industry in the areas of hiring, compensation and benefits, and government legislation.

•  Identify social issues relating to human resource management such as systemic discrimination and develop approaches to resolving these problems in the workplace through various methods learned in class.

• Identify and predict human resource management trends.

Learning Modules

• The Role of HR as a Strategic Business Partner

• How HR relates to non-HR functions

• Legal trends and responsibilities

Talent Acquisition 

• Matching applicants with job requirements and responsibilities

• Recruiting best practices

• Selection criteria, questioning techniques and background research

Talent Alignment and Management

• Development plans and goal setting

• Opportunities for internal / global mobility

• Succession planning

Talent Assessment: Performance Management and Diversity

• Performance management components and guidelines

• Performance issues, counseling and discipline

• Assessing talent with a diversity lens

Talent Development

• Training responsibilities

• Coaching and mentoring

• Career and leadership development

Talent Measurement/Compensation

• Characteristics of an effective compensation system

• Salary surveys

• Traditional and dynamic compensation programs

Talent Retention and Transition

• Employee retention strategies

• Talent transition

Final Activity

Putting it all together - understanding and implementing your role in the organization and creating your action plan

Training Approach

Your training experience with HOM includes:

• Pre- program assessments to clarify your development needs

• In class highly engaging experiential leaning activities

• Post –program ongoing support through application tool kits and  phone call coaching sessions

​ Who Should Attend

Professionals with two years or less of experience in hiring, including newly hired HR professionals, HR practitioners who lack formal training, non-HR specialists who recruit, interview and/or hire as part of their jobs, and long-time HR practioners who want to reinforce or update their skills.

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