MANA446/: Workplace Planning
and Staffing
PreSession Introduction to the course;
Take Two
Amir Shoham, PhD
Summer 2023
What is HRM?
Learning Outcomes
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Recognize the importance of recruitment and selection
to Canadian organizations;
Describe where recruitment and selection fit into the
organization as a whole and the human resources
management system in particular;
Discuss strategic planning as applied to recruitment
and selection;
Explain how changes in both the external and internal
environments have an impact on recruitment and
selection;
Identify which professional associations and groups in
Canada have a stake in recruitment and selection; and
Outline basic ethical and professional issues in
recruitment and selection.
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I. What is HRM?
HRM is an integrated set
of processes, practices,
programs, and systems in
an organization
that focuses on the
effective deployment and
development
of its employees
II. The HRM processes and practices
II. The HRM processes and practices (MANA 362)
Labour relations &
Collective bargaining
Management rights,
Employees rights &
Discipline
Creating culture of
health & safety/
wellbeing
Defining,
analyzing,
designing jobs
HRM
Rewarding and
recognizing
employees
Planning, recruiting,
selecting employees
Orienting, training,
developing
employees
Managing employee
performance
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Why does HRM matter?
Why recruitment and Selection ?
“To reduce bad decisions by laying out the
best practices in finding and hiring people
who will contribute to the overall success of
an organization and its products or services”
What Are Recruitment and
Selection?
Recruitment
the generation of an applicant pool to provide
the required number of candidates for
selection or promotion
Selection
the choice of job candidates from previously
generated applicant pool in a way that meets
management objectives and legal
requirements of the jurisdiction
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Why Do Recruitment and
Selection Matter?
Recruitment and selection identify best
practices.
1. They are valid, reliable, and legally
defensible.
2. They are not derived from “gut feelings”
but rather from empirical studies.
3. They inform standards and principles of
professional associations.
4. They do not have to be perfect and are
always evolving.
5. As shown by research, they can
improve the performance of individuals
and organizations.
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Q: Where Do Recruitment and
Selection Fit in the HR System?
(A: almost everywhere)
Where Do Recruitment and
Selection Fit in the HR System? (cont.)
Talent management
Is an organization’s efforts to
recruit, retain,
and develop its most
promising employees
And
Reflects an organization’s
commitment to aligning its
processes to attracting and
developing a superior
workforce.
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Where Do Recruitment and
Selection Fit in the HR System?
Two basic principles:
1.HR management (HRM)
must carefully coordinate
its activities with those of
the other organizational
units.
2. HRM must think in
systems terms and have
the welfare of the entire
organization in mind.
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Classroom activity
How Recruitment and Selection is affected
(by), Related (to):
1.Laws and regulations
2.Global competition
3.Economic climate
4.Technology
5.Changing work force demographics
6.Organization type (e.g., private or public)
7. World/ life events; e.g Pandemic, War
What to do for next class?
• Form teams; One person you would
like to work with- by tomorrow at Noon.
• Read Chapters 1 and 6
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