ME 213: Module 5 Flashcards
It may be defined as “the management function that determines human resource needs, recruits, selects, trains, and develops human resources for jobs created by an organizations.
Staffing
It is undertaken to match people with jobs so that the realization of the organization’s objectives will be facilitated.
Staffing
An assessment of future human resource needs in relation to the current capabilities of the organization.
Forecasting
Translating the forecasted human resource needs to personnel objectives and goals.
Programming
It refers to monitoring human resource action plans and evaluating their success.
Evaluation and Control
use historical data to develop forecast of the future
Time Series Method
attempts to identify the major variables that are related to or have caused particular past conditions and then use current measures of these variables to predict future conditions
Explanatory or Causal Models
A system of regression equations estimated from past time series data and used to show the effect of various independent variables on various dependent variables.
Econometric Model
It refers to time series that anticipate business turn cycle.
Leading Indicator
are those provide early warning signals if the significant changes in the established patterns or relationships so that the engineer manager can assess the likely impact and plan responses if required
Monitoring Methods
When the different positions have been identified to be necessary and the decision to fill them up has been made, the next logical step is _______
Recruitment
It refers to attracting qualified persons to apply for vacant positions in the company so that those who are best suited to serve the company may be selected.
Recruitment
Six (6) Source of Applicants
- The organizations’ current employees
- Newspaper advertising
- Schools
- Referrals from employee
- Recruitment firms
- Competitors
These are good sources of applicants. Representatives of companies may interview applicants inside campuses.
Schools
Current employees sometimes recommend relatives and friends who may be qualified.
Referrals from employee
Some companies are specifically formed to assist client firms in recruiting qualified persons.
Recruitment firms
These are useful sources of qualified but underutilized personnel.
Competitors
Some of the organization current employees may be qualified to occupy positions higher than the ones they occupying. They should be considered.
Organization’s current employees
It refers to the act of choosing from those that are available the individuals most likely to succeed on the job.
Selection
The purpose of this is to evaluate each candidate and to pick the most suited for the position available.
Selection
It provides information about a person’s characteristics such as age, marital status, address, educational background, experience, and special interests.
Application blank
are those written by previous employers, co-workers, teachers, club officers, etc. their statements may provide some vital information on the character of the applicant
References
Information may be gathered in an ________ by asking a series of relevant questions to the job candidate.
Interview
This involves an evaluation of the future behavior or performance of an individual.
Testing
This is “an objective, standard, measure of a sample behavior.”
Psychological test
A type of test given to assess the physical health of the applicant. It is given “to assure that the health of the applicant is adequate to meet the job requirements
Physical examination
used to measure a person’s capacity or potential ability to learn
Aptitude test