Unit5HumanResourcesManagement Humanresourcemanagement HRM orsimplyHR istheorganizationalfunctionthatdealswithissuesrelatedtopeoplesuchascompensation hiring performancemanagement organizationdevelopment safety wellness benefits employeemotivation communication administration andtraining EffectiveHRMenablesemployeestocontributeeffectivelyandproductivelytotheoverallcompanydirectionandtheaccomplishmentoftheorganization sgoalsandobjectives Skimming 2 A GuidedPractice B Let sTry Contents ReadingSkillFocus ComprehensiveReading PracticalReading TextA WhatDoestheHRDepartmentDo TextB HowtoRecruitEmployees JobDescription ReadingSkillFocus Thefollowingskimmingskillswillhelpyouskimapassagequicklyandgraspthemainidea 1 Readonlythefirstandthelastparagraphs Generally awriter sopinionorattitudewillbepresentedinthefirstparagraph andemphasizedagainorjustrestatedinthelastparagraph Sometimesthewritermaydrawaconclusioninthelastparagraph Byreadingthefirstparagraph orsometimesboththefirstandthelastparagraphs youmaybecomeveryclearaboutwhatisfocusedoninthewriting 2 Readonlythefirstsentenceofeachparagraph Whenreadingbusinessreportsorarticles youmayneedjusttoknowabriefideaaboutthem andsometimesyoujustdon thavetoreadtheliteraturecompletely Thenreadingthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphwillbehelpfulenoughforyoutogripquitewellthemainidea forthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphcouldconveyalotofimportantinformationaboutthesubject 3 Searchforkeywordsandphrases Somespecialwordsmaybeverysensitivetopeopleinsomecases Undersuchcircumstances skimmingsomewordsorphrasesbecomesverypractical Whenskimming youreyesbegintoslidedownacolumnofwords namesorfigures youarevaguelyawareofotherwords youreactpositivelyonlywhentherightonecomesalong Skimming 2 ReadingSkillFocus A GuidedPractice ReadingSkillFocus A GuidedPractice ReadingSkillFocus A GuidedPractice ReadingSkillFocus A GuidedPractice ReadingSkillFocus B Let sTry Readthefollowingpassagequicklyandchoosethebestanswerforthequestions Practice1 Humanresourcesmanagersplan direct andcoordinatetheadministrativefunctionsofanorganization Theyoverseetherecruiting interviewing andhiringofnewstaff consultwithtopexecutivesonstrategicplanning andserveasalinkbetweenanorganization smanagementanditsemployees Humanresourcesmanagerstypicallydothefollowing Planandcoordinateanorganization sworkforcetobestuseemployees talents Linkanorganization smanagementwithitsemployeesbyhandlingquestions administeringemployeeservices andresolvingwork relatedproblems Advisemanagersonorganizationalpolicies forexample equalemploymentopportunity Overseeanorganization srecruitment interview selection andhiringprocesses Humanresourcesmanagersalsoconsultwithtopexecutivesontheorganization sstrategicplanning Theyidentifywaystomaximizethevalueoftheorganization semployeesandensurethattheyareusedasefficientlyaspossible Forexample theymightassessworkerproductivityandrecommendchangestotheorganization sstructuretohelpitmeetbudgetarygoals ReadingSkillFocus B Let sTry Readthefollowingpassagequicklyandchoosethebestanswerforthequestions Practice1 1 Itcanbedecidedafterreadingthefirstparagraphthatthebesttitleforthepassageis A TheFunctionofHumanResourcesDepartmentB WhatHumanResourcesManagersDoC HowtoRecruitNewEmployees2 What sthemainideaofthelastparagraph A Humanresourcesmanagersmayalsogetinvolvedinthecompany sstrategicplanningprocess B Whatisanorganization sstrategicplanning C Itisthehumanresourcesmanagers jobtoassessworkerproductivity ReadingSkillFocus B Let sTry Skimthefollowingpassageandchoosethemostsuitableheadingforeachparagraph Therearemoreheadingsthanyouwillneed Practice2 Jobdescriptionsshouldeffectivelycommunicateyourcompany savailablepositionsandtherequirementsforapplicants Herearefiveessentialdetailstoincludeinyourcompany sjobdescriptions Paragraph1 Developajobtitleforthepositionyou relookingtofill thetitleandlevel assistant senior etc shouldaccuratelyreflecttheworkthattheemployeewillperform Onceyou vedefinedtheposition writeabriefdescriptionofthepurposeofthepositionandanoverviewoftheposition smainresponsibilities Thissummaryshouldbeshortandtothepoint onetothreesentencesshouldsuffice C ReadingSkillFocus B Let sTry Skimthefollowingpassageandchoosethemostsuitableheadingforeachparagraph Therearemoreheadingsthanyouwillneed Practice2 Paragraph2 Listalloftheessentialfunctionsoftheposition Generally thisincludesbetweenfiveand10responsibilities Begineachresponsibilitywithapresent tense actionverbsuchas researchsocialmediatrends Paragraph3 Listallqualificationsthataremandatory alongwiththosethatarepreferred Suchqualificationsshouldincludeskills yearsofexperience certifications licenses educationlevelandnecessarytechnicalproficiencies A D ReadingSkillFocus B Let sTry Skimthefollowingpassageandchoosethemostsuitableheadingforeachparagraph Therearemoreheadingsthanyouwillneed Practice2 Paragraph4 Includedetailsonwherethepositionislocated Iftravelisnecessary notewhatpercentageoftimetheemployeewillspendtravelingandwhereheorshewillbetraveling Paragraph5 Whileitmayseemobvious