HR Competency Assessment Report

Executive Summary

The importance and role of HRM in improving performance of organization cannot be ignored. May it be technological advancement, change in legislation with respect to business operations or market practices or change in the products or services of competitor; it has become extremely important for all organization to have HR professionals that are highly qualified, trained and experienced to deal with such diverse issues prevailing in the market. HR professionals implement and plan policies that support the vision and mission of organization by hiring suitable human resource for organization and due to this reason the significance of their position and role has to be kept into consideration at every stage of hiring process. Development of appropriate hiring criteria and assessment tools is vital for hiring the right type of person who has the business acumen and knowledge of job for which he is being hired. The aim of this report is to analyze the importance of HRM in existence and success of organization. Additionally the process of hiring suitable candidate for the position of HR manager has also been discussed. AHIRA model has been employed to identify the required competencies and skills required of HR manager to perform successfully.

HR Competency Assessment Report

Introduction

According to latest survey conducted in Australia in relation to the AHRI Model of Excellence and around 784 HR manager working in different organizations, it was suggested that the human resource department and managers ranked low in terms of using effective human resource practices and employing of those practices for better performance of employees. This marks the need to improve the competency level of Human resource managers for effective functioning of the department, employees and organization as a whole (Picket, 2002, pp.16).

Human resource management is extremely important for providing the organization with the right type of resources that are supportive and efficient in terms of meeting organization objective and mission. HRM marks people as the most important resource in making an organization a success or a failure. Flippo has define HRM as “Human resource management is the planning, organizing, directing and controlling of the procurement, development, resources to the end that individual and societal objectives are accomplished” (Kumar, 2010, pp.3). If employee of an organization is not employed for the right purpose and in the right position, they are also at risk of being wasted like any other important resources in organization. It is the duty of every human resource department and leaders to make sure that people are hired in accordance to their qualification, skills and experience and matching it with the job description and requirements to ensure perfect fit between the job duties and skills of the person. Organizations that place people in jobs that are below their level of qualification and experience might put them at the risk of losing motivation and ability to perform well. When employees are assigned work that does not match their skills and aptitude, they ultimately lose interest and motivation. Instead organization with effective human resource leaders ...