...REPORT ON RESOURCING TALENT At the beginning of the month I was asked to produce a report identify and assessing four factors that affect an organisation’s approach to attracting talent, recruitment and selection. I was also asked to identify and explain three organisational benefits of attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. As well as describing three methods of recruitment and three methods of selection. 1. Factors that affect an organisations approach to attracting talent There are many different factors that affect an organisations approach to attracting talent. Some examples of internal factors are the size of a business. A larger business would find it much easier to fill a role this could be because they are more well-known to the public and they would also be more financially able to advertise a post to get a larger range of applicants. Generally recruitment through internal sources is preferred because own employees know the organisation and can fit well into the culture. The Image of the company has influence on the recruitment process. Good image of the company earned by the actions of management helps attract potential candidates. Image of the job also has an affect such as better salaries and good working conditions are considered the good characteristics of a job. Also, promotion and personal development policies of an organisation also attract potential candidates. Companies that are perceived to be attractive will have an easier time to recruit top...
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...4DEP F3203A (HR) CIPD Assessment Activity Template |Title of unit/s |Developing Yourself as an Effective Human Resources Practitioner | |Unit No/s |4DEP (HR) | |Level |Foundation | |Credit value |4 | |Assessment method |Written, Discussion | |Learning outcomes: | |1. Understand the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be an effective HR practitioner. | |2. Know how to deliver timely and effective HR services to meet users’ needs. | |3. Be able to reflect on own practice and development needs and maintain a plan for personal | |development. | |All activities should be completed ...
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...1.1 Explain the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required to be effective in an identified HR or L&D role. The CIPD have developed an HR Profession Map (HRMP) that sets the standards for all HR professionals in order to be effective within their role. It is designed to help guide professional development within HR and focuses on 10 professional areas, and 8 behaviors essential to excellent HR practice. It spans across 4 bands, progressing from an entry level HR position such as administrator at band 1, to HR director at band 4. The HRMP identifies two core professional areas “that sit at the heart of the profession and are applicable to all HR professionals”(CIPD website) Insights, Strategy and Solutions, and Leading HR. Insights, Strategy and Solutions - This area deals with the professional’s understanding and insight into an organisation. Through knowledge of how the business works an HR professional can put into practice strategic solutions to effectively manage an organisation’s specialist requirements. Leading HR - To effectively lead in HR one must act as a ‘role-model leader’. This includes developing yourself professionally, whilst also leading, supporting, and tracking others development. Adding value and making a positive difference with the organisation, and then evaluating this impact is also pivotal within this area. The remaining 8 professional areas cover specialist activities and knowledge that include: Organisation Design, Organisation...
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...2 core professional areas, the remaining professional areas, the bands and the behaviours. The CIPD HR Profession Map sets out standards of professional competence for HR practitioners, and is a useful tool to help them identify any future learning and development needs, in order to achieve their professional goals at every level of HR profession. The HR Profession Map describes what HR professionals need to do, what they need to know and how they need to do it, in order to be effective and successful in the HR role. The CIPD HR Profession Map consists of three main components-10 professional areas, 8 behaviours and 4 Bands of professional competence. The Professional areas There are 10 Professional areas in HR Profession Map - Insights, Strategy and Solutions, Leading HR, Organization design, Organization development, Resourcing and talent planning, Learning and talent development, Performance and reward, Employee engagement, Employee relations and Service Delivery and Information. The first two professional areas-Insights, Strategy and Solutions and Leading and Managing the Function, are considered as the core areas, and are applicable for all HR practitioners, regardless of their role and position. First core one-Insights, Strategy and Solutions, explains how to develop actionable insights and solution, which are adjusted to a deep understanding of the business. The HR professionals must know organisation’s strategy, vision, what are the products/services that provides...
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...16 Recording, analysing and using HR information 3RAI F203A (HR) Activity 1 Introduction Throughout organisations it has become evident that HR departments must collect and store various types of data. Through reference to data stored, this can be used to influence business decisions as the data is analysed and used in conjunction with the company’s strategy and objectives. This report will discuss examples of the reasons why HR must collect data, types of data, how this can be stored and legislation that the organisation must comply with. Why HR Data is collected There are various reasons why there is a need for organisations to collect and store HR data. Firstly, it is important to collect and store accurate information to comply with legislation. For example, Right to Work, supporting documents from employees, equality act, documentation to prove the organisation is compliant with UK policies. Health and safety at work act (1974), documents providing evidence of training carried out which ensures that all staff are trained in compliance with the law. By storing the accurate, up to date documentation the data can be used as evidence to support the organisations either legally or at audits. Another example of why data should be recorded to highlight patterns or concerns that may lead to other problems in the workplace. For example, absence records. By storing information on employee absence, it allows for trends in employee absence to be highlighted and took...
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...Activity 1 - The CIPD Human Resources Profession Map The CIPD Human Resources Profession Map (HRPM) provides the foundations for global professional competency in Human Resources (HR). The HRPM highlights ten professional areas with the centre of the map focusing on the two core areas which sit at the heart of the HR function and can be applied to all HR professionals regardless of role, location or stage of career. Insights, Solutions and Strategy – this underpins the direction of the profession as an applied business discipline through a deeper understanding of the business context and organisational challenges and needs. Leading and managing the HR function – understanding the business challenge enables HR professionals to design an HR function to meet specific business needs and priorities. Surrounding the 2 core areas are the eight remaining professional areas, which includes Learning and Talent Development. The professional areas are divided into 4 bands of professional competence which define the different levels of work activities and responsibilities for each area: * Band 1 – Support; * Band 2 – Advisory/Manager; * Band 3 – Consultant/Partner; * Band 4 – Manager/responsible for delivering an organisation’s HR Strategy. The edge of the map highlights 8 key behaviours which include the three essential behaviours for Learning and Talent Development professionals working within Band 2: Curious: Open minded, focusing on the future and...
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...|FOUNDATION CHRP CL&D ASSESSMENT | | | |[pic] | |Resourcing Talent (3RTO) | | | | | |3RTO F204A_June – Optional Unit Assessment – Version 3 June 2012 | | | | | |Student name: | | | | | | |CRITERIA |PASS/REFER |COMMENTS | |LO1: ...
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...Retention of HR records Revised July 2015 What are HR records? HR records include a wide range of data relating to individuals working in an organisation, for example, pay or absence levels, hours worked and trade union agreements. This information may be stored in a variety of media such as paper files and, increasingly, on computer databases. It is important for all organisations to maintain effective systems for storing HR data, both to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation (for example in respect of the minimum wage or working time regulations) as well to support sound personnel administration and broader HR strategy. Our factsheet on human capital has more details of how employee information can help identify the sort of HR or management interventions which will drive business performance. However, as detailed below, in the UK a complex regulatory regime governs the length of time for which HR records should be stored. The legal position Legislation There is a substantial and complex amount of legislation in the EU and UK that has an impact upon the retention of personnel and other related records in those regions. Examples of legislation dealing with particular categories of records are provided in the boxes below. Access, storage, format and destruction The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) applies to most personnel records, whether held in paper, microform, or computerised format. Under the DPA data must not be kept any longer than is necessary for...
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...you’ve initiated. • Give an example of when you’ve had to manage your own projects? • What are you team-player qualities? Give examples. • How has your education and work experience prepared you for this position? • Give me a recent example of when you’ve failed to meet a target. (Remember to counterbalance a negative with a positive.) • What would your supervisor say your strongest points are? What would he/she say are your weaknesses? (Again, counterbalance a negative with a positive.) • What are your reasons for leaving your last/present job? (Never be negative about a previous employer). • Where do you see yourself in 2 years time and how do you plan to achieve this? competency questions you may be asked when interviewing for HR roles: • Has there ever been a time when you’ve had to give bad news to a close work colleague, either about a redundancy, a disciplinary etc? • It’s important that you’re up to date with all legislation, what do you know about the Agency Workers Regulations? • What is the reason for grievance procedures and tell us about your experience in handling...
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...The role of a HR Assistant is a varied and interesting role as no day is ever the same, whilst dealing with clients. A HR function should ensure the services they provide are timely and effective, as they are a cost centre and need to be adding value to any business. Understanding Customers Customers of HR want a proactive HR function, which spots issues ahead of time and works closely with managers to address them. Within HR there are many types of clients who have different needs, below I will list the 3 most common and an example of a need they may have from HR. * Employees An employee may contact HR to ask for information and guidance regarding how to initiate a flexible working contract. * Line managers A line manager will contact HR for advice and guidance on how to manage sickness and absence regarding an employee. * Directors Directors may need to know the staff structure of an organisation in order to prepare for issues that affect the whole business. As a HR Assistant is generally front line, they may have to prioritise conflicting needs from the clients. For example - an employee may phone up to complain that their manager is bullying them and they would like advice. The manager would also phone HR but to complain that an employee is not fulfilling their job expectation and would like advice. It is the role of the HR Assistant to remain impartial and to give clear accurate advice. One helpful method in prioritising needs can be found in Stephen...
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...in an HR role The CIPD Profession Map was developed by CIPD in order to pinpoint the professional areas and behaviours required of HR Professionals at every level in accordance with professional competency, in order to successfully carry out the activities within a HR Practitioners role (Leatherbarrow and Fletcher, 2014). Furthermore, the CIPD Profession Map is particularly efficient as a form of self assessment, setting the standards for all HR Professionals, enabling personnel to begin, maintain, specialise and develop their career within HR. Within the CIPD Profession Map; two core professional areas are central to the map, these two core areas are; Insights, strategy and solutions and Leading HR. Insights, strategy and solutions is an area that means to develop insights and solutions that are both tailored and actionable towards a professional organisation (CIPD, 2012). Furthermore, this core area is based on a knowledgeable understanding of a business, for example; the way in which it operates and the specific product or service the business provides. Without a sound, contextual understanding of an organisation; developing insights, strategies and solutions would be challenging and ultimately unviable. Practically, this core professional area includes; developing actionable insight, an example of this according to the CIPD Professional Standards is to “Collate and feed in ideas and observations to your colleagues and others to influence policy and process” (CIPD, 2012...
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...Introduction This report will aim to evaluate and explain what it means to be an HR Professional with using the CIPD HR Professional Map (HRPM) as the basis for the evaluation. A - Briefly explain how the CIPD HR Professional map defines the HR profession, including gthe professional areas, the bands and the behaviours. B – Evaluate how the 2 core professional areas, and any 2 selected behaviours uphold the concept of ‘HR professionalism’ give examples from the knowledge and activities @ band C- Explain with related examples, why the HR professional needs to be able to manage themselves, manage groups or teams, manage upwards and manage across the organisation CIPD Professional Map – The CIPD HR Profession Map (HRPM) is an accurate tool that guides an HR practitioner’s learning and development through becoming an effective HR professional. HR professionals can use the map for many reasons such as identifying skills and team capability, building role profiles and identify areas that need development (HRPM, CIPD, 2012). Professionalism is defined as a continuous development of outcomes anticipated through appropriate behaviors and conduct that are needed in order to have beneficial business relationships (Gian Fiero, 2008). The principles of professionalism among others commit professionals to have some values such as be customer focused, have proper ethical standards, accountability and reliability, be proactive, responsive and have the willingness to learn and study...
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...areas and comment on the activities, knowledge and behaviours. ( band 1 or 2 ) CIPD reveals HR profession map to replace old standards By Louisa Peacock on 21 Apr 2009 in Careers in HR, CIPD, HR qualifications, Latest News, The HR profession The CIPD has unveiled an ‘HR Profession Map’ which will replace the institute’s professional standards structure ahead of the launch of new qualifications next year. The map is designed to help professionals become equipped with the relevant skills needed for current practise and future growth areas across HR, in preparation for an overhaul of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) qualifications expected to be introduced in 2010. It recognises that people could enter the HR profession from a diverse range of backgrounds, and that career paths are more complicated now than when the original standards were set, the CIPD said. The map contains three key elements: * Professional areas – what HR practitioners need to do and know * Behaviours – how to carry out activities, divided into four bands of competence from beginner to leadership * Bands and transitions – how to develop from one role to another, split into four bands of competence which illustrate the hierarchy of the profession. The news comes just weeks after CIPD chief executive Jackie Orme told Personnel Todaythat CIPD qualifications will be transformed to offer HR staff a greater understanding of what drives performance in organisations. Orme said...
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...been growing over the last decade and has undergone major changes. HR, now more than an administrative role, is now considered as a critical part of an organization’s strategy and function in enhancing business growth. As companies are becoming aware of the importance of people management and the importance of searching, hiring and retaining the best talent, hence the need for HR specialists is gaining attention and popularity among the corporate (Prospects UK) HR industry encompasses the private & public sectors, manufacturing and the voluntary sectors. The professional body which overlooks the HR profession function in UK is Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). On 1st July 2000, Institute of Personnel and Development replaced Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. CIPD is the professional body for those involved in the people management profession and helps in the management and development of people. CIPD Mission Statement • to lead in the development and promotion of good practice in the field of the management and development of people, for application both by professional members and by their organizational colleagues • to serve the professional interests of members • to uphold the highest ideals in the management and development of people Source: CIPD The CIPD has designed a framework consisting of various qualifications and standards at several levels pertaining to HR personnel; and its membership at different levels is coupled with...
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...Northern California Sign up for our monthly E-Newsletter Home Local Markets Management Topics Industry Topics Insights Multimedia Events Marketing Programs About Us How an executive coach can help improve employee morale and productivity 03.01.2012 | Northern California Ricci M. Victorio, CSP, Managing Partner, Mosaic Family Business Center As companies continue to try to do more with less, the stress of doing the work of two or more people is taking a toll on employees. And that is making them less productive, less motivated and less likely to do their best work, says Ricci Victorio, CSP, managing partner at Mosaic Family Business Center. “As companies deal with lower budgets and tighten their belts, they are putting ever-greater demands on their employees,” says Victorio. “As an employer, you need to help your employees fill their cups back up, because they are being significantly drained. Whenever you have people being pushed at absolute top levels performing on all 100 cylinders all of the time, they run out of gas. And when they run out of emotional gas, negative behaviors start springing up.” Smart Business spoke with Victorio about how one-on-one coaching with employees can improve morale and help them work better together as a team. What is the value of executive coaching? It can improve morale and provide an internal vision for employees as they ask: What is my value? Why am I here? What am I doing? How can I do it better? Improved morale increases...
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