HR Planning

Human resource planning is a process that shows the consequences of an organisation's human resource activities. (hrmguide: 1997). This process allows an organisation to be able to predict requirement for employees, in the furure and will allow them to overcome those requirements more effectively as well as performing business strategies such as relocating the business, reorganising it or even introducing new systems to it. (cornwell (2010) people management)

Human resources do a wide range of jobs, these would include:

• Planing




• Recruitment and Selection




• Training and re-training




• Career progression




• Transfers and redeployment




• Early retirement




• Succession planning




• Expected skills shortages




• Anticipated redundancies




• Retention difficulties




• Strategy




• Product life Cycle




• Changing consumer tastes and requirements




• Expansion into other countrees




• Competition




• Globalisation




• Technological Developments




• Legislation




• Marketing

(HR Planning: S. Mary)

All these jobs have to be accurate for the business to run as expected. HR management have a lot of pressure on them as trends are constantly changing and they have to make sure that they are ahead of everything. It is vital to have plans before carrying out any work as this may be the base of the work that minimises mistakes which could give devastating results, and can always be reffered back to when analysing present situation.

In the oldern days HR planning would be really easy as labour was plenty available and people didn't have much requirements apart from money as companies had a lot of power over them. However at present people have a lot more freedom and companies less power over them. labour is also of sortage and therefore it is crucial for HR management to plan accordingly to try to keep their workforce aswell as recruiting the right person. If HR management plan everything wrong then it could be devastating for the company as the working force could turn against it and as a resuld this may bring a bad image for the company aswell as cuts in their profit levels.

(articlebase (2010) Human Resource Planning - How Does It Affect The Organizational Success)

7 point specification:

Alec Rodger a Australian psychologist had came up with seven main points needed to show an employer in order for them to decide whether selecting the applicant or not. these seven points gives the employer the relevant informations needed which can then be compared with against the daily tasks that need to be completed for the company; hence giving the employer a better chance of selecting the right person for the job.

The seven points are:

1. Physical make up - This part of the specification shows the applicants well being, mental and physical health, appearance, and so on. This is really important as in qualified jobs for example, smart appearance is one of the basic needs.
2. Attainments - This part of the specification will state the applicants achievements throughout his or her academic and career life. These would be things such as education, trainning, work experience and so on.
3. Inteligence - This part of the specification shows how good the applicant is at specific skills, kills such as analysing present situatuions, the way the applicant learns and so on.
4. Special Aptitudes - These would look at, if the applicant has extra skills such as, constructuion skills, maths skills, IT skills and so on.
5. Interests - This would look at the interests and hobbies of the applicant, what they do in their free times and what they are into.
6. Disposition - This part looks at if the if the applicant is mature enough, responsible and most of all self reliable.
7. Circumstances - This part of the specification will look at the current situation of the applicant, their lifestyle, what they do and so on.

(bola.biz [2010] Alec Rodger: Seven Point Plan)

Person Specification for a university lecturer:

Appearance and health:

I am a smart looking young man who has passion for teaching, i am physically and mentally fit as i cycle and run eight hours a week and i am used to taking students of all sorts over the years which has allowed me to cope the pressure mentally at all levels. I never give up, i have a set of rules to be followed and i believe that the students i teach should do the same and will do the same as i will not tolerate misbehaviours, especially at higher education.

Achievements:

GCSE Tiffen Boys school:

maths A*

Sciences A*

Engilsh literature A*

Business studies A*

English Language A

ICT A

Physical Education B

Religious studies B

Design Technology B

A Levels ST Dominques 6th Form:

Business and Economics A

Maths A

Accounting A

Physics B

Higher Education University of Cambridge:

Accounting with Economics (BA HONS) 1st class degree

Work experience:

• Worked for a year for KPMG Accountants PLC without pay (1 year)
• Did my Chartered Accounting through KPMG Accountants PLC
• Recruited by KPMG Accountants PLC to work full time (2 years)
• Accounting Lecturer at the University Of Bristol full time (3 years)

Skills:

I have very high mathematical skills, I am very analytical, always analysing the situation of what is going on between students to give them the best feed back possible. I am very self motivated as I love teaching, hence why I changed from being an accountant to a lecturer. I am good working alone as well as working in a team, when working in teams i am very organised and complete the tasks on time.

Extra skills:

I have very good IT skills mainly used when i was an accountant.

Interest and Hobbies:

Iam a very sociable man, i like to enjoy the fresh air on a sunny day, i work out at the gym as i believe that it is good to keep up the physical health aswell as the mental health. i love cycling and running.

As a person i am very mature and responsible as i have been living on my own for many years, i am a reliable person as i don'y let down pople depending on me. i have been living in spain the previous years when i was an accountant, however the workplace wasn't suitable for me and therefore i decided to move back to the UK and aply for a job as a lecturer. i gt a job at the university of Bristol for three years but unfortunatly had to leave as the lecurer on holiday came back. I really had a good time teaching students and therefore i have decided to stay in th uk n teach.

5 key questions waitrose need to ask themselves if they wanted to open a new store in High Wycombe:

1. Who are the Main competitors in the area?
2. Availabiliy of labour in the area?
3. Availability of skills in the area?
4. Income of people in the area, as waitrose is expensive.
5. Amount of training required when getting labour.
   

References:

• (hrmguide [2010] Human Resource Planning [online] available at: http://www.hrmguide.co.uk/hrm/chap7/ch7-links3.htm [accessed : 22/03/2010/])




• (cornwell [2010]people management [online]available at: http://www.cornwell.co.uk/people_management/hr_planning.asp [accessed 21/03/2010])



• (articlebase (2010) Human Resource Planning - How Does It Affect The Organizational Success [online] available at: http://www.articlesbase.com/human-resources-articles/human-resource-planning-how-does-it-affect-the-organizational-success-795508.html [accessed: 12/04/2010])

• (bola.biz [2010] Alec Rodger: Seven Point Plan [online] available at: http://www.bola.biz/recruitment/rodger.html [accessed: 28/04/2010])