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人力资源四个方面内容
EXECUTIVESUMMARY
WechosetolookattheCanadianTireCompanywhichproducestires.TherearefouraspectsoftheHumanResourceswechosetolookatandthefourareRecruitment,Selection,OrientationandTraining,andPerformancemanagement.WewillbegoingindepthofhowtheCanadianTireCompanyrecruitsandselectspeopleintheorganisation.Includedisabriefdescriptionofthecompany’sworkingenvironment,thetoolstheyusetoperformthefouraspectsofHumanResourcesandtheimportancesofhavingtheseaspects.TheCanadianTireCompanyisreallysuccessfulbecauseithasverystrictrulesinrecruiting,selecting,orientingandtrainingaswellasmanagingtheperformanceoftheirworkers.Thereisaninsightofhowthecompanyviewsandappreciatestheiremployeeswhentheyarebeingproductive,efficientandeffective.TheiremployeesarealwaysmotivatedhencetheyalwaysproducegoodproductsarerankedamongthebestcompaniesinCanadaasawhole.
INTRODUCTION
Humanresourcesmanagementisanimportantpartofbusinesstoday.successfulcompaniesarethosewhichconsidertheirhumancapitalasthemostimportantasset.Thehumanresourcesdepartmentisresponsibleforcreatingasuccessfulorganization,whichfocusesonthecompany’semployeesbecausetheyknowwithoutgoodemployees,thebestbusinessandideaswillfail.
CanadianTireCorporationlimitedisoneofCanada’smostshoppedgeneralretailersandthecountry’slargestsportinggoodsretailer.Therearemorethan1,700retailandgasolineoutletsfromcoasttocoast.OneofthereasonswhyCanadianTireissosuccessfulisbecausetheyusehumanresourcesmanagementtoachievetheirgoals.AtCanadianTire,thehumanresourcesdepartmentknowshowimportanttheefficiencyofanorganizationgreatlydependsuponhoweffectivelyitspersonnelismanagedandutilized.Startingfromrightstaffingtomaintainingperformingemployees,humanresourcesdepartmentuseswell-conceivedrecruitment,selection,orientation&training,andperformancemanagementtomeettheirobjectives.
RECRUITMENT
Recruitmentisaprocessofsearchingoutandattractingqualifiedjobapplicants.Today,CanadianTireemploysnearly68,000peopleacrossthecountry.Thisisatestamenttothequalityofhumanresourceswhichbeginswithastrategicperspectiveinthemanagementofrecruitment.Fromidentificationofapositionthatrequiresstaffing,towhenanumberofresumesarereceived,CanadianTire’sHRteamalwaysensuresthatthejobpostingandthejobrecruitmentmethodsareveryclearandmeettheprevailingstandards.
1.Jobposting
AjobpostingisaveryimportantstepforCanadiantire’sHRteambecauseitisakeypartofattractingthecandidatetotheposition.ItiswheretheHRteamhelpsthecandidateunderstandthemissionofthecompany,thecultureandwhatitisliketoworkinthecompany.Thejobpostingincludes:
abriefdescriptionoftheCanadianTire;ThereasonwhyCanadianTireisagoodplacetowork;whatitisliketoworkthere,forexample,CanadianTireisateambasedenvironment;theopportunitiesfordevelopmentandcareerprogramfortheemployees.
2.Jobmethods
OnlinerecruitingandprintadvertisingarewidelyusedinCanadianTire’sHRteam.ThereasonwhytheHRteamusesonlinerecruitingisbecausemostcandidatescansearchforpositionselectronicallythroughCanadianTire’swebsiteorjobboardseasilyandtherecruitmentwillbecomemoreeffective.TheHRteamknowsthatthismethodcontainsmanybenefits:
internetrecruitingiscosteffective,somesitesofferfreepostingsanditisavailabletopotentialcandidates24hoursaday.Theycanvisitthewebsiteanytimetheywant;TheHRteamcanminimizethenumberofunqualifiedcandidatesbydirectingpeopletomoreinformationontheirwebsite;Besides,itprovidesgreaterflexibilitytopost,amendandremovetheadatanytime.PrintadvertisingisanothermethodthattheHRteamlikestouse.ThebenefitsofthisapproachhelpstheHRteamreachalargeraudienceinaspecificgeographicregionandhelpsfindanaudiencewithspecializedskills.Thisprintadvertisingappearsinlocalnewspapersandmagazines.
SELECTION
Selecctioncanbeconceptuallizedintermsofeitherchoosingthefitcandidates,orrejectingtheunfitcandidates,oracombinationofboth.Therefore,selectionisaprocessofchoosingthemostsuitablepersonsoutofalltheparticipants.Inthisprocess,relevantinformationaboutapplicantiscollectedthroughseriesofstepssoastoevaluatetheirsuitabilityforthejobtobefilled.Onotherhand,seletionistheprocessofassessingthecandidatesbyvariousmeansandmakingachoicefollowedbyanofferofemployment.
Typicalstepsintheselectionprocess
1 Preliminaryapplicantscreening
OnlineApplication
Gotothe“ApplyNow”pageandanswertheapplicationquestionsinfull.Anapplicationformcannotbeprocesseduntilthecompletedandsignedapplication.Oncesuccessfullycompleted,HRselectionteamofCanadianTirereviewsallapplicationsandcontactspromisingcandidates.
2 Selectiontesting
Thecandidateswearelookingforarewell-roundedindividualswhohaveapositiveattitudeforsuccessandthepassionanddedicationnecessarytoexcel.Self-motivationiskey.Itmeansyouarereadytocommit,beproactive,deliverresults,andcontinuelearningandgrowing.
3 Theprocessesofselectioninterview
1)TelephoneInterviewandOnlineAssessment
Ifyouadvancetothisstep,yourbusinessacumenandleadershipabilitieswillbeassessedinatelephoneinterview.ACanadianTirerelevantselectionrepresentativewillcontactyoutoconductaStage1telephoneinterview.Timing:
Approximatelythreetofourweeksafterapplicationisreceived.
2)HomeOfficeInterviews
CandidateswhoaredeterminedtohavehighpotentialwillthenbeinvitedtoourTorontohomeofficeforasetofface-to-faceStage2interviews.Youwillmeetwithanoperationalvice-presidenttodiscussyourtechnicalandbusinessawarenessandalsowithhumanresourcesrepresentativestoassessyourbehaviouralqualities.Timing:
Approximately6to8weeksafterresultsfromStage1.
3)PanelInterview
Duringthisfinalstep,youwillagainbeinvitedtoTorontoforaStage3interviewwithapanelcomprisedofourseniorleadershipteamandrepresentativesofournetwork.Theseinterviewsaretimedaccordingtostoreavailability.Timing:
Basedonstoreavailability.
ORIENTATIONANDTRAINING
OrientationistheprocessofprovidingnewemployeeswithbasicbackgroundinformationaboutCanadianTireandthejobwithintheorganization.
1.Orientation
Thenewemployeesaregivenatourofthebuilding,introducedtotheco-workersofCanadianTiresothattheyarefamiliarwiththetopmanagementandarealsogivenahandbookthatcoversinformationaboutthecompanyhistory,currentmission,workinghoursandattendanceexpectationsaswellasvacationsandholidays.Theyaretoldofthestandards,valuesandpatternsofbehaviourthatareexpectedbytheorganization.Theemployeesaregivenacommonbond,taughttheimportanceofteamworkintheworkplaceandareprovidedwiththetoolsandinformationofhowtobesuccessfulattheCanadianTireCompany.
PurposeoforientationatCanadianTireCompany
Thenewemployee’sjobperformanceisimprovedastheyhaveanideaofwhatisexpectedofthemandalsotheproductivityofthecompanyisimproved.IthelpsreducefirstdayjittersastowhereamIgoingtostartandhowamIgoingtodoit.Thenumberofworkplaceinjuriesfortheyoungworkersarereduced.Theworkersaremotivatedandwillbeeagertostartworking.Theyareinformedoftheworkplacesafety.
2.PurposeofTrainingatCanadianTireCompany
Trainingneedsareidentifiedandareidentifiedbyreducedoutputandtomanydefectsinthetiresthatareproduced.Theemployeeshavingbeentrainedimprovequantityandqualityoftirestheyproduce.Thecompanyexercisesonthejobtrainingwhichenabletheemployeestobeefficientandeffective.Intrainingtheemployee’sskillsaredevelopedtoevenproducebetterandlonglastingtires.
PERFORMANCEMANAGEMENT
Thisisaprocessencompassingallactivitiesrelatedtoimprovingemployeeperformance,productivityaswellaseffectiveness.Itincludesgoalsetting,payforperformance,traininganddevelopment,careermanagementanddisciplinaryaction.Thissystemwillhelpprovideanintegratednetworkofproceduresacrosstheorganizationthatwilldirectallworkbehaviour.
TheCanadianTireCompanyexercisesanopentwo-waycommunicationandboththeemployeeandthemanagerneedtocheckinfrequentlythroughouttheperformancemanagementprocesstotalkaboutprogressiontowardgoals.Theappraisingisusuallydonebysupervisors,peers,committees,selfandsubordinates.
AppraisalMethod
TheyhavetwobasicmethodsofappraisingtheirstaffwhichareGraphicRatingScalethatliststraitsandarangeofperformancevaluesforeachemployeeandComputerizedandWeb-Basedwerethemanagersareabletokeepcomputerisednotesonemployees.Apartfromtheappraisingmethodstheyalsocarryoutappraisinginterviewswhichwillhelpthemanagementknowwhethertheindividualemployeeispromotable,notpromotableorunsatisfactory.Whenperformanceisunsatisfactorybutcorrectable,theobjectiveoftheinterviewistosetoutanactionplanforcorrectingperformance.Forthosethatpromotionisnotpossiblebutissatisfactory,theobjectiveistomaintainsatisfactoryperformance.
CONCLUSION
Inconclusion,thequalityofanorganization'shumanresourcesbeginswithastrategicperspectiveinthemanagementofrecruitment.TheCanadianTire'sHRteamtypicallyincludesspecialists,whosejobitisto