Case Scenario: You are a human resources generalist at a start-up company. As new business volume grows, the employer needs to add more talent to the organization. New employees are being added to all departments, including your own. As an HR generalist, you are part of the group that manages orientation for new employees. Your next new employee orientation session includes new human resources colleagues. The new HR employees will be working in a distributed work design, either at the company site or 100% remote. You will need to give both sets of new employees the same basic information about your company, as well as information that is specific to their role as an HR generalist.
1. Overview
A. Human Resources Overview: Describe the major functions of HR as they relate to the employee life cycle.
B. Organization Structure: Describe how human resources contributes to an organization's strategy. i. Explain the role of an HR professional and how the role supports an organization. ii. Describe how HR uses KPls to support organizational needs.
C. Talent Acquisition and Retention: Describe the organization's approach for attracting and retaining talent. i. Explain the roles of job analysis, job design, and job specifications. ii. Describe how job analysis, job design, and job specifications support talent acquisition and retention.
D. Promoting Culture: Describe methods that Human Resources uses to promote and drive culture in an organization. i. Describe why supporting a culture of development, diversity, and inclusion adds value to an organization.
2. Technology
A. Technology Evaluation: Describe the process that HR uses to evaluate technology to support their needs. i. Describe the criteria for selecting human resource information systems (HRIS) for neeting organizational needs. ii. Discuss how a new employee might contribute to the selection process.
B. Diversity and Accessibility: Discuss how recruitment and engagement technology and tools can assist with diversity and accessibility for employees or potential employees.
C. Automated Processes: Explain how automated processes can impact a business. i. Describe how automated workflows can affect training, recruitment, and other HR functions.
D. Technology Example-Social Media: Describe how use of social media can increase employee engagement and improve retention. i. Consider ways that different types of social media resources can be used when hiring or communicating employee initiatives. ii. Give examples of appropriate social media channels that can be used in the workplace.