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Hiring
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Great vision without greatpeople is irrelevant.”
- Jim Collins, Good to Great
Human Resources isn’t athing we do. It’s the thingthat runs our business.
Steve Wynn, Wynn Las Vegas
Having an in-house human resources function isimportant. An in-house human resources staff or ahuman resources expert on staff can increase theunderstanding of how important human capital is to
the company's bottom line.
1.Human Capital Value
“You need to have a collaborative hiring process.”
– Steve Jobs, Apple
2. Budget Control
Human resources curbs excessive spendingthrough developing methods for trimming
workforce management costs, which includesnegotiating better rates for benefits such as
health care coverage.
“You can’t teach employees to smile. Theyhave to smile before you hire them.”
– Arte Nathan, Wynn Las Vegas
A human resources manager or a staff personspecially trained to handle employee
relations matters can identify and resolveconflict between two employees or a
manager and employee and restore positiveworking relationships.
3. Conflict Resolution
Never hire someone who knows less thanyou do about what he’s hired to do.
– Malcolm Forbes, Forbes
When hiring key employees, there are only twoqualities to look for: judgment and taste. Almosteverything else can be bought by the yard.”
- John W. Gardner
4. Training and development
Human resources conducts needs assessments for theorganization's current workforce to determine the type ofskills training and employee development necessary for
improving skills and qualifications.
Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employeewho made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No,I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I
want somebody to hire his experience?
– Thomas John Watson Sr., IBM
“It’s more than just selling pizzas. It’s being agood fit for the community. We hire based onthe betterment of the community as much as
anything.”
– Mark Starr, David’s Pizza.
5. Employee Satisfaction
Human resources specialists usually arecharged with the responsibility ofdetermining the level of employeesatisfaction -- often an ambiguous
measurement at best.
“You can have the best strategy and the bestbuilding in the world, but if you don’t have thehearts and minds of the people who work with
you, none of it comes to life.”
– Renee West, Luxor and Excalibur Hotels
“I am convinced that nothing wedo is more important than hiringand developing people. At theend of the day you bet on people,
not on strategies.”
– Lawrence Bossidy, GE
