Career in Human Resource Management
Generally students graduating from the management
institutes opt for careers in the areas of Marketing, Finance and Systems and a
few for Human Resource Management (HRM). Lack of interest in HRM career has
been attributed to various unfavorable notions or ideas In the globalized era,
organizations. have realized that the need of the hour is to have skilled,
well- trained & highly motivated staff to help the growth of the company.
Human Resource Management.
Human resource management is about the management of
work and people in organizations. Human Resource Management focuses on the
people issues in organizations, and refers to all of the activities an
organization implements and uses to affect the behaviors of employees. Human
resource management is both an academic theory and a business practice that
addresses the theoretical and practical techniques of managing a work-force.
Career Options in Human Resource Management
The Human Resource Management degree prepares students
for careers in management and in human resources. There are generalist HRM jobs
such as human resource assistant. There are careers involved with employment,
recruitment and placement. Training and development specialism is often
conducted by trainers and orientation specialists. Compensation and benefits
tasks are handled by compensation analysts, salary administrators, and benefits
administrators. The Career paths lead from technical HR jobs to positions in
senior HR management, such as Manager of Compensation, VP of Labor Relations,
Director of Employment and others. While most students choose this major to
become human resources professionals, others do so to better prepare themselves
for careers in the general field of management. Students are prepared to become
generalists in human resources or to specialize in areas such as organization
development, training and development, labor relations, and compensation and
benefits. However there is more to HRM than just being the internal function of
a corporate. Some options open for professionals interested in career in Human
Resource are given below.
Corporate HRM :- The role of a HR manager in the corporate sector is to
search, select & recruit suitable& qualified staff for his
organization. It is also concerned with the development, motivation &
training of this staff in order to maximize their satisfaction & minimize
turnover. Typically a bachelor’s degree in management allows entry into a
junior cadre of HRM, or an MBA is usually the norm for entry into mid
level/senior position into HR department of large organization.
Training & Development:- There are some companies that
specialized in T & D as a business. Their jobs is broadly to “Train
the Trainer” or in the other words, train HR managers to , in turn, train
employees of their organization & equip them with certain skill sets. They
often hold workshops on “behavioral skills” etc.
Recruitment consulting :- Recruitment consulting is
actually a very lucrative & fruitful field to join at this stage. There are
several recruitment consulting firms in
HR consulting :- This is the upcoming field, where in organizations
employ the services of HR consultants to either find solutions or help tide
over issues relating to people in the organization. In the case of
organizations that need to re-structure, HR consultant decide on those who need
to be retained, fired or promoted. In public sector companies when voluntary
retirement schemes are announced, HR consultants are hired to make the process
smoother.
Career Counselling :- This field includes the paid services of private
organizations & also schools & colleges that provide career counselling
to their students. “Several schools & colleges hire counselors to conduct
behavioral test for students who are the verge of choosing a career stream.
They conduct behavioral tests which help students ascertain their skills set
& the field that would be ideal for them to join.
Academics :- If a person is interested in academics & is keen to
take up HR, then a MBA with a specialization in HR or
Cross-cultural Management :- This module examines the
consequences of cultural diversity for international business activities and
the challenges of transferring individual managers and managerial systems
across cultures. Students will improve their understanding of potential
difficulties in a multicultural business context and build cross-cultural
competence.
International HRM :- This module offers insights into the diversity of
employment systems and structures and human resource management techniques and
strategies from both comparative and cross-national perspectives. Focusing on
the implications for HRM, a student will gain insight into international
business operations with an emphasis on the institutional distinctiveness of
business systems, and economic and political strategies of firms as influenced
by the national institutional framework.
Equality and Diversity:- Currently very few universities
offer modules which study Equality and Diversity, which examines theories of
occupational segmentation. This new module explores diversity and equality
across the dimensions of gender, race, disability, age and sexual orientation.
This module will also identify the contribution of Equality and Diversity
Policies and practices to the achievement of organizational goals, quality and
excellence in an international context and explore the implications of the
European Union, internationalism, globalization, social, political and
demographic change for human resource management and employment relations from
an equality and diversity perspective.
Modules
l Human Resource
Manage-ment :-
This course in human resources uses an HR development point of view in which
employees are considered assets to be developed rather than costs to be
minimized. Topics include recruiting, hiring, training, retaining, rewarding,
and promoting employees; employment planning, performance management systems,
and succession planning; and managing outsourced relationships. quality of
working life issues; the balance between work and non-work; traditional and
nontraditional incentives; and generational, cultural, and ethnic differences in
employees’ needs and values.
l HR in an IT
World :- Course
offers an integration of human resource management with information technology.
Provides insight and hands-on experience in evaluation, design, and
implementation of use of automation with major functional areas of HR.
l HRM in the
Global Environment :- This course allows the student to place the role of HRM within a
global perspective and demonstrates the borderless and fluid workforce which is
emerging today.
l Legal Issues
in Human Resource Management :- Every manager and HR professional will face numerous
legal challenges to managing people in a workplace. In fact, employment-related
litigation is one of the greatest financial risks facing any organization.
state laws associated with hiring, firing and discipline, medical leave
(including FMLA,
l Strategic
Human Resource Development :- This course includes an overview of business strategy
and emphasizes the role of human resource management and development for
effective strategy implementation. Models of organizational diagnosis and
change, transformational leadership, reengineering, divesting, merging,
acquiring, and downsizing are examined from a strategic and operational human
resource perspective.
l HRM Leadership
Theory and Application :-Course explores leadership theory as it pertains to the
HRM environment. Focus will be given to the application of various leadership
theories to address current challenges within the HRM field.
l Recruitment
and Retention:- Various
methods for recruiting, selecting, and retaining employees are examined. Topics
may include equal employment opportunity, human resource planning,
determination of staffing needs, internal and external recruitment strategies,
selection interviews, tests and assessment procedures, placement, promotion,
transfer policies, and retention strategies.
l Human Resource
Information Systems :- This course provides students with three important elements of HRM
and Information Systems. First, a theoretical foundation of the role of
information systems in HRM. Second, an application approach to using information
systems in solving HRM problems; and lastly, the course exposes students to the
current software programs used in the management of human resource information.
Institutes Conducting the Courses
Andhra
Pradesh
1. Vasishta Institute of Management and Computers
(VIMAC), 36/3RT, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar,
2.
3. National Institute of Management Studies,
10-50-22, Siripuram Junction, Visakapatnam 530003.
1. Assam Institute of Management,
2. Trade Wings Institute of Management,
1. Ashirwad Institute, Sco-30, Sector-15 C,
1. Guru Nanak Institute of Management (PGDHRM),
Road N. 75, G.H.P.S Complex, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi 110026.
2. All
3. Management Studies Promotion Institute, M-30,
Dewan House, Ajay Enclave, Near Tilak Nagar,
4.
5. Mastermind, F-8-Layput Nagar III,
6. Delhi Institute of Management and Services,
1108
7. DIMS Institute of Management Studies, B-1 Hans
Bhavan,
8. Asian Institute of Management Studies, E-99,
9. KM Institute of Management Studies (KIMS),
302-303, Vardhman Plaza, D-14 Central Market, Prashant Vihar (Rohini), New
Delhi 110085.
1. Ahmedabad Management Association, Torrent AMA
Mgmt. Centre, Bhikhubhai Chambers, Opposite Punjabi Hall, Navarang Pura,
Ahmedabad 380009.
2.
3. National Institute of Professional Courses, H.
O 2/212, Dhankore Niwas, Kharadi Sherry, Nanpura,
Haryana
1. Faridabad Institute of Management Studies
(FIMS), C-158 Ashoka Enclave Extn II, Near 37 Sector,
2. Organization Development Institute (ODI),
B-15, A, DLF Colony, Sector 14, Gurgaon 122001.
1.
Karnataka
1. Indian Institute of Export Management,
Corporate Office, P. B. No. 7531, Ist floor, No. 1953, 9th Cross, 4th Main New
Thippasandra, Bangalore 560075.
2. K. L. S Institute of Management Education and
Research, Post Box No. 504, ‘Safalya’ Plot No. 427, Bhagya Nagar II Cross,
Tilakwadi (East), Belgaum- 590006.
3.
Kerala
1. Kerala Mgmt. Association, Management House,
Panam-pilly Nagar,
2. Indian Institute of Export Management, Carmel
Building Gandhi Nagar, Carlton Hill Road, Vazhutacaud, Thiruvananthapuram
695014.
Madhya Pradesh
1.
2. Crompton Greaves Ltd, Personnel and Site
Services, 11, Industrial Area, No.1, Pithampur, Dist. Dhar.
3. Bhilai Institute of Management, Dynamic House,
134 New Civic Centre, Bhilai 490006.
4. Society for Management and Development Studies
(SMDS), Plot No. 45, 3rd & 4th Floor Commercial Area, Zone 1, M. P. Nagar,
5. Apex Institute of Management and Computers
(AIMS), Pritam Vihar,
6. Jabalpur Institute of Management and Computers
1525,
1. Synergy Institute of advanced Management, 1785, Sadashiv Peth,
2. Dr. PN Singh Centre for HRD. 273, Udyog
Bhawan,
3. Lokmanya Tilak Institute of Management Studies
and Research,
4. Training and Advanced Studies in Management
and Communication (TASMAC), C-2 Shardaram Park, 37/37 A, Sassoon Road, Near Jehangir
Nursing Home, Pune 411001.
Orissa
1. Arifin (Pvt.) Ltd., 39/1, Gautam Nagar,
2. The S. S. Institute of Management and
Computers, Ajit Bandhu Goswami, Samabaya Bhavan, Baraboti House Building,
Co-operative Society Ltd., Near Samrat Talkies,
3.
4.
1.
2. Total Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd, ScF No.
4, First Floor, New Jawahar Nagar Market, Jalandhar 144001.
3.
4. Chanakya Institute of Management and
Admini-stration (CIMA), Career Consultancy House, IGLOO, 235 Sewak Colony,
Rajasthan
1. American Institute of Management ‘N’ Computer
Engineering C-18(V),
2.
Tamil Nadu
1. National Institute of Industrial Research and
Development, 151,
2. National Institute of Human Resource
Development 151,
3. All India Institute of Management Studies No”
4.
5.
6. Gayathri Academy for Management Education
(GAME), 4/1, Padmanabha Nagar, L. B. Road, Adyar Junction, above Adyar
Woodlands, Chennai 600020.
7.
Uttar
Pradesh
1. Institute of Management Studies (PGDHRM),
C-238,
2. Objective Oriented Mgmt. Services, D-29,
Sarojini Nagar,
3. Neel Centre for Integrated Management Studies
(NCIMS), F-24 Dev Nagar, Near St. Conrads School, Opp. Appollo tyres,
4. UPTEC, 2, SP Marg (
5. Doon Valley Institute of Management Studies
(DVIMS), 4,
6. Savvy Institute of Management Studies
R-10/129, Ram Nagar,
7. Uptec Computer Consultancy Limited, 16 Rana
Pratap Marg,
8. Crystal India Institute of Management and
Technology (CIIMT),
9. Academy for Management Development, 18 Civil
Lines, New
1. Indian Institute of Social Welfare and
Business Management (PGDHRM), Management House,
2. Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management
Sciences (PGDHRD), 5A,
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