1. What is Human Resources?

the personnel of a business or organization, regarded as a significant asset in terms of

skills and abilities.
2. What human Resources Management?
Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses
on the recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in
an organization.
3. You are a manager of the HR Department, what Functions and Responsibilities
should be taken?
Human resource managers have strategic and functional responsibilities for all of the HR
disciplines such as

Staff Compensation and Benefits

Staff Training and Development
Employee Relations
Recruitment and Selection
Performance Management
Process Improvement

4. What do you know about team work? Is it important?

The process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal.
Teamwork is often a crucial part of a business, as it is often necessary
for colleagues to work well together, trying their best in any circumstance.
5. What is Equal Employment Opportunity?
Equal employment opportunity is an employment practice where employers do not engage
in employment activities that are prohibited by law. It is illegal for employers to discriminate
against an applicant or employee on the basis of Race, Age, Color, Sex, Religion and
National origin.
6. Describe ways employers can avoid illegal discrimination and provide reasonable
accommodation.
7. Describe the different between Job Description and Job Specifications?

A simple, organized and brief statement in written form, containing a list of all the
essential requirements of the job, along with a summary of duties and

responsibilities to be performed by the job holder is known as Job Description

including Designation, place of work, scope, salary range, working hours,
responsibilities, reporting authority etc.
A statement that expresses the minimum qualification and qualities required, for
the performance of a particular job is known as Job Specification including
Educational qualifications, experience, skills, knowledge, age, abilities, work
orientation factors, etc.
8. Summarize the advantage and disadvantage of ways to eliminate a labor
surplus and avoid a labor shortage.
Ways to eliminate labor surplus: Downsizing, Pay reductions, Demotions,
Transfers, Work sharing, Hiring freeze, Natural attrition, Early retirement, and
Retraining
Ways to avoid a labor shortage: