Advance HR

Within a company, human resources (HR) is responsible for screening, recruiting, and training employees, as well as implementing employee processes. In effect, HR departments are specifically responsible for managing a company’s entire employee experience, from the moment an individual applies to a position to when they begin working their, and, finally, when they leave it….

A human resources department is focused on the recruitment and retention of employees within a company. HR typically finds, hires (and fires), and trains employees. It oversees employee relations and manages benefit programs. It’s the place where an employee goes with questions about their position at the company, to address concerns, and to air grievances.

John R. Commons, an American institutional economist, first coined the term “human resource” in his book The Distribution of Wealth, published in 1893. However, it was not until the 20th century that HR departments were formally developed and tasked with addressing misunderstandings between employees and their employers. An HR department is an essential component of any business, regardless of…

Once your employees have begun work, you’ll want to make sure they’re excited to come to the office every day and add value to your company — their excitement is directly related to their level of job satisfaction. If your employees are happy in their roles, feel as though they can grow at your company, and…

Human resources is the person or group of people at a company who manages all things related to its employees. This includes — but is not limited to — hiring, maintaining a budget, recruiting, managing benefits, ensuring employee satisfaction, implementing a company culture, and training new hires. Based on this definition alone, you can see…