Align HR practices with your objectives and keep your company competitive

Looking to stay on top of today's complex HR management tasks? This practical guide provides the tools you need to keep your HR administration running smoothly and the latest techniques for motivating your workforce. You get up-to-the-minute information on antidiscrimination legislation, evaluating resumes, measuring performance, firing or laying off employees, and training and development plans.

Discover how to Find, hire, and keep top talent Offer competitive salaries and benefits Get the most from temporary help Avoid major HR missteps Increase your effectiveness as an HR professional

All this on the bonus CD-ROM
Updated forms and contracts — from job application forms and sample employee policies to performance appraisals and benefits plan worksheets

See the Appendix for details and system requirements.

Publisher:

For Dummies

ISBN:

9780470049303

Publication date:

December 2006

Length:

235mm

Width:

188mm

Thickness:

22mm

Weight:

585g

Edition:

2nd Edition

Pages:

362

Illustrations:

Illustrated

Illustrated:

Illustrated

• Introduction.

  Part I: Building the Framework.

  Chapter 1: The Big Picture.

  Chapter 2: Law and Order: Navigating the Legal Minefield of Hiring and Managing.

  Part II: The Right People in the Right Places.

  Chapter 3: Building a Staffing Strategy.

  Chapter 4: Smart Start to Hiring: Kicking Off the Hiring Process.

  Chapter 5: Resourceful Recruiting.

  Chapter 6: Narrowing Down the Field.

  Chapter 7: One on One: Getting the Most Out of Interviewing.

  Chapter 8: The Home Stretch: Making the Final Decision.

  Chapter 9: Starting Off on the Right Foot.

  Part III: Retention: Critical in Any Business Environment.

  Chapter 10: Ensuring an Effective Compensation Structure.

  Chapter 11: Creating the Right Benefits Package.

  Chapter 12: Creating an Employee--Friendly Work Environment.

  Chapter 13: Getting Permanent Benefit from Interim Staffing.

  Chapter 14: Training and Development.

  Part IV: Keeping Things Together: Monitoring Ongoing Performance.

  Chapter 15: Assessing Employee Performance.

  Chapter 16: Encouraging Extraordinary Performance.

  Chapter 17: Handling Difficult Situations.

  Part V: The Part of Tens.

  Chapter 18: Ten Keys to HR Success in the Future.

  Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Become an HR Strategist.

  Chapter 20: Ten HR--Related Web Sites Worth Exploring.

  Chapter 21: Ten HR--Related Associations You Should Know About.

  Chapter 22: The Ten Most Important HR--Related Laws.

  Appendix: About the CD.

  Index.