Human Resource Management Objectives

What is a Human Resource Management Objective?

A specific goal or target relating to the human resource management of a business

• S: specific

• M: Measurable

• A: Attainable

• R: Relevant

• T: Time-bound

What are the different parts of human resource management?

• Recruitment and selection

• Training

• Talent development

• Employee engagement and involvement

• Motivating and rewarding employees

• Managing diversity

• Developing corporate culture

What are the features of employee engagement and involvement?

• Maximise reported levels of engagement

• The extent of satisfactorily completed appraisals

What are the features of talent development?

• Investment (level) in employee training

• Staff retention rates

• Percentage of job vacancies filled by internal candidates

What are the features of training?

• Spend in total and per employee on training

• Measures of training effectivenes

What are the features of diversity?

• Senior management positions (gender, experience, ethnicity etc)

• External recruitment (gender, ethnicity etc)

What are the features of alignment of values?

• Recruitment and induction training; extent focused on core values

• Employee awareness of core values

What are the features of number, skills and location of employees?

• Labour turnover

• Staff retention

• Recruitment target

• Training budgets