Chapter Seven: Manage Navigating the Human Resource Maze

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Vince Lombardi

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Chapter Goals

Learning• The functions of Human

Resources Departments• The differences in corporate

benefits and which ones best serve you

• How companies are organized and where you fit in the structure

Ability• Follow a company dress

code and choose appropriate business dress for your company and position

• Select benefits that protect you, your family, and your future

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The HR Department

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HR Departments Adapting to Technology

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OrientationCulture• The company’s history.• The products and services they

provide.• Policies and procedures.• Financial data. • The company’s organizational

structure.• The vision statement, mission

statement, and goals and objectives.• The executive team.• The company’s primary competitors,

clients, and market region.

Finances and Benefits• W-4 for tax withholding.• The company’s benefits program.• Issuing an identification badge

and keys.• The employee handbook.

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Examples of Benefits

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Comparing Benefits between Job Offers

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The Performance Appraisal

• Find out exactly how you will be evaluated• Get a copy of the instrument • Evaluate yourself periodically• Perform all aspects of your job in an

outstanding manner.

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Becoming an Owner in Your Employer

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The Organization Charge

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Management Levels

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Chapter Reflections

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