The impact of labor unions and the conditions in which I may consider joining a union or even supporting a unionization effort is something that I have not put much thought into. This is why I have chosen to conduct some research to find out the pros and cons of labor unions in regard to…

After completing the three tests, I was not very surprised at the results. The life stress inventory results showed that in the past year I have had a relatively low amount of life change and low susceptibility to stress-induced health breakdown. Although this is a true statement for the past year, the results would be…

In the past, I have worked a couple of jobs where the pay was minimum wage. When working a minimum wage job it is very common to see how employees base their levels of effort off of how much they are being paid. Of course, there are always a few people who exceed expectations and…

After reviewing Kirkpatricks four levels of evaluating training, I thought about classes that I have taken in the past and was able to find some that were beneficial and some that were not. One instance of when a class was especially beneficial was when I took a class on project management. This class was effective…

Over the past few years, I have participated in a few interviews, all of which were quite different from one another. One interview that I have done was for a position at the recreation center for OSU. This interview was different than any other one I have done because it included a group portion. For…

There are a few challenges associated with developing and maintaining job descriptions. one challenge is that often times job descriptions fail to cover general responsibilities that apply to many different workers. What this means is that an employee may end up doing tasks that they were not aware were part of the position when they…

HR Management is the development of management systems to ensure that human talent is used effectively and efficiently to accomplish organizational goals. For example, quality, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Along with this, they enforce policies, practices, and systems that influence employees’ behaviors, attitudes, and performance. One of the companies that I chose to review in…

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