MGMT 453 – Human Resource Management

I spoke with my father, who has been a part of the Local 525 Plumber and Pipefitter Union for almost 25 years, to gain perspective on what being in a union is like. His consensus overall was that his union has been a very beneficial thing for him and our family over the years. In […]

After viewing the Life Stress Inventory test and trying to total up my score, I came to realize overall how fortunate I am at this present time to not be experiencing most of these main life stressors. Going into the other two tests, I was also able to determine that I have been able to […]

When people go to their jobs, they are doing so as a means of an exchange of service, where each party (employee/employer) is mutually benefiting. The employees provide their time and efforts to the employer, in return for some form of compensation. If this compensation is determined to not match the value of the employee’s […]

Between the two summer internships I’ve recently had for a project engineering position, I was exposed to two different methods of training. I can say that one was definitely more beneficial than the other, with the other being one of the least beneficial in comparison to all jobs I have had. As an intern who […]

Within my short term career span, I have experienced six interviews between six different companies: one for a retail job at Target, two for electrical engineering internships at utility companies, and three for project engineering internships. Out of the six companies, I have been successful receiving job offers from the five very competitive engineering internships, […]

The Challenges of Job Analyses and Job Descriptions No one knows better than member’s of today’s society that we must be ready to for changes that could happen at a drop of a dime. This is no different in the terms of business and the needs that Human Resources Management has to preserve the company’s […]

An organization’s success is largely dictated by it’s people and their willingness to contribute to the overall company mission. In order to achieve the “willing people aspect,” an organization must ensure that it’s human resource management has the ability to efficiently and effectively utilize the employee talent presented to them. This can be identified as […]