Organizational challenges

In an organization, managing of human resource is most challenging task. To manage the employees of the organization well qualified and experienced HR team is a must. There are four types of daily operational challenges to be managed by HR team. It includes

• HR Selection
• Learning & Development
• Compensation
• Performance appraisal.

HR Selection.

Requirement for selecting a suitable candidate creates stress on HR team.may be it's due to resignation of existing staff, expansion of organization with new branch network  or  need an immediate replacement for existing staff.  As per Armstrong (2014) selecting the right person to the right position is  challenge since they have limited number of applicants. HR team adopt to following methods to select the best candidate when advertising the vacancies. 

1. Online application through Organizational website, Social media or  job boards.
2. Advertising through National newspaper or journals
3. Recruitment agencies or recruitment consultants
4. Educational establishments such as univercities, schools etc.
5. Outsourcing through recruitment agencies.

From above methods team of HR professionals will select applications and call for interviews.

upon checking applications, number of  short listed candidates will be notified and will  obtain their referells. Selected canditates will then be offered appointment.

Learning & Development

As per Walton (1999) learning and development process involves giving required skills, knowledge, competencies for the people and their team to perform their current and future task in their organization. This is challenging since it is costly activity for the organization in both long and short run. Also with the different educational levels giving them the required skills is a big challenge.

According to Harrison (2009) the main purpose of learning and development to assist for collective progress via collaborative, expert and ethical stimulation by facilitating knowledge that'll support to achieve organizational goals, and developing individual potential.

There are number of ways to offer learning and development methods  for an organization in modern context. They includes blended learning, e- learning, regular lectures, mentoring, outdoor training, coaching etc. Having arising huge cost from the organization side which needs continuous investments to improve their workforce in return organizations will get the maximum output from their human recource.

References

Armstrong, M (2014), Armstrong's Handbook on Human Resource Management Practice, 13th edition.
Walton, J (1999), Strategic human resource development, Harlow, FT Prentice hall.
Harrison, R (2009), Learning and Development, 5th Edition, London, CIPD