The Importance of the Human Resources Department

Human resources (HR) is the department of a business or organization that deals with the payroll, benefits, hiring, firing, and keeping up to date with state and federal tax laws, administration, and training of personnel. It is a critical component of employee well-being in any business, no matter how small. Before anyone gets a job, they have to go through the human resources department. The first step towards the job is to set up an interview. But, what really happens behind the scenes when we apply for a job? “Many employers start filling vacancies below the executive level by using a team of recruiters or human-resources personnel to weed out applications that fail to meet a job's basic qualifications” (Needleman, 2010). After applicants are selected to go on to the next steps, it varies because there are some patterns. For example, some application reviewers critique every single application that comes in their office, while others do not. Some consider the applicant based on cover letters in their evaluations and those who ignore them.
Career expert suggested that to make a mistake on the side of caution. It is important to carefully submit a handwritten cover letter with keywords. The cover letter must have qualifications which can be found in the job posting. Most of the applicants are anxious on their application results. One should expect to wait from a several days to a few weeks before receiving a response. If you are worried that your application did not arrive due to incorrect address or post office’s mix-up, you should wait for five days and call the employer for confirmation. This advice is suggested by J.T. O’Donnell, a career strategist in North Hampton. In addition, “Use the opportunity to inquire if there are...

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...ome people lie on their resume. It is good to test the applicants to see if they really have the skills. Lastly, as a hiring manager, you should include others because “having the final candidate’s interview with others in the company, especially those with whom they will most interact if hired into the position provides additional perspectives I might not have seen. Those additional perspectives greatly increase the odds of finding the best candidates” (Quast, 2012).
The hiring process in the human resources industry can be complicated. Personally, I have been through all these processes while finding a job. I had phone interviews before going in for the “real interview” at the HR office. It took about a week for them to get to me after I turned in my application. I learned more thorough interview process from those articles and learned some process I did not know.