For human resources departments struggling to highlight their worth amidst company cuts and streamlining, this book offers a rigorous yet simple solution that is less costly and intimidating than an outside audit. In this invaluable resource, author John McConnell provides you with a proven, painless process for gauging how well your HR departments are performing. Auditing Your Human Resources Department does this by scrutinizing the eleven key functions of human resources, including recruitment and selection, compensation, benefits, education, training and development, diversity, and EOE.Using these functions as a framework, you'll be able to:gather key information,score your self-assessment,analyze relevant data,fix any problem spots to strengthen,and maximize the effectiveness of your HR efforts.This book also includes new information on strategic planning and HR, the impact and benefits of important technology developments, and new federal workplace laws. With hundreds of pages of questionnaires, checklists, and forms, Auditing Your Human Resources Department supplies the tools to pinpoint department strengths, improve weaknesses--and turn HR into an essential business asset.

For human resources departments struggling to highlight their worth amidst company cuts and streamlining, this book offers a rigorous yet simple solution that is less costly and intimidating than an outside audit. In this invaluable resource, author John McConnell provides you with a proven, painless process for gauging how well your HR departments are performing. Auditing Your Human Resources Department does this by scrutinizing the eleven key functions of human resources, including recruitment and selection, compensation, benefits, education, training and development, diversity, and EOE.Using these functions as a framework, you'll be able to:gather key information,score your self-assessment,analyze relevant data,fix any problem spots to strengthen,and maximize the effectiveness of your HR efforts.This book also includes new information on strategic planning and HR, the impact and benefits of important technology developments, and new federal workplace laws. With hundreds of pages of questionnaires, checklists, and forms, Auditing Your Human Resources Department supplies the tools to pinpoint department strengths, improve weaknesses--and turn HR into an essential business asset.