Oct 17 2011

Using Employee Background Checks to See Through the Applicants

Posted by admin in Human Resources

Are you in need of new employees? If yes, then you may want to know the whole information of the candidates of your new employees or applicants. The Curriculum Vitae or CV may be able to provide you with some information of the applicants. However, the information provided by the CV is quite limited. The information can only include the educational backgrounds, organizational backgrounds, working experiences, and abilities. If you want to know more information than those details, you can try to perform the employee background checks.

There are some companies out there which can help you in performing employee background checks to know more detailed information about the applicants. The information that they can provide includes identity checks, ?financial checks, criminal record history, address verification, verification of employment history, professional membership, and qualifications, and so on. Those kinds of information are a bit hard to get for some people, but those companies will be able to provide you with the information

So, with those kinds of information in your hands, you will not get the wrong people you need. You will really be able to see through the applicants whole lives. This will really save you from the trouble of getting troublesome employees.

Sep 11 2010

Theory Z in Human Resource Management

Posted by admin in Human Resources

Theory Z coined / invented by William Ouchi. This theory has already been implemented / executed on many companies in the United States and Japan. Theory Z emphasizes more on the role and position of the employee or employees in a company that can make workers into cozy, comfortable, happy and feel that they are an important part of the company. Thus, the employee will work more effectively and efficiently in doing their jobs.

The following are the terms and characteristics of companies that apply the theory of z:

1. Given the responsibility of individual or individuals.

2. Employees are free to work using the skills they have.

3. Employees are hired for life and if a company in crisis, then the employee will not be sacked or fired.

4. Decision-making is done by consensus or openly. Although it will take much longer but the degree to the successful implementation of the decision results obtained will be higher because it has the support of the majority of workers.

5. Promotions are done slowly from below, and the process of performance evaluation and promotion are done by day-care so as not to cause problems with employees.