| The human resource department provides an essential | | | | of areas at a time, but overall they will have the |
| service to a company in terms of planning, managing | | | | following duties to carry out: |
| and implementing policy towards personnel in order for | | | | Be actively involved in the recruitment process, |
| them to work in the most productive capacity. They | | | | along with line managers. HR officers will help prepare |
| are involved in the selection, hiring and training of staff | | | | job descriptions, write and place advertisements in the |
| and will have an up-to-date knowledge of all the latest | | | | appropriate places such as relevant professional |
| policies and procedures which the company must | | | | journals, and will be a point of contact for enquiries |
| adhere to. | | | | about the job. Sometimes HR will subcontract much of |
| The exact nature of the job will vary from company | | | | this job to a recruitment consultancy. |
| to company - in a large company a human resource | | | | They will assess CVs and application forms in |
| officer may only have responsibility for a small number | | | | order to vet them and create a shortlist for interview. |