Human Resources Management, Bachelor of Commerce

 

 Work Placement

My ideal work placement would have been in Manulife Company. The position for my work placement would have been an employee relations officer. I love engaging and interacting with people and this would have been a perfect opportunity for me. Being one of the largest insurance companies, Manulife hires employees regularly meaning that the employee's needs need to be looked into and their voices heard. It is very easy for a big company like this with thousands of employees to focus on other areas of the company and leave out the employees. My position as an employee relations officer would enable me to ensure that all the employee policies and relations are maintained. I would maintain regular interaction with them, keeping them updated about the procedures and decisions of the company and make sure that they are well informed. In Manulife, I would have been able to interact with a lot of people, share ideas, discover new skills, and practice my career job which I am passionate about. It would have been my job to ensure that the company treats every employee as an individual and is treated fairly. It would have been a great learning experience for me.

Manulife employees are hardworking and do so much in advising their clients on their finances and because of their hard work, I would ensure that they are appreciated and rewarded for their hard work. This will motivate them in aiming higher and reaching their targets which will be good for the company. Maintaining healthy relations in the company would yield great productivity and overall success. I believe every individual need to have a relationship in the workplace because they need someone or people to talk to. This makes the working environment conducive for all the employees. I would have ensured that every employee feels valued and that they maintain healthy relationships with fellow employees. Sometimes employees have great and brilliant ideas to share in terms of reaching targets and therefore giving them the right to express their opinions would be good for the company. 

Manulife Company employs people from diverse communities and each of these employees has different skills and knowledge because of their diversity and for a company to gain from them, they should give the employees a platform to share their ideas. The open platform helps employees to work together, as a team with shared responsibilities and this makes works easier for everyone including the management team. As an employee relations manager, and with the relations knowledge that I have, I would have made sure that all the employees in Manulife would feel comfortable with each other, with the management, and this would increase concentration and reduce conflicts which will eventually increase the company’s productivity. Working in Manulife would have been a dream for me and I believe that my interaction with the employees and the entire management in the company would have allowed me to grow in my career. It would have given me a lot of satisfaction knowing that every employee's need is taken care of as it should.

Learning outcomes for Human Resources Management, Bachelor of Commerce

Regarding the principles and practices of strategic human resources management, my work placement would have enabled me to provide security to the employees and ensure that all the information they need is easily accessible. I would have used my learning outcomes to develop self-managed and effective teams which will help the company to achieve its main objectives. Teams consist of people who think and have different ideas but work towards a common goal. These different thoughts and ideas are important for the company and its success. I would ensure that employees are trained for their relevant skills. When employees are employed, the company must invest in their training to ensure that they are up to date with the developments of the company and even the technology that is fast growing.

With the use of qualitative and quantitative learning outcomes, I would have been able to track the work performance of employees, the business departments, and the company’s workforce at large. For quantitative data, I would have used the company’s statistics to get information that I would need. For the qualitative information, I would have used the observation strategy to observe the employees and record information about their behaviors, and what hinders them from effectively performing their work. This would have helped me identify the issues that are affecting the productivity of the company and what decisions would have been made to increase the efficiency of the company.

For emerging and established best practices, I would have focused on employee wellness and wellbeing. Introducing employee wellness programs and benefits packages will increase overall employee satisfaction. This will also decrease the chances of an employee having work-related stress. These programs will deal with mental health and this will positively impact the company. I would have used my learning outcomes for assessing Human Resource processes and strategies to evaluate the capability of the employees to deliver in a timely and successful manner. This would have ensured that goals were identified, opportunities available, competition and this would have helped to develop the needed workforce to achieve them.

Human resource management plans would have included thinking if the platform being used to market the job vacancies are attracting the right kind of applicants with the talent that the company needs. I would also plan on how to retain employees whose professional and technical skills are on-demand to ensure that they stay in the company as satisfied employees. I would also seek feedback from the employees about what they would want to be changed or retained in the company moving forward.

I would have used and developed my communication learning outcomes in and outside of the company to ensure efficient and effective communication. All the forms of communication are important in relaying the appropriate message in a clear, precise manner. Communication is key in a company because it creates a company’s image and also contributes to the success of the company when the brand mission is understood. To communicate effectively with stakeholders, diverse workforce, and the other team members, I would have linked communication to the mission, vision, goals, and values of the company. This would have ensured that consistency could have been maintained and strong employment established. This would have helped to safeguard the company’s credibility and develop loyalty and build trust. 

My competence and confidence would have helped me identify the employee’s skill gaps. I would have collected and gathered employee data to determine the competency gaps and know how to address them. My competence will help determine how to fill the employee gaps. This will be for the good of the company because when the gaps are filled, more achievements are met. Opportunities, risks, and challenges in the management of human resource learning outcomes would have allowed me to interpret the opportunities and challenges in the company and this would have helped develop strategies on the way forward. 

Collaborating in team settings, integrating diverse perspectives, and resolving conflict learning outcomes would have helped me know how to deal with diverse employees. This would have created an environment that is free of conflict and one that each individual understands that they are different and each of them has their strengths. I would have the ability to ensure that the employees work as a team and they get the opportunity to showcase their talents, skills, and knowledge for the best of the company. When employees work together and contribute individually the company’s productivity increases. 

Professional integrity and ethical behavior learning outcomes would have enabled me to demonstrate my level of professional integrity and behavior. Being responsible and acting professionally makes you respected by the employees and the other people in the company. In all my responsibilities and duties, I would have executed them with integrity to even make sure that those who would be looking up to me would have followed suit. Integrity and ethical behavior for the company would have helped to achieve their objectives and goals. This is because even the customers love to be treated with respect and professionalism. When the employees attend to customers and the management with integrity and ethical behavior the company’s success is evident.