Human Resource Management DeMYSTiFieD
Human Resource Management DeMYSTiFieD

Author: Robert G. DelCampo

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2011-01-07

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0071740341

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The low-labor guide to mastering HRM! Want to dive into human resources but your brain says, "Help wanted!"? No problem! Put Human Resource Management DeMYSTiFieD on the job, and you'll solve your dilemma in no time! Using a clear, step-by-step format, this practical guide provides a firm foundation in the basics of the field. You'll master all the key issues in human resources, like benefits, legal situations, hiring, training, outplacement, worker rights, and more. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to grasp the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning. In no time, you'll build a firm foundation on the essential concepts and techniques instrumental to the success of any organization! This fast and easy guide features: Tips on designing and implementing a hiring plan Tactics for developing and training new employees Strategies for writing job descriptions, recruiting applicants, and selecting employees Techniques for creating an effective compensation and benefits structure Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Human Resource Management DeMYSTiFieD has everything you need to build a solid foundation in human resources.

Human Resource Management DeMYSTiFieD
Human Resource Management DeMYSTiFieD

Author: Robert G. DelCampo

Publisher: Mcgraw-hill

Published: 2010-12-09

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780071737241

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The low-labor guide to mastering HRM! Want to dive into human resources but your brain says, "Help wanted!"? No problem! Put Human Resource Management DeMYSTiFieD on the job, and you'll solve your dilemma in no time! Using a clear, step-by-step format, this practical guide provides a firm foundation in the basics of the field. You'll master all the key issues in human resources, like benefits, legal situations, hiring, training, outplacement, worker rights, and more. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to grasp the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning. In no time, you'll build a firm foundation on the essential concepts and techniques instrumental to the success of any organization! This fast and easy guide features: Tips on designing and implementing a hiring plan Tactics for developing and training new employees Strategies for writing job descriptions, recruiting applicants, and selecting employees Techniques for creating an effective compensation and benefits structure Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Human Resource Management DeMYSTiFieD has everything you need to build a solid foundation in human resources.

An Introduction to Human Resource Management
An Introduction to Human Resource Management

Author: John Stredwick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0750665343

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An Introduction to Human Resource Management provides a balanced introduction to the complex world of human resource management. This straightforward and accessible text takes the reader through both practical and theoretical aspects of the subject and is ideal for those studying HRM for the first time. This textbook combines the main theoretical underpinning for the subject area with a large number of practical examples and cases to assist the learning process. It is divided into 12 chapters to provide one topic a week on a modular course, but may be extended into two semesters. A lecturer's supplement accompanies the text. This new edition covers many areas of legislation, especially in the field of equal opportunities, employee rights in flexible working and in employee relations generally. Many new cases and examples of research have been added including rich sources from the international field. The majority of the case studies are real-life cases from published sources or from the author's experience. It has been extensively revised to place a greater emphasis on the role of Human Resources in improving organisational and employee performance. There is a focus on practical research and the book is clear, concise and comprehensive. An Introduction to Human Resource Management is intended for first degree students studying the subject as part of a modular degree course or for students on a foundation degree in Business Studies. It can also be valuable on post-experience courses such as certificate or diploma courses in management studies or as part of the MCI series of qualifications.

Project Management Demystified
Project Management Demystified

Author: Geoff Reiss

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1135818525

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This book explains the many techniques which have been developed to help you manage projects successfully using very clear objectives within a commercial environment. Examples are drawn from construction, civil engineering, product launches, publishing, computer hardware and software, scientific projects and aerospace.

ASVAB DeMYSTiFieD
ASVAB DeMYSTiFieD

Author: Cynthia Knable

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2012-10-26

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0071778365

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A straightforward, step-by-step approach for fast and fun mastery of ASVAB ASVAB DeMYSTiFieD takes the mystery out of studying for the ASVAB by walking you step-by-step through the fundamentals of the subject. Following the easy-to-use the book helps you build the skills you need to prepare for the test. Get your desired score with Instructional materials in short, easy-to-handle chunks Sample practice tests with complete answer explanations Review sections of the Reading and Math skills Tips and strategies for mastering every question type Extra help and practice with every concept topic tested on the ASVAB "Letter to the Student" that touts the DeMYSTiFieD brand and highlights the series benefits Chapter-opening objectives that gives insight into what you are going to learn in each step Questions at the end of every chapter that reinforce your learning and pinpoint your weaknesses "Still Struggling?" icons that offer specific recommendations for those difficult subtopics A final exam for overall self-assessment

Options DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition
Options DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

Author: Thomas A. McCafferty

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-12-10

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0071751017

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In good times and bad, you need to know your OPTIONS Market volatility is at a record high, which has investors running scared. You don't have to be one of them. Whether your goal is to protect your money in a downturn or profit handsomely from an upturn, trading options is the answer. Options DeMYSTiFieD reveals why today’s smartest investors rely on the versatility of the options marketplace--and how you can, too! With its quick, snappy explanations and easy-to-understand examples, it provides the knowledge you need to start trading options like a pro in no time. Chapterending quizzes and a final exam round out Options DeMYSTiFieD into a comprehensive self-teaching guide that allows you to learn at your own pace. This fast and easy guide has everything you need to: Protect your investments from market downturns--even those in your IRA or 401(k) Increase income from stocks you already own Multiply the leverage you have in the market to max out your profits Manage the risk of investing without decreasing profit potential Engage in more complex trading, such as covered calls, spreads, straddles, and hedges Simple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for an advanced trader, Options DeMYSTiFieD has what you need to build a solid foundation in options trading.

Sales Management Demystified
Sales Management Demystified

Author: Robert J. Calvin

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2007-05-04

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 007151032X

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BUILD and manage a SALES FORCE that's worth sell-ebrating Understanding that a sales force is only as successful as its management is the first step to improving overall sales performance. The rest can be found inside this hands-on guide that shows, step-by-step, how to train and retain a team of top sales professionals. Sales Management Demystified addresses every step of the process--including hiring, training, compensation, organization, deployment, forecasting, motivation, and performance management. Sales managers at every level and students of sales management will find helpful strategies and tactics for molding a team into an effective, cohesive unit. Featuring real-world examples, end-of-chapter quizzes, and a final exam, this incredibly useful guide will help you get the best from your sales force and put your career on the fast track. This fast and easy guide offers Ideas for sourcing, screening, and selecting the best candidates Tips for training salespeople in product, customer, and competitor knowledge, and in selling skills The model for choosing the most successful sales force organization and deployment Monetary and nonmonetary methods to reward positive sales force action and results Performance management techniques that evaluate results, actions, skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics Simple enough for a novice but challenging enough for a veteran manager, Sales Management Demystified is your shortcut to developing a successful sales team.

Portfolio and Programme Management Demystified
Portfolio and Programme Management Demystified

Author: Geoff Reiss

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1135241511

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You’re now responsible for a programme, or you’ve got a portfolio to manage? Where do you start? Right here! Projects are not simply the bread and butter of an organisation. Form them into programmes or portfolios and they can be prioritised and integrated to deliver change to your organization in line with your strategic vision. You will be able to control costs and risks and bring together a complex series of themes effectively. This overhauled second edition now combines portfolio management as a parallel theme with programme management, and it is brought in line with the current thinking of the Association for Project Management and the Project Management Institute. It is written for managers in both the public and private sectors. This new edition includes half a dozen short case studies (from Belgium’s Fortis Bank, a software company, local government, and central government), along with more on cross-functional management. Together with Project Management Demystified, also from Routledge (third edition, 2007), it provides the tools to manage your projects, your programmes and your portfolio to a very high level.

Business-focused HR
Business-focused HR

Author: Scott P. Mondore

Publisher: Portico

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781586442040

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HR processes and business outcomes -- Employee selection - - Competency models -- Performance management -- Multi- rater/360 assessments -- Employee opinion surveys -- Employee training -- Career development -- Leadership development -- Succession planning -- Work/life balance -- Creating a business-focused HR scorecard -- Bringing it all together : next steps and opportunities.

Investing DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition
Investing DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

Author: Paul Lim

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-12-10

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 0071751009

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Start building a rock-solid portfolio with as little as $500! Do you think cash vehicle is another phrase for "expensive car"? Would you know a hybrid investment if you saw one? Does T-bill mean anything to you? The world of investing is a complex (and sometimes scary) place. Fortunately, you have a knowledgeable tour guide that speaks a language you understand! Investing DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition, untanglesan otherwise perplexing topic, making it easier than ever to invest like a veteran! Outlining step-by-step techniques for making the most of your money while keeping it out of harm’s way, this self-teaching guide explains how to identify and take advantage of rich opportunities--from mutual funds to taxfree bonds to real estate. Market-proven tips and techniques, handy checklists, and chapter-ending quizzes help you build a solid foundation on thesubject at your own speed. This fast and easy guide helps you: Determine your investment personality to increase your success Protect your money from the next market downturn Boost returns while managing risk with the right allocation strategies Understand balance sheets, income statements, and other documents Generate greater returns from your 401(k), IRA, or other retirement account Simple enough for a novice but challenging enough for an experienced investor, Investing DeMYSTiFieD helps you put your money in the right places, whetheryou're looking to earn quick cash or build for the future.