Human Resources Kit for Dummies [With CDROM]

by Max Messmer Jr.

Book Overview

A company's ability to grow and stay on top of customer demand has always depended heavily on the quality of its people. Now, more than ever, businesses recognize that finding (and keeping ) a highly skilled and motivated workforce is pivotal to success. Maybe you're a business owner and your company is growing, or you're an employee at a small to midsize company and management has asked you to take on some--or all--of their HR functions. Either way,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470049308
• ISBN13: 9780470049303
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Used but I'm certain its new

I bought this item used because it was cheaper but I'm certain it was new.

It's called: FOR DUMMIES...

I'm surprised by the poor reviews this book has received. Honestly. The book is a FOR DUMMIES book -- meaning you probably don't know much about the subject and are most likely looking for a basic overview, not in-depth information with case studies, etc. Yikes! This is a great book for someone new to HR, like myself. It covers a little of everything which makes it easy to at least identify the topics/lingo. There are also references in the book, so you can go out and find the in-depth coverage you want. If you're looking for a book to tell you exactly how to run an entire HR dept., look elsewhere. This book isn't called "Everything Under The Sun about HR" Its a for dummies book, a great starter book. I just recently took a SHRM class, a basic all-around new-to-HR class, and found that the For Dummies book covered 80% of the info I learned in the class and textbook (and even more). Bottom line: if you're new to HR and want to start learning, this book is a GREAT place to start, truly. If you're already an HR professional, you'd probably do better with more specific books on the topics you're looking for.

4 stars

Very elementary but perfect for my new assistant that was new to HR.

Purpose is to give a basic HR overview

The book gives indeed a basic overview of the HR functions, that's why it's part of the 'Dummies' series. The concept of the 'Dummies' books is to make the reader acquainted with a certain subject, so in that sense it perfectly served it's purpose.