Purpose of this Assignment

The purpose of the interviews (HR and Manager) is to enable you to learn about and analyze the experiences and perspectives of at least two exempt?level professionals about human resources management issues that they face in the workplace today, or that they anticipate in the future.

Instructions

Conduct an interview with a manager who supervises employees and conducts employee evaluation, hiring, and compensation functions. Interviewees may be professionals working in your organization or can be from an organization of interest to you. Try to find an individual from the same organization as the person you interview for the HR interview. If you are a supervisor you may provide your own answers and insights instead of conducting an interview of someone else.

The paper should be no more than three pages in length excluding cover pages and references and should include as least three peer-reviewed citations excluding the textbook. Adhere to APA format.

Ask the following questions and report his/her answers. Reflect on the HR-related challenges that came up in the interview and how these relate to the HR trends or laws we have learned about in class. Provide a conclusion describing 2 or 3 things you learned about how the roles of the manager are influenced by HR laws and trends. Reflect on how managers are affected by personnel-related supervisor training and HR policies and procedures.

Discuss confidentiality with the interviewees (respondents). Ask if they want you to use pseudonyms or if use of first names is okay. Do NOT use full names in the work handed in. Take notes during the interview. If you wish to use a tape recorder, first obtain permission from the subjects. Be sure to ask what else the subject would like to discuss and what questions he or she has, if any. Remember that these are open, information?gathering interviews.

Interview questions:

a. What is his/her position title and job?

b. Ask about their duties as a personnel manager and supervisor.

c. How often do they interact with the HR office and in what ways do the interactions occur (e.g. benefits, training, complaints, etc)? Is the level of interaction sufficient to help them to be most effective as a supervisor?

d. Ask them to describe how their duties are influenced by personnel-related laws, regulations, policies, and procedures?

e. What are the top 2-3 HR-related challenges, liabilities and/or concerns that they have faced in the past or are currently facing?

f. What can their HR be doing to better support them as supervisors?

g. How have their experiences at other organizations’ HRs compared to the one at this organization?

h. What role has your HR office played in [Pick One or Ask Your Own: providing developmental training to you as a supervisor, in assisting in the development of a more diverse workforce, in adhering to changing laws, maintaining a healthy work environment, or in helping the organization work toward its strategic plan]?