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078214344X 978-0782143447 October 12, 2004 1
Launch Your Human Resources Career—Quickly and Effectively

Written by an experienced HR specialist, Human Resources JumpStart provides all the core information you need to approach a human resources career with confidence:

  • Introduction to the essential employment laws
  • Staffing requirements
  • Compensation and benefits
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Employee relations
  • Employee communications
  • Training and development
  • Performance management
  • Maintaining employee records
  • Introduction to strategic management in HR

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Launch Your Human Resources Career—Quickly andEffectively

Written by an experienced HR specialist, HumanResources JumpStart provides all the core information you need to approach ahuman resources career with confidence:
  • Introduction tothe essential employment laws
  • Staffing requirements
  • Compensation andbenefits
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Employee relations
  • Employeecommunications
  • Training and development
  • Performancemanagement
  • Maintaining employee records
  • Introduction to strategic management in HR

About the Author

Anne Bogardus, SPHR, has over 20 years experience working with small businesses in developing effective human resource programs to meet organizational needs. Anne currently works as an HR consultant and is the author of the best-seller, PHR/SPHR Certification Study Guide.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 281 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (October 12, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 078214344X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0782143447
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne M. Bogardus, SPHR, began her human resources career in compensation at a public multinational corporation, Castle & Cooke, owner of the Dole food brand, and later at First Nationwide Bank. Currently she is founder and principal of S.T.A.R. HR in northern California, which specializes in building human resource functions that serve strategic business needs. Her practice includes small- to medium-sized businesses in a wide range of industries including biotechnology, mortgage lending, high technology, public relations, retail, nonprofit, and construction. Ms. Bogardus is also the author of an introductory book for non-HR business professionals, Human Resource Jumpstart , also published by Sybex.

 

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strategic human resource management, performance management plan, state employment agencies, alternative staffing methods, employee involvement committees, employee relations program, employment brand, compensable time, total rewards program, professional exemption, human resource profession, replacement planning, salary guidelines, indirect compensation
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