Part ADirections: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by cho
Part A
Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
When human talents are viewed as resources and even assets to a corporation, the title of Department of Personnel is changed to Department of Human Resources, or HR. HR is such a fashionable title, but few of us really understand it as it is, which refers to the individuals within the firm, and to the portion of the firm's organization that deals with hiring, firing, training, and other personnel issues. And the hiring part will be the focus of what we talk about here.
The first step for hiring someone to work for a certain corporation is to analyze the job or the position, so that the kind of abilities, competencies of the ideal candidate will be determined. What should be reminded at this stage it is important to consider the factors outside of the corporation that would make a difference about the recruiting, such as current and future trends of the labor market e. g. skills, education level, government investment into industries etc..
After analyzing the job, it comes to the stage of providing a clear and easy-to-understand job description. When it comes to recruiting, several ways could be used, such as job centers, employment agencies/consultants, headhunting, and local or national media. Choosing a suitable media is crucial here, you definitely do not want to advertise your opening position on a national media if it is a position of sales manager assistant in a remote county distribution center.
Though human resources have been part of business and organizations since the first days of agriculture, the modern concept of human resources began in the early 1900s. By 1920, psychologists and employment experts in the United States started the human relations movement, which viewed workers in terms of their psychology and fit with companies, rather than as interchangeable parts.
Nowadays, more factors are considered when choosing a suitable employee, not only should the candidate have the proper abilities and qualifications, personalities are also evaluated to predict how well the candidate will interact with the others employees. For some important positions, like the ones in management, the recognition of the corporations' culture is also a key factor to decide who the best choice is.
What is this passage mainly about?
A.Human Resources.
B.Recruiting Employees.
C.Employee Re-training.
D.Personnel Management.