Human Resource Management, a misconception

The study of human resource management has now achieved its required status in the society and as the time elapse its importance and significant is  multiplying exponentially.

              According to human resource theory, a right person has to be placed at a right job and that’s how he will perform effectively and efficiently, I see eye to eye with that but for the sake of argument I have a question “IS EVERY BODY GETTING A DESIRE JOB?”.Limited the debate to the third world states as I am also representing that too…I hope the answer is in negative.

             Most of the developing countries especially in Pakistan, the rate of Brian Drain is at the apex as compare to the others and the reason was unequal employment opportunities and overcrowded labor market.

To support my verdict, kindly have a look at the Daily Times article at:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C07%5C05%5Cstory_5-7-2009_pg5_8

Let me reveal the thoughts of the literate general mass which itself has a mind set that he/she  must have a job to earn for their bread and butter after completing his secondarily education or even graduation without any sort of mission or vision , it was personally observed by myself and i hope you also agreed with me that most of the people don’t know what to do or they don't even try to take guidance with somebody, all are just as a herd of sheep behaving like a mob so called mob behavior…If some one says MBA is good all hail to that if some one says MBBS is good all hail to that..due to the increase in numbers of MBA's and MBBS qualified in job market the visionary ones have to suffer, resulting in Brian Drain or compromise on low salary.

Let me share some interesting facts with you:

I was just surfing on the internet and suddenly being stopped by a job add, the description was

   Business To Business Sales Officer Job  

Job Description
Proactively contacting International customers Online and convincing them about our Products and Services
Analysis and Comprehensive Research on clients products and or services to promote his/her business
Generating Leads for possible Sales
Follow-up sales activity
Devising strategies and providing Cost Effective Solution for clients to gain Competitive Edge and Advantage
Facilitate clients in finding New Markets and exploring new domains
Educating clients on internet marketing tactics and CMS based websites
Designing corporate level communication material targeted at B2B clients
Email Marketing & Operations
Preparation of Sales & Marketing Content
Analyzing Market Trends
Experience of any B2B Industry will be considered an advantage

Job Specification
- Effective Communication Skills, preferably developed in a Calling fashion
- Ability to close deals with customers under tight deadlines
- An outright energetic attitude
- Experience in a B2B shall be preferred

               Consider the level, the person who spent around $2200 on his graduation fee or $3000 on his masters fee can get a worthy job after its academic completion worth $156/month.

               I sometimes get confuse by attending the sessions organized for the understanding of Human Resource practices.What I observed often all of the top managers from reputable organizations sit beside each other and the speaker delivers a mesmerizing speech, after 2 hours the session dismissed and all went back with a thought of “what a great speech he delivered” with no such fruitful results.

              As far as Job Descriptions are concerned can anybody tell me about the job description of a sales person, if I am not wrong engaged clients, persuade them, sell the sand and then move on for the next hunt but today’s requirement keeping in mind Pakistan..Sell first, handle account receivable,  close accounts payable, recover the budget, any other financial issues by yourself……see the JD’s of the Managers working in BTL/ATL Advertising/Travel-Tours agencies if I am wrong.

             The JD’s of the HR Manager is not even justify by its own, most of them are engaged in clerical, administrative, data base management, archivist tasks simultaneously..Have a look at the manufacturing sector if I am wrong.

             I think it takes a lot of time in 3^rd world to understand the real meaning of HR Managers and its importance.

Please Read:

Book: Managing the Human Resource in the 21st century by "Zorlu Senyucel" 1st Edition


by

Zaidi Ijlal

NOTE: All the thoughts and ideas in this blog are totally based on personal perception and observation as i was also a student of MPA(Master's of Public Administration) and my core competency is in HR. Kindly provide your feedback