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THE GOOD BAD AND UGLY OF HR  March 13, 2015 (http://www.applicanttrackingsystem.co/blog/the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-hr/)  Aishwarya Pothula (http://www.applicanttrackingsystem.co/blog/author/aishwarya-pothula/)

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Like every other profession, HR too has its share of Good, Bad and Ugly. In this blog, we bring to you the inside story of the profession. THE GOOD Make a difference HR empowers you to make a difference at both an organizational level and an individual level. The organization as a whole and individuals benefit from opportunities created mutually. Involve in interesting work What can be more interesting than interacting with people of different backgrounds and skills! HR enables you interact with a mix of people at different levels. Weave a culture HR lends a personality to the organization by defining values, etiquette of interaction among employees, frameworks, policies and schemes.

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Growth In today’s world where tools and technologies are accessible to everyone, the key differentiators are the hiring processes and the employee retention efforts. Consequently, HR is set to grown in prominence.

THE BAD Looked down upon In a class full of B-school students it is difficult to find even a handful interested to make HR their choice of career. The profession, though important, is considered to be an easy career choice. Obligatory Hiring Nepotism, political and other obligations, rather than pure merit, have become reasons for hiring Caught in compliance That compliance to a standard is the minimum expected and that more innovation can be brought into the profession is not realized. Manual Work With

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(http://www.applicanttrackingsystem.co/), HR has the burden of maintaining large and inefficient excel sheets and following up with employees and probable employees over emails.

THE UGLY Rejection Handing over the pink slip and recommending someone for a layoff is a miserable job. Equally worse or more is having to perform the task of workforce downsizing in the name of cost cutting. Motives The driving force behind actions taken seems to be to solely increase value of company stock. In this pursuit, there are several cases of compromised values and morals. Gender Diversity Quite surprisingly, in contrast to that of other professions, gender diversity is tilted more towards women. Pay The pay is not in line with pay for professions in the same league.

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