QUESTION

1. What does this capability entail?

2.Why would it be important for a Human Resource Manager to have this capability?

3.Assume you are applying for a graduate HR position, and demonstrating this capability is one of the key selection criteria. What evidence could you provide to demonstrate you possess this capability?  Draw upon your own experiences, whether it be your work, university life, home life, volunteering or sporting experiences.

                                                           SAMPLE SOLUTION

Australia’s Human Resource Institute (AHRI) through its model of excellence has for a considerable length of time equipped the human resource (HR) practitioners with the necessary skills required for the success of various organizations in regard to the human resource management. AHRI’s model of excellence refers to a graphical representation that entails what the HR practitioners are expected to know, what they are expected to do as well as what their peer expects from them in regards to their behaviors and capabilities Ulrich, Brockbank, Yeung & Lake (1995).  For instance, the circles of the graphical presentation according to the most recent AHRI survey gives the seven capabilities and ten behaviors that are considered to be the most essential for HR practitioners Ulrich, Brockbank,Yeung & Lake (1995).This essay assesses three major HR capabilities as given by the model of excellence and explores the reason as to why it is necessary for a Human Resource Manager to possess such capabilities. What is more, the essay also gives the evidence that I could demonstrate when applying for a graduate HR position to show that I possess this capability.

The first capability is ‘business driven’ competence, this demands that the HR Manager exhibits the readiness to channel the operations of an organization into satisfying business requirements. This quality is often demonstrated when the HR manager seems to understand all the operations of an organization in regard to its products and service delivery priorities Ulrich,  Brockbank, Yeung, and Lake (1995). Similarly, the quality is demonstrated when the HR manager seems to be having an in-depth knowledge of an organization’s goals and objectives and understands well the environment in which an organization is operating including its financial capabilities.  This capability is significant in that, it enables the HRM to drive the operations of an organization towards a competitive advantage that would enable it to realize its goals and objectives (Hughes & Byrd, 2015). Similarly, business driven capability enables the HRM to fully understand and anticipate the impacts of political, economic, social and technological changes which are essential in enabling him to respond appropriately to both internal and external influences so as to promote sustainability and organizational performance.