Assignment: PROMPT for HR Professional Interview

Select an HR Professional from an organization of your choice to interview for this assignment. In your interview, discuss the employee training process at the professional's organization and then provide a summary of your takeaways and lessons learned from a HRM perspective. Provide a summary of your takeaways and lessons learned from a HRM perspective. Be sure to include a list of the questions asked during the interview.

Develop a 3 page APA formatted evaluation (not including title page). There is no reference page required for this assignment; however, the interviewee's name should be parenthetically cited in the main text.

Summary of Q & As with Human Resources Professional

Introduction of the HR Professional:

Interview with Marlow Basing, Vice President of HR, Torment Industries, St. Louis, MO

First, let me tell you about my course project for my Davenport University, Managing Human Resources course.

Second, Tell me about yourself and how you progressed into the HR field and your current position.

How I have some additional questions for you:

1. Can you describe your background for me (Education, number years in the industry, certifications/professional memberships)?

Response: I have over 30 years of HR, personnel and HR management experience attained via the private sector, military, government, and in the private sector of manufacturing. I came to Torment Industries the summer of 2008.

2. Tell me about Torment Industries?

3. What is the make up of your HR department? How many employees do you oversee?

4. What are the most important roles and responsibilities?

5. How does your organization determine which applicants are qualified for a particular position?

6. What are the most important ethical issues?

7. How do you recruit and hire staff?

8. Does your organization encourage internal advancement? If so, what specifically do they do to help their employees achieve their career goals?

9. What strategies does your organization use to increase employee satisfaction and encourage employee retention?

10. What is your company's policy on __________?

11. What are the consequences for _________________? How often do violations occur?

12. In your experience, how does __________?

13. In you experience, what do you think is the single biggest challenge in the HR field currently?

Summary of "take a way's" from this conversation.

Attachment:- Interview-as-a-Method-for-Qualitative-Research.pdf