The role of the human resources (HR) department is shifting, and that means that the roles and responsibilities of HR professionals are changing, too. Increasingly complex organizational needs are placing high demands on the HR function and the ability to integrate the basic HR disciplines is essential to success. HR professionals will possess a bevy of business and financial skills; employers will need to make sure these talents are put to good use. New HR …showed first 75 words of 1709 total…

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