Even small businesses use extensive HR-related paper- work. Very small employers start with a manual human resource management system. This generally means obtaining and organizing a set of standardized personnel forms covering each aspect of HR-recruitment, selec- tion, training, appraisal, compensation, and safety-as well as some means for organizing all this information Office Depot, Staples, and several direct mail catalog companies similarly offer a variety of HR materials. As the company grows, most small- to medium-sized firms begin computerizing individual HR tasks. For example, the G. Neil Company sells off-the-shelf software packages for monitoring attendance, employee record keeping. writing job descriptions, writing employee policy hand- books, and conducting computerized employee appraisals.? L01