Congratulations! You have been hired as an Human Resources Manager for H & L Industries. H & L is a mid-size company with between 125 and 150 employees. One of your first assignments is to work with a new supervisor in the Accounting Department. Robert Sloan has been promoted to Accounting Manager where he will be supervising a team of two Staff Accountants and two Accounting Clerks. Robert has very little supervisory experience and no real knowledge of Human Resource Management.

You have scheduled a four hour training session with Robert for next Monday. In this assignment, you will summarize the information you will cover with Robert during this training session. Be sure to not overwhelm him with information but explain each topic as simply as possible. As you are new to your position, you will need to research and include the following HR topics:

• HR Management: define Human Resource Management and what it should mean to him.
• Employment Law: go over the basics of Employment Law as it relates to supervisors.
• Recruiting/Selection: describe the typical hiring process and offer some interviewing dos and don'ts.
• Performance Management: explain the concept of coaching.
• Employee Engagement: discuss ways he can achieve high morale among his team members.