Human Resource Profession

During the past 50+ years, the responsibilities of the human resource management profession have changed. using reliable sources, share your thoughts about:

• The differences between the past and current roles in this profession,
• How and why the roles have changed,
• What might the future hold for the field of HRM, and
• How might you envision and prepare for a future career in the HRM field?

• When you use a resource, please cite, reference, and format it in APA format.
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• Credible, applicable “.org” web sites are acceptable.

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Evolving Roles of Human Resource Management

Human resource management refers to the strategic approach to the effective management of people in an organization to gain a competitive edge. Traditionally, human resource management was tasked with administrative roles, employee management, and payment-related roles. It provided leadership and advice to all employee issues such as recruiting and hiring, payment, organizational development and keeping the workforce motivated. However, the roles of human resource management have changed over the years due to some reasons such as digitization and automation. The functional roles have moved from the traditional administrative, and personnel-based tasks as these roles are either outsourced or have been automated.  Current functions in the de…