Whether you're a small business owner or a HR professional, you'll appreciate this up-to-date guide to the most common HR functions, including hiring, benefits administration, performance evaluation, and training. If you want to create an employee-friendly workplace or find new ways to compensate your top people, Human Resources Kit For Dummies gives you the information you need to:

• Develop a recruiting strategy
• Find great staffing sources
• Create the right benefits packages
• Make offers candidates accept
• Outsource and use temporary help
• Keep current on employment laws

This helpful guide will help you get the maximum mileage out of job fairs and online recruiting, create effective wage structures, dole out kudos and discipline - and keep it all legal! You'll get an overview of key issues impacting HR administration, and understand how the process works, from staffing to benefits. You'll understand the changing needs and demands of both the marketplace and your employees, discover new motivational techniques, and develop wages and benefits packages that keep you competitive. You'll find expert advice on every aspect of HR, including:

• Anti-discrimination legislation
• Developing a "flat" organization
• Recruiting on campus
• How to read a resume
• Interviewing prospective employees
• Wooing reluctant candidates
• Using temporary employees
• Measuring employee performance
• Firing or laying off employees
• Designing training and development plans

The book also includes a CD-ROM packed with vital forms and contracts, from job application forms and sample employee policies to performance appraisals and benefit plan worksheets. For small business owners or HR professionals who need a helpful reference to the kinds of issues companies deal with daily, Human Resources Kit For Dummies is the friendly guide that makes HR simple and easy.