PLEASE USE THE SLIDE DECK AND YOUR TEXTBOOK TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW. MINIMUM OF 1-2 PARAGRAPH PER DISCUSSION POST. USE APA FORMAT AND APPLY YOUR REFERENCES.

HR started as an employment office

This relieved managers of the responsibility for hiring employees

This freed up their time

Up until the first World War, people infrequently changed jobs

In a small business or organization, hiring required little supervisor time

As organizations expanded, the need for employees required increasing amounts of time

Initially, a part-time clerk was hired to help out by tending to the paperwork

As the volume of work increased, the position became full-time

Clerks from many areas within an organization were brought together in a single location

A supervisor was appointed to oversee the activities of several clerks

This led to consistency in hiring practices

As the volume of work increased, the position became full-time

Clerks from many areas within an organization were brought together in a single location

A supervisor was appointed to oversee the activities of several clerks

This led to consistency in hiring practices

Supervisors acquired additional duties

As the volume of work increased, supervisors became the first Personnel Managers

After being hired, employees had to be paid

Because all employees received pay, responsibility for payment was assigned to a Paymaster

Paymasters worked for business units or departments

Each had slightly different procedures

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Moving Toward “Talent Management”