Manager

Question:
“The bottom line? Get results from your people strategically from the moment you send out that advertisement for employment, to the time you work alongside them, to the moment you prepare your succession plans”
Is this statement relevant to you and your organisation? Please give a short outline as to whether the management of your organisations’ Human Resources is strategic or otherwise. Further, using the text and readings explain how the management of Human Resources can become (or be improved) strategically focused. Please use strategic recruitment and selection as part of your response. Your response needs to be made relevant to Singapore and your organisation today.

Assignment 1: Part A

Introduction:

As part of my case study for the LMP module I would be discussing the SHRM principles in the organisation of “First data International - Singapore” which I am currently employed in Singapore.

A brief description of the organisation is quoted below from http://www.firstdata.com.au/news_171105.html
“First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC) is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide. Serving 4.1 million merchant locations, 1,500 card issuers and millions of consumers, First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. The company's portfolio of services and solutions includes credit, debit, private-label, smart and stored-value card issuing and merchant transaction processing services; money transfer services; money orders; fraud protection and authentication solutions; check guarantee and verification services through TeleCheck; as well as Internet commerce and mobile solutions. Western Union and its subsidiary, Orlandi Valuta, together make up one of the world's largest money transfer networks with approximately 242,000 Agent locations in more than 200 countries and...