Personnel Management

 Personnel Management is the study of management system of any business enterprise and it employees. Though now-a-days the terms "human resource management" and "human resources" (HR) have largely taken over the term "personnel management" as an explanation of the processes involved in managing people in the organization.

Personnel Management plays an integral part in the management of any business organization. It deals with the management of programs, events, and systems which improve the efficiency of the organization's economic value.  Personnel management aims at establishing a better coordination between the staff members (from senior level to junior level) to have better co-operation, better focus to bring out innovative ideas, their objectives, understanding in the enterprise. Basically, personnel management is responsible for both- the employee’s growth along with the smooth functioning of the enterprise. Determining company policies and procedures as they relate to personnel is another important aspect of the personnel management process.

One aspect of the organization why they need effective personnel management is the drafting of the company's handbook. Before the handbook is ready for use a lot need to be done such as establishing operation policies and procedures, requirements for employment, commendation and disciplinary procedures, and even something as simple as a dress code needs to be worked upon. Personnel managers and the HR staff are ideal for drafting and assessment of the company handbook. Also, personnel management is an important aspect of educational administration for achieving the educational goals.

 Career Prospects:-

• Personnel officer,
• Labor officer
• Employee relations officer
• Labor and welfare officer
• Industrial relations officer
• Training officer

You could even start your own recruitment consultancy after having gained some work experience. Briefly, the work includes payroll processing, recruitment, disciplinary action, evaluation, motivation and training, maintaining contracts, timesheets, holiday, sickness, maternity leave etc of the staff.

Who can become Personnel Management professionals?

Any graduate, although law, psychology and business-related degrees (particularly if you have taken a module in HR) are often seen as being particularly ‘suitable’. A scientific or technical background can be an asset in some organizations.

Institutes offering courses in Personnel Management:-

1. XLRI, Jamshedpur 
   Course Offered: Personnel Management & Industrial Relations 
2.  XLRI, Ranchi 
   Course Offered: Personnel Management & Industrial Relations
3. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
   Course Offered: Diploma in Personnel Management
4. National Institute of Personnel Management ,Pune
   Course Offered: Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management