Human Resources may also be responsible for new employee orientation. If the planning process identifies an excessively large work force, Human Resources may be called upon for out-placement. In the out-placement process, Human Resources helps develop a severance package, identifies external job opportunities and supports prioritization of employees within a job function. Once again, staffing activities in a divisional Human Resources department may be influenced by the activities of other divisions and centralized HR in large organizations. Employee Development and Appraisal are coupled activities.
Employee development is the planning of expectations and goals for the individual employee.
Divisional and centralized Human Resources departments may directly offer or identify approved sources of training that employees identify in their development plans. Appraisal is the process of comparing the employee with those goals and expectations. Costley, D.L., Todd, R., Human Relations in Organizations , 2nd ed. West, St. Paul, 1983. Gordon, T., Leader Effectiveness Training , Putnam, New York, 1977.