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The Role Of Personnel Management In Nigeria Banking Industry
[A CASE STUDY OF UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC]
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According to G.A Cole (1986) personnel management is a special list function of management which has the prime responsibility for the following:
 Advising and guiding managers on the implementation of personnel policies and strategies.
 Advising organization managers of the human consequence of change
 Formulating proposing and acceptance for the personnel policies and strategies of the organization.
Function of personnel management as a whole.
For the definitions given alone it is pertinent to note that personnel management is concerned wuth the employee and his place in the organization. The role of the personnel function is to ensure that the productive effort of individual employee is best harnessed in such a way that he goes out the best towards the achievement of the goals of the organization. The personnel function of management is concerned with the activities listed above. The function consists of manpower function.
The human resources of a business are collectively known as manpower. Manpower resources may be classified into:
 Supervising staff
 Management
 Unskilled workers
 Skilled operates of various departments.
The classification is based on the method of recruitment selection procedure, training and motivational needs. Manpower planning is aimed at ensuring that the right person is available for the right job at the right time. It involve formulateing a forward look plaa to ensure that necessary human efforts to make possible survival and growth is available and entails manpower forecasting which means influence and shape the organization future as the cummulative result of the effectiveness of its work force, predetermines for future health of the organization. Therefore, the selection procedure is important and has been recognised as a vital management function which requires skill and which is only obtainable through practice and experience. However, as this involves a time span, instruction as to how it should be carried out on some way, will help to cultivate the skill.
Selection and interviewing help to carry out a comprehensive and as far as permissible, the accurate background, investigation of facts on past achievement and failures of the prospective candidates in order to have clearer picture of his world.
Revruitment is the process of looking for the right person, the identification of appropriate personnel internal and external labour markets.
Recruitment is knowing what personnel are needed and how and where to find them. It involves making contract through newspaper, advertisement and contracts with personnel recruitment consultants and securing employees referees.
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