Student Labor and HR

Introduction

The employment issue does not mean that the under-developed and developing countries, but it also silently settled in developed countries. The only difference is the unemployment scenarios in the developing countries can barely seen and felt while the unemployment in a developed country is invisible. This creates away to make the future laborers prepared themselves and armed with full knowledge that they will be use tomorrow. There are student programs that aim to make the student aware of the business world, which is with relation on the course that he/she is taking. The programs are good in terms of keeping the students aware of, but, are the students are well prepared enough to accept the early and why does many companies preferred to use the student labor as part of their labor force?

The Student Hiring

Through the use of the internet, the aspiring student workers can submit their resume’s in the website of the company where they chose to work. There are also websites that encourage the students to grab a chance to work in the company and promises to make the opportunity for them to be possible. Those kinds of websites are acting as the agency over the internet. The company will be the one to decide on how many students they will hire and rate on the kind of the job these students are expecting for. Then the decision will be forwarded in the Human Resource Department to make the schedules for these students.

Student Job Policies

After the appropriate count of student workers has been achieved, the human resource department will nurse them for and give the student workers’ orientations and briefing in the work industry that they enrolled. The HR department will then assign various trainers to guide the student workers. All students will be paid an hourly wage rate as defined by each individual department, and the basic wage will be scheduled on the assessment through their company meeting. Student employees are expected to fulfill duties in a responsible and competent manner, regardless of the fund out of which they are paid. Any student failing to perform satisfactorily should be counseled immediately by the supervisor to ensure that the students fully understand their job.

Potential Reasons of the Companies

One purpose at the Employment office is to assist students in meeting some of their expenses through employment, to provide an orderly process through which students are hired on campus, and to promote a positive correlation between learning and work. Working allows the student to learn to use their time effectively, develop competencies, confidence and workplace skills, and increase chances of staying in school. Students will also learn to manage their own money, develop a solid work ethic, and test possible career choices.

The “skills” which employers find inadequately developed in today’s job applicants are actually attitudes, not skills. The truth about skill requirements for jobs of the future is a matter of much dispute, but much evidence indicates that growth in skill requirements beyond basic numeracy and literacy will actually slow down. Maybe, the companies consider the hiring of student workers advantageous because there are companies that offer a minimum wage proposal and limitation on benefits. The company gain advantage through the additional productivity that in an exchange of minimum cost. The term that they use to say that they only train the students in the field of work that they will face soon is another factor, but the most applicable reason behind the student labor policy is giving the company a boost in their revenue and gather the students that well deserved to have their offer in the position when those students already finished their education. This kind of company strategy is like keeping the best for last.

Conclusion

The student labor is a kind of outreaching the students and exploiting their knowledge in a higher education. Therefore, such educational reform is needed to avoid the mismatch of the employee toward the work or vice versa. The company prospects those skilled enough students and gradually keeps them. It is good in the case of a student worker and the working environment that he/she seems to control in an early time of the career. The problem that might arise in the company is they cannot overpower the student’s schedule because the priority of the student worker is the school. Therefore, they should have a wide understanding on the student’s time management.

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Nissen, B., & Seybold, P., (1994) Labor and Monopoly Capital in the Labor Education Context, Monthly Review, Vol. 46 No. 6

Northern Arizona University (2004) Student Responsibilities: Hiring and Managing Student Workers, Information Technology Services [Online] Available at: http://www4.nau.edu/its/policy/Hiring_and_Managing_Student_Workers.htm [Accessed 19 Aug 2009].

The Executive Fast Track (2009) Cultural Dimension (Hofstede). [Online] Available at: www.12manage.com/methods_hofstede.html [Accessed 19 Aug 2009].