| A human resources department is a department | | | | clarify. Trust me, keeping it simple and clear will return a |
| intended to serve an organization's human capital | | | | much higher, positive rate of response. |
| (pretty obvious definition, I know!). But what's the use of | | | | - Make the most of what you've got - Gone are the |
| having an attentive human resources department that | | | | days of posting fliers on the bulletin boards in the |
| can provide valuable programs and other services if | | | | cafeteria. Today we have email, websites, instant |
| no one knows about it? Human Resources | | | | messaging, even Twittering! Want to let everyone in |
| departments, after all, are not marketing departments. | | | | the organization know that there will be mandatory |
| With this in mind, here are a few ways in which your | | | | diversity training program in the conference room at |
| Human Resources folk can spread the word to the | | | | 10:00 AM? Post it to the department's Twitter page |
| rest of the organization about the great services you | | | | and broadcast the message in an easy and, more |
| have to offer: | | | | importantly, fun way. |
| - KISS: "Keep It Simple Stupid" - Most employees are | | | | - Put your money where your mouth is - If the Human |
| not well versed in Human Resources work. Don't | | | | Resources department, and organization in general, |
| expect everyone reading your materials to be an HR | | | | makes a promise to its employees (for example - |
| Generalist. Make sure any information you send | | | | offering certain holidays in the company handbook), |
| outside of your HR department is accessible enough | | | | then it should stand by its promise. If employees lose |
| that they will be able to understand what it is the first | | | | faith in the merit of the department's message, they |
| time around without having to send you emails to | | | | are less likely to listen a second time around. |