Question

The first step in the human resources planning process is ______.

• A. Preparing a job analysis
• B. Forecasting future human resource needs
• C. Assessing future demand
• D. Assessing future supply

Answer 1

The correct option is B Forecasting future human resource needs

Human resource planning is the process of forecasting organisation's demand and supply of manpower need in the future. The first and foremost step is to determine the objective for the process to carried on. The objective should be defined precisely so that the right number of people for the right kind of job is selected. It varies across different departments of the organization depending on their role and function.

Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.