Effective human resource management could include all of the following responsibilities except A) placing the right person in the right job

The correct answer here is option "D", None of the above.

All other options, i.e. placing the right person in the right job, training employees and controlling labor costs, all of them are the responsibilities of human resource management.

Through the process of recruitment and selection, the HR department ensures that the right person is placed in the right job.

By taking up the responsibilities of employee education, the HR department is taking care of the task of employee training.

Through the process of manpower planning, the HR department is ensuring that there is optimum use of its human resources.

Hence all the options, A, B and C are the important responsibilities of human resource management.