The modern understanding of the concept of human resources is much wider that the traditional understanding of the HR department. It covers a multitude of steps starting from planning the need for new employees, finding the desired profile of future employees, communicating the need to recruit new employees, up to care about its development and progress. Planning the need for new employees depends on the strategic goals of the company and are affected by external and internal factors. The desired profile of future employees is established through the establishment of adequate employment policies and creating requests for each advertised position. Sources of acquiring the human resources are several, but to reach a desired employee, company has to choose between internal sources within the same company, or outside sources beyond the company. Also, channels through which a required employees can be reached are different. The very process of professional selection involves the application of a number of methods and techniques that seek to know the character traits of candidates, all with the aim of selecting the candidate who best meets the required characteristics for the tested workplace.