When you install the base Odoo applications, you get the ability to manage system users, but you will notice that there are no menu options for entering and managing employees. To begin working with the Human Resources application, you will need to install the base Employee Directory application.
Go to the Settings menu and install the Employee Directory application using the same process as the previous Odoo applications.
After you have installed the Employee Directory application, you will see a new menu at the top, Human Resources. Clicking on the menu will take you to the list of employees. The default view for employees in Odoo 8 is the Kanban view:
The Administrator account comes with an image already loaded for the user. So the gentleman you see in the preceding screenshot is likely the same in your Odoo 8 installation.