Human Resources Managers

What the work involves

• Administer compensation, benefits, and performance management systems, and safety and recreation programs.
• Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants.
• Allocate human resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.
• Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, opportunities for promotion, and employee benefits.
• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
• Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
• Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.

What to study

The fields of study the Department of Education links to this occupation, most widely taught first.

• Human Resources Management and ServicesSee 433 colleges that teach it
• Business Administration, Management and OperationsSee 1,587 colleges that teach it
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationSee 470 colleges that teach it
• Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologySee 233 colleges that teach it

Who it suits

O*NET scores every occupation on six interest dimensions. This one leans hardest on these three.

• Leading and persuading

• Organised and precise

• Helping and teaching

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