Human Resources (HR) is at the centre of business performance with HR professionals driving decisions that enable their organisations to perform at their best. HR professionals aim to make the most effective use of the people within an organisation.<\/p>\n
Human Resource Management involves\u00a0organisation and manpower planning, creating solutions, recruitment and selection, termination of employment, training and development, industrial relations, job evaluation and employee services.<\/p>\n
The various career options within HR are outlined here<\/a>. Broadly speaking, the types of roles that exist within the profession are:<\/p>\n Totaljobs HR Manager job profile<\/a> Any degree subject is normally acceptable, although law, psychology and business-related degrees (particularly if you have taken a module in HR) are often seen as being particularly ‘relevant’. A scientific or technical background can be an asset in some organisations.<\/p>\n There are three main routes for graduates into HR:<\/p>\n Any employer with a sufficient number of employees to justify a specialist personnel section may employ HR managers:<\/p>\n Qualities required include:<\/p>\n Large multi-national organisations in a broad range of sectors usually offer HR internships. In previous years Nestle<\/a>, Lloyds Banking Group<\/a>, EDF Energy<\/a>, J.P.Morgan<\/a>, P&G<\/a> and Goldman Sachs<\/a> have offered work experience opportunities.\u00a0Experience\u00a0relevant to personnel work can also be gained in other related fields, particularly\u00a0retail management\u00a0and\u00a0recruitment consultancy.<\/p>\n Competition for vacancies in HR is great\u00a0and applicants therefore need to be strongly motivated towards this work; to demonstrate that they have considered what the work is likely to involve and whether they are personally suited. Try to\u00a0shadow\u00a0a personnel manager and get some office experience.<\/p>\n General recruitment sites<\/strong><\/p>\n Sector specific vacancies<\/strong><\/p>\n HR news, institutes & organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nCIPD HR Generalist job profile<\/a><\/p>\nQualifications & Entry routes<\/h2>\n
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