What is Human Resources Management?
Every organization has people, which means every organization needs Human Resources (HR) professionals. HR helps manage and develop the people in an organization. Sometimes called "Personnel" or "Talent Management," HR is the function in charge of an organization's employees, which includes finding and hiring employees, helping them grow and learn in the organization, and managing the process when an employee leaves. Human Resources takes care of people from the time they're interested in the organization to long after they leave.
Typical HR responsibilities are focused in major areas such as recruiting and staffing, compensation and benefits, training and learning, labor and employee relations, and organization development. Most HR professionals have experience in one or more of these specialty areas. These areas all deal with helping employees in an organization perform more effectively and satisfactorily on the job.
(Source – Vault Online Career Library, 9/07)
US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?qu=human+resources&ct=OOH
Additional Career Planning Resources
http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/exploreResearch.htm
Training Development Specialist |
HR Manager |
| Recruiter | Employment Services Manager |
Employment and Placement Specialist |
Employment Interviewer |
Benefits Specialists |
Interviewing Clerk |
Human Resource Generalist |
Job and Occupational Analyst |
Compensation and Job Analysis Specialists |
Employee Training Specialist |
Salary Administrative Assistant |
Training and Development Manager |
Benefits Counselor |
Human Resources Assistant |
Staff Development Assistant |
EPA Coordinator |
Credentials Verification Assistant |
Personnel Analyst |
Analytical |
Interpersonal |
| Communication | Team Player/Leader |
Empathy |
Effective Listening |
Conflict Resolution |
Persuasion |
Negotiation |
Public speaking |
Supervisory |
Supervisory |
Adaptability |
Stress Management |
| Motivation/Initiative |
Job & Internship Search Links
HR Connections www.hrjobs.com
HRjob.ca [Canada] www.hrjob.ca
HR Job Net www.hrjobnet.com
HR-Jobs www.hr-jobs.net
HR Professionals http://hrpro.org/main.html
HR Staffers www.hrstaffers.com
HR World www.hrworld.com
HRM Jobs www.hrmjobs.com
Jobs4HR.com www.jobs4hr.com
Career Planning Links
HRM website – Cameron School of Business www.csb.uncw.edu/mgt/courses/hr/hrm.htm
Professional Associations Links
(organizations to which professionals in the industry belong)
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) www.shrm.org
American Society for Training &Development http://www.astd.org
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans http://www.ifebp.org
World at Work http://www.worldatwork.org
Labor and Employment Relations Association http://www.lera.uiuc.edu
Miscellaneous Resources Links
Seahawk Chapter for the Lower Cape Fear Human Resource Assoc. http://www.csb.uncw.edu/studentorg/hra
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