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Human Resources Managers

$130K Median Salary 14.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 9.2% Job Growth

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About This Career

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Reported Job Titles

Employee Relations Manager, HR Administration Director (Human Resources Administration Director), Human Resources Director (HR Director), Human Resources Manager (HR Manager), Human Resources Operations Manager

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Written Comprehension

Deductive Reasoning

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Written Expression

Inductive Reasoning

Problem Sensitivity

Near Vision

Fluency of Ideas

Category Flexibility

Information Ordering

Originality

Selective Attention

Mathematical Reasoning

Number Facility

Speed of Closure

Knowledge

Personnel and Human Resources

Administration and Management

English Language

Law and Government

Education and Training

Customer and Personal Service

Psychology

Skills

Active Listening

Management of Personnel Resources

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Reading Comprehension

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Negotiation

Social Perceptiveness

Writing

Active Learning

Critical Thinking

Systems Evaluation

Monitoring

Persuasion

Systems Analysis

Time Management

Instructing

Service Orientation

Learning Strategies

Technology Skills

Time accounting software

Presentation software

Human resources software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Accounting software

Document management software

Web page creation and editing software

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Business intelligence and data analysis software

Data base user interface and query software

Computer based training software

Desktop publishing software

Video creation and editing software

Financial analysis software

Charting software

Data base reporting software

Multi-media educational software

Analytical or scientific software

Internet browser software

Compliance software

Project management software

Process mapping and design software

Tools

Surveillance video or audio recorders

Scanners

Notebook computers

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

Knowledge

Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Technology Skills

Time accounting software: Timekeeping software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Human resources software: ADP Workforce Now
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Business intelligence and data analysis software: BrightEdge; Conductor Searchlight; IBM Digital Analytics; Searchmetrics Suite
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Video creation and editing software: YouTube
Financial analysis software: Delphi Technology
Charting software: Aeronautical charts
Data base reporting software: SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
Multi-media educational software: Interactive learning software
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Compliance software: ESS Compliance Suite; Mannus Compliance: EHS; Primatech AUDITWorks
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Process mapping and design software: Microsoft Visio

Tools

Surveillance video or audio recorders: Audio recording equipment
Scanners: Data input scanners
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:

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