Human Resources Specialists

Also called: HR Coordinator (Human Resources Coordinator), HR Generalist (Human Resources Generalist), Human Resources Specialist (HR Specialist)

Career Cluster: Business Management & Administration
What they do:
Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.
On the job, you would:
  • Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
  • Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
  • Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Safety and Government
  • law and government
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Education and Training
  • teaching and course design
Business
  • human resources (HR)
  • administrative services
Skills Image SKILLS

Social
  • looking for ways to help people
  • understanding people's reactions
Basic Skills
  • talking to others
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Social Orientation
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Empathy
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software
  • Blackboard software
  • Microsoft SQL Server
Human resources software
  • Oracle Taleo
  • TempWorks recruiting and staffing software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Workday software
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Bachelor's degree or Master's degree
usually needed
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.


Salary:
High: $126,540.00
Median: $72,910.00
Low: $45,440.00
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