Human Resources Managers
Employee Relations Manager, HR Administration Director (Human Resources Administration Director), Human Resources Director (HR Director), Human Resources Manager (HR Manager)
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Army Reserve Career Counselor (Army Reserve); Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Cyber/Signal/Military Intelligence Immaterial; Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Force Sustainment; Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Infantry/Armor/Field Artillery/Combat Engineer Immaterial; Command Sergeant Major (CSM) MOS Immaterial; Force Development; Human Resources Officer; Human Resources Technician; Recruiter; Senior Human Resources Officer
Auxiliary Operations Coordination; Human Resource Management; Personnel Administration Specialty; Reserve Program Administrators; Yeoman
Career Planner; Career Prior Service Recruiter; Career Recruiting Officer; Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA); Manpower Officer; Personnel Officer; Recruiting Officer-Marine Corps Total Force Expert-Recruiting Station Commanding Officer; Recruiting Officer-Officer Recruiting Expert-Recruiting Station Officer Selection Officer; Recruiting Officer-Operational Expert-Recruiting Station Executive/Operations Officer; Sergeant Major-First Sergeant
Administrative Officer; Career Recruiter Force; Command Leader; Conversion NEC CMD Command Senior Chief Petty Officer; Family Services Center Director; Induction and Enlistment Officer; Navy Counselor; Personnel Distribution Officer (Officer); Personnel Specialist; Recruiting Supervisor
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force; Executive Assistant to the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force; Force Support, Airlift; Force Support, Fighter; Force Support, Section Commander; Force Support, Trainer Combat Systems Officer (CSO) (if Prefix N); Recruiting Service, ABM; Recruiting Service, Fighter; Recruiting Service, Special Operations; Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB)
What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.
On the job, you would:
- Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
- 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.
Knowledge
Business
- human resources (HR)
- management
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- law and government
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Leadership
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Initiative
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Time accounting software
- ADP ezLaborManager
- Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
Presentation software
- Mentimeter
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Human resources software
- Human resource management software HRMS
- UniFocus Watson Human Resources Manager
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree
usually needed
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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