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Human Resources Specialists

Also called: Recruiter, Corporate Recruiter, Employment Specialist, Executive Recruiter

What they do:
Perform activities in the human resource area. Includes employment specialists who screen, recruit, interview, and place workers.
On the job, you would:
  • Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.
  • Analyze employment-related data and prepare required reports.
  • Conduct exit interviews and ensure that necessary employment termination paperwork is completed.

Knowledge

Business
  • human resources (HR)
  • customer service
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Engineering and Technology
  • computers and electronics
Safety and Government
  • law and government

Skills

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

Abilities

Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Cooperation

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Human resources software
  • VCG Pointwing
  • VCT StaffSuite
Data base user interface and query software
  • Database software
  • LinkedIn
Electronic mail software
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook

Education

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Job Outlook

Average Outlook
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
Salary
$54,310
per year, on average
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