Human Resource Management : Job Prospects & Career Options
Human resource/ personal management graduates have a lot of potential
as every industry/ organisation need these professional for maintaining
their labour force. Starting from merely collecting employee details to
maintaining the human resource information (HRI) systems, HR managers
job has now extended to that of a recruiter manager, compensation manager,
employer relation manager, strategic manager and much more. They are placed
by industries in HR departments, HR planning/ recruitment, HR auditing
etc and are involved in all aspects of people management to improve the
morale of the employees.
Graduates in Human Resource management may be recruited by companies through
campus interview. They will be trained by HR Managers in the HR department
and are redeployed in different locations. HR managers can seek employment
in corporate houses, multinational companies, banking and financial institutions
and public and private sector industries.
HR is a profession that can be learned on the field by interacting with
people. One can excel in the field only with experience. So after graduation
rather than looking for the perfect opportunity, try get into an organisation
and learn the ropes on the job. Initially salary shouldn't be your main
criteria. One can climb the ladder of HR after gaining experience and
exposure.
Some of the major duties performed by the human resource managers are
recruitment, training and development, job appraisal, promotion, keeping
an eye on the idleness of employees, maintaining good employer and employee
relations, maintaining all personal records and implement career development
programmes.
• Recruitment:
Recruitment is the major function of an HR of the company, as he has to
find the apt person matching for their organization’s profile. HR has
to screen and shortlist the qualified candidates from various sources
such as recruitment agencies, advertisements published etc.
• Training and
Induction: It is the job of an HR to introduce the new employee to the
organization and vise versa, giving him the education and training about
the company’s policies.
• Personal management
and development: The HR should understand an employee and his skills for
the job and help him to develop those skills. For that he should be capable
of evaluate the employees individually.
• Job appraisal:
It is the duty of the HR to evaluate the performance of the employee as
part of their career development. Usually the salary increment, promotion
etc are decided on the basis of this appraisal. It will also help to understand
the training that the employee further needs for improvement in his field.
• Payroll: The
HR should maintain the financial records of salaries and its related such
as basic wages, deductions etc. They also take care of employee benefits
and its records.
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