Human Resources Managers

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.

Education

• bachelor's degree

Business

• human resources (HR)
• management

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Safety and Government

• law and government

Education and Training

• teaching and course design

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

Enterprising

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

• Integrity
• Self Control
• Leadership
• Dependability
• Cooperation
• Initiative

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