Career in HR

[TLicense]

Someone I know is thinking about a career in human resource.

Are there any qualifications that are usually required? From the evidence that I've seen I would say not, but I've never looked into it very much.

[paul_y3k]

There is some sort of prof qualification that you get ... something like crba ?

the msce of the HR world as it were. As soon as my mate gets home from work I'll ask her as she has it.

[Matt Harwood]

Very dependant on your background & which type of company you're applying to. The qualification is CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development). Some companies may provide you with this when you start with them subject to application.

[Paul]

Skills you need are to be irritating, useless and to do nothing all day, oh and to make as many mistakes as possible.

 

All the HR managers we've had at work seem to fall into this category:d

[ivan]

All the HR Managers I've seen seem to fall in the "I'm a cock with nothing better to do than f**k people about" category.

[TLicense]

It's a bit of an odd one this to be honest, as our company currently has NO HR. It's an absolute nightmare. My girlfriend has said that she would potentially be interested in doing it, but she hasn't done any HR before.

She's currently a telephone support adviser and has worked in various office administration roles including a role in a solicitors where she arranged holidays and temp. cover.

 

I struggle to see much of what else there is to it? (Not wanting to insult anyone here who works in HR, but basically I'm fairly ignorant to the duties that the role entails)

 

Cheers,

[Mrs H]

See the CIPD web-site this usually requested for HR management positions.

 

Vicki x

[Dave Haggas]

To do well in HR you need a liberal dose of common sense.This however is definately a rare commodity these days.(trying to be upbeat about this as opposed to beat-up).

[Ian R]

As long as you have no concept of "The needs of the business" and plan to feck over every operations manager you will be a success

[Chewie]

Become a union rep instead. As a union rep I love HR managers. I drive them potty. It's great being able to take the p1ss with impunity. A lot of people go into HR because they think they're people people. Sadly they're not. HR is dept to sift out bad worker, discipline those who get through the net and most importanatly prevent managers and directors going to prison.

[Dragonball]

Become a union rep instead. As a union rep I love HR managers. I drive them potty. It's great being able to take the p1ss with impunityquote]

 

What an advert for your position - If anyone wondered why the power of the trade unions is waining

 

HR usually consists of two varied approaches;

 

Either that of what used to be called 'personel management' (typically the admin of the employee function and wages etc etc undertaken by Doris or Ethel from whom you could obtain T&S but little else)

 

or, increasingly

 

'HRM' (human resource management) which should be exactly what it says on the tin

 

Human - as opposed to the 'machinistic' attitude towards the employees

Resources - strategic configuration of people as resources

Management - as opposed to 'let it just happen

 

Personel managers in my industry were traditionally those that copped out of 'real' management - and were treated as such!

 

The latter breed are a far more serious lot and actually do have a place in the global marketplace

[TLicense]

To be honest, even if we had the first category from that list it would be better then nothing at all.

[Pot]

Whilst I agree with the HR bashers, my Mum has spent most of her life working in HR, and until recently was the Head of HR for the company I work for (Leave the jokes out, I've heard them all before)...

 

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me, and I'll pass them onto her...