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Human Resource Management (HRM) is the management function that deals with the following aspects of an organization, with regards to company employees:
  • Recruitment
  • Placement
  • Promotion
  • Training and Development
  • Change Management
  • Employee Retention

HR Jobs

Human Resource Assistant: Basic HR role involving a variety of generalist HR activities (recruitment, performance management, and employee relations). Experience usually required: Graduate to 2 years.

Standard Recruitment Consultant: Involves all aspects of recruitment (interviewing and reference checking, etc).  Involves high level of involvement with managers and agencies (depending on individual companies). Experience usually required: Graduate to a few years of experience (depending on role).

Specialized Recruitment Consultant: Same as Standard Recruitment Consultant except requires use of specialist field knowledge judgment when recruiting. Experience usually required:  At least 12 months experience in the specialized field.  Roles require technical knowledge including IT, science, and engineering.

Education, Training, & HR Officer: Assessment of the overall company requirements regarding training needs, training programs, and assessment of individual development needs. Experience usually required:  A few years experience working in a standard HRM recruitment role.

HR Manager:  Manages the day to day HR issues. Experience usually required:  Many years experience working in a HRM role in a large corporate or professional services environment.

Senior HR Services Consultant:  Involves empowering managers in the uptake of HR initiatives and development of existing practical and progressive HR and people management strategies. Experience usually required:  Extensive number of years experience working in recruitment in a corporate environment.

Recruitment Coordinator:  Requires understanding of business and the ability to cultivate an environment of trust and collaboration. Experience usually required:  A few years experience working in HR recruitment in a management role.

Executive Manager- Human Resources:  Reporting to the Director of Human Resources and working with a small HR executive team. Experience usually required:  Requires many years of experience in HR recruitment in a management role as well as proven HR generalist experience.

Links and Other Resources

 For more helpful information, please visit the Society for Human Resource Management.


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