Job Responsibilities
Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life) for our 70 employees.
Life insurance & Retirement Plans as well. This time of year, I
spend about 25 hours weekly on this. Weekly newsletter for the
private school I work for (8 hours weekly). Implement safety
procedures & adhere to state & fed law for safety for children &
employees (4 hours weekly). Handle new hires, their paperwork,
getting their rooms ready & implementing them with our staff, so
they're productive & satisfied (7 hours weekly). Miscellaneous
employee needs/issues/ides (which I always ask they share)..(8
hours weekly). Employee files (4 hours weekly). Handbook editing
for students & faculty (8 hours weekly). I do payroll bi-monthly,
which takes about 4 hours total each time.
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Job Requirements
HR classes are usually necessary, but in my case, they took a
chance with me, using my personality & other similar attributes I
have, into consideration...then hired me. Time management is also
important. Knowing laws, through regularly attended classes is a
must as well.
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Uppers
The flexibility of being able to interact with many people each day & their
changing needs/wants. I have a creative position that changes depeding on the
need(s) of the day. I am able to use my marketing/PR attributes in this job, as
well. I follow the demand of my employees, to keep them happy. My co-dependent
nature, makes me the perfect candidate for this type of job!!!
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Downers
Many deadlines/time restraints for paperwork, benefits...
Because I handle issues that effect the personal side of
employees AND their families, making errors is really the ONLY
time they notice you do this for them. Sadly...but it's the
nature of the job. Not many 'pats on the back,' but on a personal
level job is rewarding. Many HR positions, lack the support of
the administrative staff since HR is not the typically
known "office job."
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Lifestyle
Constant training is necessary, and usually expected on your own time. Not much
business travel is necessary. The hours can be long, and tedious. Dress can
usually be casual, and on event days/nights may be dressier. I've noticed that
most HR Managers are the "creative" type, good listeners, highly sensitive &
bright, sometimes nosey (but this can be a positive when in HR, if used
appropriately) and must ALWAYS been a supporter of the company & have an 'upbeat'
outlook.
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Compensation
Salary is dependent on type of company, years of experience,
amount of employees & size of department/need. Bonus' not usual.
Usually a salaried employee, since hours can be longer &
companies do not benefit making this an hourly position. Benefits
which company offers all full-time employees, should ALWAYS apply
to the HR Manager.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Stay in training for state & federal updates, laws & news.
Continue taking HR classes & Time Management training when you
can. This job changes with the local economy and the
administrative's views on need for how they see/want their
company to stay current with the law (many just don't prioritize
this need). Learn to recruit for your company. Stay aware &
begin implementing internal rules/relulations for
terrorist/disaster situations due to current state of the USA.
About the future need of HR Managers: There will ALWAYS be a
need for this, but my concern is that hiring an independent
contractor to over-see this positon off-site much of the time,
then ignoring the day to day needs of the staff, may begin to
happen in many of the medium-smaller companies. Larger companies
need HR Managers to keep up new hire/terminations, and an off-
site person would have difficulty doing this. For now, HR is a
great left brain career, but be prepared to work hard at creating
a place for yourself on a personal level with your staff. You're
not always the most liked person at this job, but you're
important...and deep down, your employees know this!
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