HR manager: who is this and how to learn?

If we pay attention to the current vacancies on the Internet, city employment centers and on message boards, we can note the fact that one of the most popular and in-demand specialties is the recruiting manager (HR manager). However, not everyone knows what such a specialist does, what requirements are imposed on him and what is included in the employee's job description. We'll talk more about this today.

HR manager - This is a specialist who is engaged in the selection of personnel for the enterprise. The name of the profession came to us from the English language, where HR (or human resource) literally translates as “human resource”. Such a decryption immediately makes it clear to everyone what such an employee is doing.

Generally speaking, this profession first appeared in the west. However, today such a position is popular in our country, as well as in the vastness of the CIS. An HR manager is an employee of the HR department, his job is to optimize the recruiting process. In addition, the HR manager is responsible for the management, training and development of human resources. Despite the fact that this profession was known all over the world back in the 19th century, the peak of the need for specialists in this industry fell on the year 2000. Since then, the specialty has become very popular among job seekers.

Today, an HR manager in an enterprise can play the role a specialist of a wide profile or specialize in narrower areas, for example, only engage in recruiting, only training, only office work, etc.At the same time, the responsibilities that will be included in the job description of the employee completely depend on the specific enterprise and the management. For example, small companies often hire only one HR manager who is independently responsible for all processes. While at large international enterprises there are huge personnel departments, where each specialist has a clearly defined and rather narrow field of activity.

A human resources specialist (whether he works for an enterprise or is an independent consultant) must perform a number of specific tasks. Before employment, it is imperative to ask the employer what what specific job duties for an HR specialist are provided for by this institution, what he does on a daily basis and what functionality he performs only in special cases. At the same time, it is also important to find out whether you will have an assistant or a secretary at your disposal, whether you can do certain tasks remotely. After that, be sure to evaluate your competencies in order to understand whether you can handle the job or not.

It's obvious that the list of job responsibilities of the HR manager may vary depending on the specific place of work... But at the same time, some functions remain standard. Let's consider a few of them.

Each HR manager must fulfill these responsibilities.

HR manager - this is a person who is engaged in the provision of personnel for a particular organization... Accordingly, his direct responsibilities include the development of methods, methods and principles for finding the best specialists. Wherein The personnel officer must not only use all the newest and most technological achievements in this area, but also teach this to his subordinates.

If the previous point is of strategic and theoretical significance, then recruiting and hiring personnel is pure practice. Moreover, such an activity consists of a large number of stages and additional steps. So, for example, many are actively looking for personnel on the Internet, others are posting ads and passively waiting for reviews.

In order for hired employees to carefully, disciplined and actively perform all their functions, it is important to ensure that that the company has a clearly defined system of fines and remuneration. At the same time, in the process of employing employees, it is necessary to tell each candidate about it. For example, fines can be imposed for systematic delays and violations of the work schedule, and remuneration for overfulfillment of the plan.

One of the areas of responsibility of a cadre worker is it is the education and development of company employees... For this, it is recommended to regularly organize seminars, trainings, conferences, master classes and other events that will improve the qualifications of the company's employees, respectively, increase their productivity and positively affect the profit of the organization.

Employment of a specialist for a position is not the only task of an HR manager, his work does not end there. The HR employee must ensure that the new employee is adapting well to their new responsibilities and also understands the cultural background of the office.

Every HR manager should be active in motivating their employees. These can be both specialized meetings and seminars, and speeches at work planning meetings and meetings.

At the same time, there are some tasks that are performed only if all the basic requirements are met.

Labor market monitoring helps HR managers assess the number of applicants for a particular position, the popularity of different professions, as well as the general economic and social dynamics in our country... In this regard, they can further help the bosses to form wages, as well as advise to hire one or another specialist who can provide invaluable assistance to the enterprise.

Such activity falls on the shoulders of the personnel of the personnel department in the event that the enterprise does not have a full-fledged legal department. This is more true for small companies. If you find yourself in such a situation, then it is imperative that you familiarize yourself with the legal and regulatory framework that governs such issues.

Although clerical work is not the main responsibility of the recruiting manager, this task can be performed by this employee. That's why often employers require personnel officers to have fairly broad knowledge in a wide variety of areas.

Today, many employers are putting forward in relation to HR managers a certain professional standard, that is, requirements about what a given specialist should know and be able to do. So, first of all, such a standard includes education. A recruiter must have a higher education. At the same time, in some cases, education in a specific specialization may be required, but as a general rule, education should be in the field of jurisprudence or economics. Wherein it is not enough just to have a diploma, you need to have systemic knowledge and constantly improve as a specialist.

Professional skills and abilities are what the HR manager is primarily valued for. As described above, this specialist performs a fairly large range of work at the enterprise, while only basic, but also additional responsibilities can fall on his shoulders. That is why the more competencies a specialist has, the better.

In addition, there may be work experience requirements. So, young specialists who have just graduated from the university are rarely hired for this position due to the fact that it is associated with great responsibility and, to some extent, is a managerial one.

In addition to the above requirements, it is very important that the HR specialist has a number of personal characteristics and traits that will help him in his professional activities and career growth.

Among the personal qualities that should be inherent in every HR manager are the following:

• self-organization (often the work of the personnel officer is not monitored on a daily basis, so you need to achieve results on your own);
• striving for self-improvement (the profession is constantly changing, so you need to follow all new trends);
• sociability (within the framework of the work process, a specialist needs to communicate with a large number of people, which will be difficult for an introvert or a person with a closed or shy character);
• creativity (recruiting is a rather creative job that requires non-standard and original approaches);
• stress resistance (work is associated with great emotional stress);
• attentiveness (in order to select the most suitable employee for the position, you need to pay special attention to the details).

In order to become a recruiting manager, you need to graduate from a university. At the same time, you can study in a variety of specialties: management, economics, sociology, etc. In this case, you should choose exactly the direction of training that will be most interesting for you as an individual. At the same time, it is advisable to give preference to prestigious large universities that are located in large cities and enjoy prestige among employers. However, if it is impossible to visit such a university, you can study in the provinces. Either way, you must have a high-grade diploma.

At the same time, do not be upset if you have not received the necessary knowledge for work at the university. You can learn to be an HR manager or his assistant from scratch thanks to professional retraining. So, today there is a huge number of various courses, trainings and master classes that will help you improve your qualifications, become a competent, in-demand and competitive specialist.

An HR manager's career can start and grow in several ways. So, for example, often specialists who have already worked in managerial positions come to the position of a personnel worker: they have experience in recruiting as well as managing subordinate employees... On the other hand, you can start your journey as an assistant or assistant to an HR manager. In this way, you will have a well-defined professional focus from the very beginning of your career.

Moreover, as mentioned above, An HR manager does not have to be an employee. Very often, such specialists gain experience at the enterprise, and then move to the consulting business, organize sole proprietorships or open their own firms. In this case, the choice of a specific path depends solely on you personally, on your desires and capabilities.

The salary of a recruiter is in a fairly wide range: the minimum it can be 10-15 thousand rubles, and the maximum - about 100 thousand rubles. At the same time, many companies pay their employees differently: some receive a strictly defined salary, while others receive a percentage fee (for example, depending on the number of vacancies filled).

Thus, we were able to make sure that HR manager is a fairly popular profession in the modern labor market... At the same time, it should be borne in mind: in order to become a highly qualified professional, you must have a large amount of specialized knowledge, as well as a sufficient number of professional skills and abilities. A personnel officer is a specialist who must constantly learn and improve his professionalism.Otherwise, your work will be ineffective and will not bring benefit to the enterprise in which you work.