Human Resources Specialists
On the Job
Human Resources Specialists screen, recruit, interview, and place new workers. They perform a variety of duties in the human resource department of organizations.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers.
- Develop training materials.
- Maintain data in information systems or databases.
- Prepare operational reports.
- Review license or permit applications.
- Update knowledge of legal or regulatory environments.
- Verify application data to determine program eligibility.
- Advise others on business or operational matters.
- Advise others on human resources topics.
- Inform individuals or organizations of status or findings.
Typical Working Conditions
- Having telephone conversations.
- Using e-mail.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Working with a group or team.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- Sitting.
- Being in situations in which conflicts arise.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Responsibility for outcomes and results.
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