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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 4/25/2006 11:11 AM EDT
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First: 12/13/2005 Last: 4/25/2006 |
My favorite responsibility as an HR Director has always been management coaching. If you can help develop great managers, it will pay off in so many ways.
What I dislike is that, due to Sarbanes-Oxley and the ever-increasing changes in regulations (especially in California!), my ability to be strategic is limited...our jobs have become more about compliance than strategy. |
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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 4/25/2006 12:54 PM EDT
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First: 4/25/2006 Last: 10/24/2006 |
Gut wrenching one day, Paradise.......well, some day soon.
Don't come here if you like "working with people". Do come here if you like having impact and influence on how your organisation operates. The personal rewards come for me in two ways. Seeing over time how I have made a difference by the work I do and that very occasional bit of personal feedback that lets me know someone appreciated what I did or said. Would rank higher than No. 4 for me but it is not for everyone. If you are not comfortable in HR now you probably never will be so make room for someone who is. |
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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 4/25/2006 4:48 PM EDT
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Human resources management is a way of buildings bridge between organizations and their people. I believe much organizations develop because of their resources of people need to develop themselves. Who determine the human resources management determine the organizations at all. |
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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 4/25/2006 4:59 PM EDT
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On 2006-04-25 05:24, jenilaut wrote: When college students tell me they want to go into HR because they love people, I tell them that HR is not for them. You go into HR because you are good at WORKING with people, not because you like them. After one week of work in HR, you will begin to strongly dislike 'people'. The most irritating thing about my profession is how often I feel like a babysitter for our employees. I'm not adverse to helping employees. In fact, I generally enjoy doing that. It's the people who think that I am here to hold their hand and do whatever they want and break or bend any rule to get it. It's stressful and I usually end up being the bad guy. However, there are the moments when someone really thanks me for the help that I provided and they appreciate the coaching that I give them. That usually makes a bad week great. I do really enjoy the fact that I have to use my brain each day. Everything that comes across my desk is different and requires me to think creatively and stratigically in order to help make the organization I work a better place. The fact that HR doesn't turn out tangible goods and mostly provide only customer service can be very stressful. I read the article by Money and while I love my job and I am thankful each day that I get to do it, I do not rank is as low stress. Compared to a broker, it's probably considerably lower than that, but by no means for the faint heart. A tough skin, a patient soul, and a quick brain are needed to do anything in Human Resources. [/quote] |
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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 4/26/2006 12:35 AM EDT
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First: 6/7/2005 Last: 6/26/2008 |
I couldnt agree more with Jenlaut that HR needs, a tough skin, a patient soul, and a quick brain are needed to do anything in Human Resources.
Its annoying that one has to go to pains to prove that HR should be part of the strategic planning process and that its not just a police job, checking on rules and regulations but should be part of making those rules. Its as if you have to beg to do your job or be heard. Definitely true HR should operate, and be perceived to operate, by a higher standard of ethics in order to have credibility/influence and must set the example in the organization for making value based decisions. For us to be on top of organizational strategic goals, needs, objectives, understand our client's business/operations and possess in-depth knowledge of HR statues, regulations, polices, case law etc. and align all of our services and advice accordingly. To be able to do this one must be well trained, so I dont understand those who think HR managers are less trained/educated than other managers get that notion from. Supervisors/senior managers who understand the true role of HR will rely on HR expertise to help guide them in the right direction allow them to see what their choices are and the potential consequences of the decisions they make. HR will help them understand that it's the dedication and engagement of the people within it that makes an organization successful. Working in HR is a privilege as it has taught me to be an endless learner, being in charge of employment relations and labour issues, there are new cases and disputes coming up everyday and you need to know and understand them as they will be the precedence to be used in new cases arising. I do agree with the others, that I feel sometimes as if I am a babysitter or the mother hen, and I have mentioned this to my supervisor that there are times I feel she wants me to be exactly that, to babies in their late thirties and my age mates when my baby at home is a teenager. I tend to get frustrated at times and don't always feel I'm valued like other professionals in my agency. I would like to whole heartedly agree with the colleague who posted A Compensation and Benefits Manager taught me a valuable lesson early in my career. She took regular mini-vacations: her so-called mental health days. It makes a world of difference. I dont get to do this often and end up so stressed and tired by the end of the year. As far as learning and education is concerned, I make it top priority as I value knowledge and like to understand everything that goes on in the organization I work. Reading has become a hobby for me to keep up to date with new happenings in HR. For those who think HR is a job for sissies you are in for a surprise. I am both Finance and HR Officer; of late I have found HR frustrating me more than Finance!!! So HR is no a hiding place to avoid stress, have it easier than other professions the article was not truly representative of professional HR. |
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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 4/26/2006 2:38 AM EDT
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HR offers a varied and challenging career. As a global HR consultant and former corporate HR executive, I can confirm that that HR work is full of surprises and never boring. |
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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 4/26/2006 7:22 PM EDT
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when maximum graduates look for entry level job it becomes more difficult for head hunters to refine the best and worst because whatever may be the performance they would be giving, at the same time recruiters eye is just upon result giving abilities of hired person and anyone cannot refined well at selection process the real ability can be identified only at the time of training and induction and for that i would recommend the preplacement training programme on vestibual track. |
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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 4/26/2006 7:25 PM EDT
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First: 4/26/2006 Last: 4/26/2006 |
when maximum graduates look for entry level job it becomes more difficult for head hunters to refine the best and worst because whatever may be the performance they would be giving, at the same time recruiters eye is just upon result giving abilities of hired person and anyone cannot refined well at selection process the real ability can be identified only at the time of training and induction and for that i would recommend the preplacement training programme on vestibual track. which is really going to be successfull and success of hiring rate will be more and then it will be facilitated by graduate level entry phase option for more and more people. it will obviously slash the strain on recuiter to look for the best talent for entry phase and participation from the applicants will be formal. |
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Why is being a HR manager one of the greatest jobs?
posted at 5/4/2006 2:13 AM EDT
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First: 11/29/2005 Last: 6/7/2006 |
I love my profession--the variety of challenges that occur in the day keep me from being in a monotonous rut. You meet extraordinary people (and yes, some "less than extraordinary" ones too, but they are usually interesting). In addition, all of us have "good stories" that we like to swap at HR conferences that cannot be topped by people who sit in Accounting or Engineering all day!
However, stating that HR is "low stress" is highly misleading. In my career, I have had to involve police and security firms in regard to discharged employees; participate in mergers, divestitures, and deal with all of the associated changes that "stress out" our workforces; and have had to tell long-service employees that they have to find a new job now that they have been "restructured" out of the current employer's plans. Not to mention being the bearer of bad news in the form of increased medical premiums (with decreased coverages), cancellation of benefits, and introduction of unpopular work rules/policies. The list goes on and on. This is NOT a profession for someone looking for "low stress" to be sure. However, it is rewarding when you can see how the results of your efforts benefit the lives of real flesh-and-blood people on a regular basis and how you can serve as a critical player in the management of every company's greatest competitive advantage--its workforce. |
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