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I am graduating in Juna and am considering a career in Human Resource Management.
Where do I begin?
WHat type of salary and benefit package is generally the norm
what are the comapnies that will of
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posted at 10/29/2007 7:12 AM EDT
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I am graduating in Juna and am considering a career in Human Resource Management.
Where do I begin? WHat type of salary and benefit package is generally the norm what are the comapnies that will offer me the best chances to begin and advance are there specific geographical areas that pay more and have more opportunities available thanks for any help you can give |
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posted at 10/29/2007 7:43 AM EDT
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I think we have the cart a bit ahead of the horse here. While admittedly those are important questions more important questions would be:
1. what have you done to prepare yourself for an HR position? 2. what in your background and experience lends itself to an HR position 3. why do you want to get into HR? To answer your questions above the answer will always beit depends. Type of position, type of company, industry, size, etc all a significant impact on the answer. In my experience, in general terms, starting wages are all over the board running anywhere from $20K to the mid $40s, again, depending upon the factors I identified above. Benefits, like wages, arte also all over the board as are their costs. Whenever I am answering this question I always feel the need to point out that I hope you arent interested in entering HR because you like people and want to help them. |
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posted at 10/29/2007 10:31 AM EDT
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I am entering this field as I graduate with a business degree this june. I have been told that I am a great people person and motivator. I was thinking of getting into either recruitment or training. I have had the opportunity in summer jobs to work in both a factory environment and retail. I also have been in charge of various training and program development areas with respect to industrial facility.
In researching the on line job opportunities the qualifications are like u said all over the place and I am trying to decide how to proceed. I wanted to get a general salary expectation prior to interviews, as the jobs on line range from 30 - high end of $100 plus...I realize the higher are experienced people. any suggestions on how to proceed. |
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posted at 10/29/2007 11:39 AM EDT
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Being a people person isnt a trait most organizations seek in their HR staff and it isnt really relevant. What is relevant is what can you deliver, what can you do and how does the employer know you can do it?
You share that you have some training experience, so try and capitalize on that. What have you developed, where did you do it, and what was the result. If possible try and show a result that is more than I trained X number of people. If you can, for example, state that as a result of your training a new product line was rolled out ahead of schedule, or something like that, it means much for your candidacy. HR is a fiercely challenging career to enter and equally challenging to remain in. Depending upon the significance of your training experience coupled with what you did in those summer jobs (internships in HR maybe?) I would focus on entry level trainer or training development positions. Depending upon the factors I mentioned earlier youll find wages all over the place but in general you may fine mid $20s to mid $30s as a starting point. |
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posted at 10/31/2007 12:15 PM EDT
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Its probably worth noting that there are a good many specialties within HR. Generalists commonly enter the field with job titles like HR- admin, generalist, specialist, or representative. There are parallel positions in benefits, HRIS, emp. records, training and recruiting. Other specialties like compensation and analyst seem to branch off bit farther up the tree. As other have stated compensation for entry level positions is all over the place depending on industry, location, and company size.
Sometimes the key is starting in a smaller company and wearing more than one hat for a while. As you gain experience you can step into more specialized roles in that company or the next. |
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posted at 10/31/2007 5:36 PM EDT
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I disagree with Ida on the size of company to start with. The bigger and better known the company is, the more options you'll have in a few years - sort of a blue chip industry seal of approval that you can get and hold a job with a prestigious company. |
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posted at 11/1/2007 4:21 AM EDT
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Good Point. No disagreement about the potential to move up through the chairs in a large organization. However, due to the visibility of well-known companies their standards for applicants may be higher and the competition for positions much stiffer. The hiring bureaucracy is often rather ponderous as well. Have worked for both large and small organizations, best is a matter of personal preference. My advice to the original poster is that big companies do have advantages, but it may be easier to land that first job with smaller ones. |
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