Career Spotlight: Human Resources Manager - Communisi
Please describe what your job typically involves
Recruiting new staff
Why did you want to do this job, what inspired you?
It has lots of variety, involves working with others. It is a supporting role which mean I support lots of staff at all levels (employees, contractors, union reps, managers, etc)
What qualifications do you need for this job?
The professional body for Human Resources is called the Charted Institute of Pesonnel and Training (CIPD) – The CIPD deliver training specifically for people who want a career in Human Resources (HR)
Did you go to college, university, or did you do an apprenticeship or other form of training?
Yes I went to colleague and did a business studies course then got a job and whilst working did evening classes to get my first CIPD qualification, then I continued study via distance learning and obtained a Master of Science Degree in Organisational Development (MSc Organisational Development)
Are you required to do ongoing training?
Yes – to keep your professional membership of the CIPD you have to demonstrate on going continual professional development – this can be work experience as well as more formal training.
Have you always done this job or have you changed career? What did you do before?
Always been in HR but I started my working life as a cashier in the Halifax Building Society and also worked as an office administrator in a Cereal Manufacturers.
What do you like most about your job
The variety and opportunity to help make the business successful through it’s people. I enjoy the ability to work unsupervised and enjoy managing a team of people too.
Are there any downsides?
I have to deal with conflict in work when staff are not behaving correctly also telling staff they have to change if they don’t want to change roles is difficult. Making people redundant is also challenging if the staff do not want to loose their job.
What advice would you give to a young person, who wanted to do a similar job, about how to get started?
Get as much work experience as you can in any role – this will never be wasted
Work hard and have a positive attitude – this is key in being successful
Entry level jobs in HR do not require formal qualification so use this as a way to gain relevant experience whilst you study to get a more professional HR qualification.
What do you like to do when you’re not at work? Interests, hobbies, etc.
Please describe what your job typically involves
Recruiting new staff
- Working with managers on managing staff performance and improvements
- Organisational change and restructures which may involve in some staff being made redundant.
- Identifying training needs of staff and arranging for training or delivering some training internally.
- Measuring key performance indicators such as absence levels, retention, headcount etc.
- Managing employees pay increases and liaising with payroll
- Helping staff integrate into the business as new starters or if the company makes an acquisition of a new business.
Why did you want to do this job, what inspired you?
It has lots of variety, involves working with others. It is a supporting role which mean I support lots of staff at all levels (employees, contractors, union reps, managers, etc)
What qualifications do you need for this job?
The professional body for Human Resources is called the Charted Institute of Pesonnel and Training (CIPD) – The CIPD deliver training specifically for people who want a career in Human Resources (HR)
Did you go to college, university, or did you do an apprenticeship or other form of training?
Yes I went to colleague and did a business studies course then got a job and whilst working did evening classes to get my first CIPD qualification, then I continued study via distance learning and obtained a Master of Science Degree in Organisational Development (MSc Organisational Development)
Are you required to do ongoing training?
Yes – to keep your professional membership of the CIPD you have to demonstrate on going continual professional development – this can be work experience as well as more formal training.
Have you always done this job or have you changed career? What did you do before?
Always been in HR but I started my working life as a cashier in the Halifax Building Society and also worked as an office administrator in a Cereal Manufacturers.
What do you like most about your job
The variety and opportunity to help make the business successful through it’s people. I enjoy the ability to work unsupervised and enjoy managing a team of people too.
Are there any downsides?
I have to deal with conflict in work when staff are not behaving correctly also telling staff they have to change if they don’t want to change roles is difficult. Making people redundant is also challenging if the staff do not want to loose their job.
What advice would you give to a young person, who wanted to do a similar job, about how to get started?
Get as much work experience as you can in any role – this will never be wasted
Work hard and have a positive attitude – this is key in being successful
Entry level jobs in HR do not require formal qualification so use this as a way to gain relevant experience whilst you study to get a more professional HR qualification.
What do you like to do when you’re not at work? Interests, hobbies, etc.
- Bike Rides
- Going to theatre
- Amateur dramatics
- Zumba and Swimming.
