Human Resource Professionals

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• arranging for advertising of job vacancies interviewing and testing of applicants and selection of staff
• maintaining personnel records and associated human resource information systems
• providing advice and information to management on workplace relations policies and procedures staff performance and disciplinary matters
• arranging the induction of staff and providing information on conditions of service salaries and promotional opportunities
• receiving and recording job vacancy information from employers such as details about job description wages and conditions of employment
• providing information on current job vacancies in the organisation to employers and job seekers
• undertaking negotiations on terms and conditions of employment and examining and resolving disputes and grievances
• studying and interpreting legislation awards collective agreements and employment contracts wage payment systems and dispute settlement procedures
• developing planning and formulating enterprise agreements or collective contracts such as productivity-based wage adjustment procedures workplace relations policies and programs and procedures for their implementation
• overseeing the formation and conduct of workplace consultative committees and employee participation initiatives

Human Resources relates to people management, this can include staff recruitment, payroll, and policy management. This job type is suited to someone who is highly motivated by getting things done the right way. You are someone that operates by the idea 'if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well'. HR departments need to be up to speed on policies, along with payroll related policies such as superannuation and taxation.Since HR is related heavily to people, you will need to be good at relating to people, and be driven by being open and responsive to the needs and welfare of others.

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