Calling all HR Execs! Can A Non Human Resources graduate get a job and Work in HR ?
I Completed my studies with a degree in Information Technology and Management and I worked in a bank for 1 year ( contract). My contract expired before I could look for another job.
Now I am teaching part time while waiting for a job offer and I am contemplating a career switch.
Can I get a job in HR? What does a person in Human Resources do, besides Hiring and firing ? Is it very stressful working in HR? Whats the pay like ?What do they look for in a person for a HR job?
Do I have to have special qualifications like a diploma or Certificate or is it an on the job training like sales in the bank?
And Also, how do you answer interview questions, when you apply for a job in HR, and they throw you an interview for the job in the IT department?
It seems to me that almost every company pigeonholes me in IT, when the fact is, I haven’t work in IT since graduation and I do not want to pursue IT anymore
I interviewed for a Hiring Coordinator position at a bank a little over two weeks ago. After the interview, the VP of HR told me that she’d be getting back with candidates the week of Halloween, after she took a vacation.
She told me that myself and one other candidate were the only people likely to be interviewed. I have 2 years of HR experience where other candidate is a branch manager with no direct HR experience. Two people that work for the bank also recommended me to the president.
I’m giving these details to show that I don’t think she’d just not call me back or send a letter with regard to a second interview. She did note that the individual currently in the position is leaving because her husband got a job in another state. She won’t be quitting until the end of the year, so she said they’re not in a big hurry to fill the position.
Now only a few days after she said she’d call, is it too early to call to see where I stand? If not, what should I say?
Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice:
The role of HRM and relative importance of many of the activities associated with HRM have changed as organisations endeavour to successfully compete in competitive and dynamic markets. Recruitment and Selection activities are seen as a priority as organisations seek to attract and retain people of the right calibre. Using this concept write a report to the managing director of an organisation with which you are familiar critiquing recruitment and selection activities. You are required to make recommendations and refer to the part people play in achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage.
Using an organisation with which you are familiar critically review ‘Recruitment and Selection in [chosen organisation]: Relevance and appropriateness’
In doing so, your report should focus on the following:
1. Describe how the HRM function can add value to the organisation by aligning HR processes to the overall business strategy ( particular reference to Recruitment and Selection processes)
2. Describe and critically evaluate recruitment and selection processes.
3. Assess relevance within your chosen organisation.
4. Explain how recruitment and selection is linked with other elements of HRM, i.e. induction, training, pay and psychological contract.
My wife and I are soon moving to Nashville and I was wondering if it was appropriate to call hiring managers about your skills and skill sets directly and leave them messages? I know this is what head hunters do for candidates, as I use to work for a temporary agency that placed permanent hires.
Would it be better to call during the week or on the weekends? I am currently working, so calling during the week may be a bit challenging. I kind of got my current position this way, though I knew people in town so it was easier to do. I actually called HR and left them a message. I was called back immediately and the VP Controller “thanked” the HR lady for bringing me to him. However, I am applying online right now and am not having much luck, other than one company flying me in to interview only to send me a “form” rejection e-mail.
Please advise.
A few weeks ago I responded to an employment ad in the paper. Last Friday, the HR Director at the place I applied to called me to set up an interview (of course he called in the 2 hours I wasn’t at home, and left a message to call him back).
I called him as soon as I got the message and of course got his secretary who said he wasn’t available. She took my name and phone number and said he’d call back later when he was available.
He never returned my call on Friday, so first thing this morning (Monday), I called again to make sure he had gotten the message. I again got a secretary, who said he was in a meeting. I left my name and phone number again.
Here it is past closing time, and he still did not call me back.
My question is, should I keep calling to set up this interview, keep waiting for him to call back, or should I just figure he changed his mind about it? I really want this job, but I don’t want to come across as a pest or a psycho.
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