Dear Shanti
You need the passion and perseverance to deal with people and whatever you do must be from the heart - sincerity, lip-service does not get you far. Dedication, being positive, commitment and the heart to withstand negative comments and feedback. If you have got all of these, you will make the best HR manager. All the best with your MBA and a future HR specialist.
From Malaysia, Petaling Jaya
3You need the passion and perseverance to deal with people and whatever you do must be from the heart - sincerity, lip-service does not get you far. Dedication, being positive, commitment and the heart to withstand negative comments and feedback. If you have got all of these, you will make the best HR manager. All the best with your MBA and a future HR specialist.
From Malaysia, Petaling Jaya
As per my view:
1. Be confident. Never look confused / talk in a confused manner.
2. Dressing should be perfect.... (it reflect you personality)
3. Be Bold...... while making the important decisions.
4. Maintain a smile when ever talk to an candidate/employee.
5. Should be updated about the latest updates/ General knowledge/News.
6. Always be professional and never maintain a personal relationship @ office matters/ never messup your personal works with office works.
From India, Hyderabad
1. Be confident. Never look confused / talk in a confused manner.
2. Dressing should be perfect.... (it reflect you personality)
3. Be Bold...... while making the important decisions.
4. Maintain a smile when ever talk to an candidate/employee.
5. Should be updated about the latest updates/ General knowledge/News.
6. Always be professional and never maintain a personal relationship @ office matters/ never messup your personal works with office works.
From India, Hyderabad
Every body have covered the all aspects of an HR professional but u all have missed the most significant quality of an HR generalist that is , CONFIDENTIALITY.
From Pakistan, Karachi
From Pakistan, Karachi
hi all,
Really great of you all for the wonderful suggestions/opinions expressed...it would be very prudent if all the aforeaid qualities are possessed by the HR professional... but,,in practice, many HR personnel does not appear to have entered this field with passion though it is not the reality... as everyone said, the passion does not be within but it should be outbursting.. every empathitic,sympathetic feeling of a HR guy must reflect on his/her behaviour with people around only then they u/s dat u have a passion for the profession.. merely claiming dat you graduated from so & so university with gold medal, attended international seminars... bla.... bla.... does not appear to be practical when your orientation abt the profession itself does not take a proper shape... I observed many guys who occupy sr.positions try doing all kinds of non-sense for manupulating the things.. and when two HR guys discuss something,, if a stranges enters, they wd immediately stop taking to each other and do something to get rid of the third person to have their deliberations on.. Is it necessary? Can't you atleast say something soothing to the person entered not sure of knowing what the other two discussing and the kind of behaviour exhibited really matters in certain situations....Pl don't take me amiss... this is purely my personal opinion....
Regards.
From India, Hyderabad
Really great of you all for the wonderful suggestions/opinions expressed...it would be very prudent if all the aforeaid qualities are possessed by the HR professional... but,,in practice, many HR personnel does not appear to have entered this field with passion though it is not the reality... as everyone said, the passion does not be within but it should be outbursting.. every empathitic,sympathetic feeling of a HR guy must reflect on his/her behaviour with people around only then they u/s dat u have a passion for the profession.. merely claiming dat you graduated from so & so university with gold medal, attended international seminars... bla.... bla.... does not appear to be practical when your orientation abt the profession itself does not take a proper shape... I observed many guys who occupy sr.positions try doing all kinds of non-sense for manupulating the things.. and when two HR guys discuss something,, if a stranges enters, they wd immediately stop taking to each other and do something to get rid of the third person to have their deliberations on.. Is it necessary? Can't you atleast say something soothing to the person entered not sure of knowing what the other two discussing and the kind of behaviour exhibited really matters in certain situations....Pl don't take me amiss... this is purely my personal opinion....
Regards.
From India, Hyderabad
Hi Santhi,
According to me, an HR personnel must be people oriented and a very good listener.
I think its not that important to be fluent in English, or Hindi or any other language for that matter.....; what z crucial here is the way u can relate to people. its the way you empathize with them, understand their concerns and solve them flawlessly.
A good HR professional is present in all the successful leaders. Its important to make people believe in you. HR professionals must be optimist and motivational. Human is the most important asset for an organization and its the duty of the HR department to retain and motivate them.
From India, Mumbai
According to me, an HR personnel must be people oriented and a very good listener.
I think its not that important to be fluent in English, or Hindi or any other language for that matter.....; what z crucial here is the way u can relate to people. its the way you empathize with them, understand their concerns and solve them flawlessly.
A good HR professional is present in all the successful leaders. Its important to make people believe in you. HR professionals must be optimist and motivational. Human is the most important asset for an organization and its the duty of the HR department to retain and motivate them.
From India, Mumbai
well thnxx a llot guys...m jst abt to complete my studies n will soon join corporate world(obviously as HR)...I will keep in mind wat u ppl hv mentioned...thnxxx
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Dear friend ,
I hope ,after having so many reply from Experts now you know about soft skill like politeness, pro activeness, should be a good listener, etc. As according to my experience ,A person called to be HR manager should have excellent subject knowledge & ability, how he minimize the cost of recruitment in today's scenario.
From India, Jaipur
I hope ,after having so many reply from Experts now you know about soft skill like politeness, pro activeness, should be a good listener, etc. As according to my experience ,A person called to be HR manager should have excellent subject knowledge & ability, how he minimize the cost of recruitment in today's scenario.
From India, Jaipur
Having participated in this discussion earlier, now it is time to hit "the nail on the head"
The term "qualities" is very seldom used today, the reason beeing if linked to "performance" and "results" there is no way you can quantify it. While quality is part of everything that we do in the business world today, any qualities so used must be able to be linked to "quantifiable" results.
The Profile of an HR Manager is the term I prefer to use. Then I find it easy to link this "Profile" to the "competencies" critical for performance at the level of this position. While a generic profile of the HR Manager may look the same, the specific competencies based on the "job content" will be different from position to position, industry to industry, country to country.
Hence my suggestion to use "Core competencies" that all HR Managers must posses + Specific Competencies relating to the specific role.
Why use Competency Profiles?
Knowlege+Skills+Attributes (qualities + traits + values + beliefs etc) = Competencies
KSA approach is process related... and is related to running the day to day affairs.
Competencies are "outcome-driven" and "results-oriented"
If anyone is interested in stepping up the HR function to the next level from Human Resources Management to People Capability Management - including talent management, knowledgement and all related pieces together, I would love to help.
I have the path I have walked through for anyone that would like to follow. I will start to you off from where I am now.. and show you the way ahead!
I work for a non-profit agency hence not interested in making money from solving the problem.
I believe that I am here in this world for a purpose... and I intend to do just that.
C. V. Mohanan
Human Capital Enabling Specialist
Canada
Mobile: +966 567 599 014
From Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
The term "qualities" is very seldom used today, the reason beeing if linked to "performance" and "results" there is no way you can quantify it. While quality is part of everything that we do in the business world today, any qualities so used must be able to be linked to "quantifiable" results.
The Profile of an HR Manager is the term I prefer to use. Then I find it easy to link this "Profile" to the "competencies" critical for performance at the level of this position. While a generic profile of the HR Manager may look the same, the specific competencies based on the "job content" will be different from position to position, industry to industry, country to country.
Hence my suggestion to use "Core competencies" that all HR Managers must posses + Specific Competencies relating to the specific role.
Why use Competency Profiles?
Knowlege+Skills+Attributes (qualities + traits + values + beliefs etc) = Competencies
KSA approach is process related... and is related to running the day to day affairs.
Competencies are "outcome-driven" and "results-oriented"
If anyone is interested in stepping up the HR function to the next level from Human Resources Management to People Capability Management - including talent management, knowledgement and all related pieces together, I would love to help.
I have the path I have walked through for anyone that would like to follow. I will start to you off from where I am now.. and show you the way ahead!
I work for a non-profit agency hence not interested in making money from solving the problem.
I believe that I am here in this world for a purpose... and I intend to do just that.
C. V. Mohanan
Human Capital Enabling Specialist
Canada
Mobile: +966 567 599 014
From Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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