Hiring an HR Professional: What Top 5 Qualities Would You Prioritize?

Hi All,

If you were to hire an HR person for your team, what are the top 5 qualities you would be looking for?

Regards,
Sasmita
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1) Good domain (Infra, Banking, IT, etc.) knowledge for which recruitment is being done. 2) Attention to detail (Very important). 3) Very good oral and written communication skills. 4) Problem-solving skills and Time Management. 5) Negotiation skills.

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Hi Sasmita_Deepa,

The qualities I would look for when hiring an HR professional are as follows:

1) Good knowledge about their domain
2) Maturity
3) Ability to learn
4) Time management
5) Good communication skills

I believe these qualities are essential for a successful HR professional. Thank you.

The qualities are:

1) Good Interactional ability.

2) Ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn.

3) Attention to details.

4) Highly self-motivated and able to motivate the team on an ongoing basis.

5) Time management, problem-solving skills, negotiation skills.

5 Qualities you need to look for are:

1. Attitude
2. Communication Skills
3. Listening / Grasping Power
4. Negotiation Skills
5. Leadership Qualities (Only if you are looking for a leadership position.)

The first three are very important for an HR person.

Regards,
Shreyas N.M
Ph: 9945465676

Dear Sasmita, I mistook your question for an answer. Anyways, in my knowledge, HR should be:

1. A Role Model (in every respect, with a few of them being: interpersonal skills, communication (both verbal and written), analytical and problem-solving skills, should be a good listener, etc.).
2. Leadership Qualities (Autocratic style not preferred).
3. Sound Domain Knowledge.
4. Negotiation Skills.
5. Sound Organizational and Strategic Skills.

Regards, Jagdish S. Nadar

Dear members,

Here are five great qualities of an HR person:

1. Good interpersonal skills (communication and behavior).
2. Adaptability.
3. Analyzing problems and making decisions.
4. Speak less, act more (implementer).
5. Motivator.

Thank you.

Regarding my graduation in 2002, I have experience in different fields. Recently, I have completed an MBA in HR. When I attend the interview, if the interviewer asks about my experience, what should I do?

Hi Deepa, I would probably look primarily for transparency or honesty, passion for the required field, practical application of knowledge in HR dynamics, and lastly, but definitely not the least, a person with good interpersonal and intrapersonal communication.

The Importance of Comprehensive HR Qualities

With all the training skills sessions that are prevalent in the industry, a nominal set of characteristics will not work anymore in looking for an HR professional. What is required is a below-the-surface approach and something I'd like to call an 'experience-knowledge-passion ratio of quotient'.

Regards

I would look for these 5 qualities:

1) Empathy
2) Good at building bonds with people (up to an appropriate level)
3) Excellent communication and convincing skills
4) Strong desire to actually be a bridge between employees and management
5) Willingness to create a strong acceptable culture in the organization.

Hi Sasmita,

I would recommend the 5 P's as the qualities required for an HR Recruiter:

1. Patience
2. Position
3. Potentiality
4. Professionalism
5. Perfection

These qualities are essential for excelling in the field of human resources recruitment. Each "P" represents a key aspect that a successful HR recruiter should possess. By focusing on developing these qualities, one can enhance their effectiveness and success in this role.

Best regards, [Your Name]

I would suggest that, apart from having sound knowledge of the HR domain, the following are the quintessential attributes an HR Professional ought to have:

1. A People’s Person (An efficient motivator/mentor/coach/trainer)
2. Patient (Instilled with an appropriate level of temperament)
3. An Efficient Communicator (Engrossed with strong inter and intrapersonal skills)
4. A Dynamic Change Agent
5. Entrepreneurial Attitude (Strategic Partner)

Thank you.

Regards

Thinking outside the box, good listening, good relationship with coworkers, easy to reach (coworkers should feel comfortable approaching him), basic statutory knowledge, communication.

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Key Qualities of Effective Recruiters

Effective recruiters need to represent the employer brand with exemplary presentation skills and conduct, leading to stakeholder and customer delight with a shared vision and sensitivity. It is essential to have clarity on organizational processes, structure, culture, values, and policies, along with change management skills when needed. Furthermore, recruiters should possess facilitation skills to engage with management, candidates, and agencies to foster effective collaboration.

Clarity on Role Descriptions and Competencies

Additionally, clarity on role descriptions, competencies, career paths, compensation policies, and effective negotiation skills with fairness is crucial. Recruiters should facilitate interviewing with listening and counseling skills, demonstrating sound judgment, creativity, and assertiveness while prioritizing the organization's interests and values without compromising on quality.

Commitment and Induction Process

It is important for recruiters to make honest and viable commitments/offers and facilitate a sound induction process that leads to trust, employee engagement, productivity, and high retention. By proactively achieving quality, time, and cost deliverables without wastage, rework, low productivity, employee dissatisfaction, and attrition, recruiters can contribute significantly to organizational success.

I hope you find this information valuable.

Regards,
Kshantaram

It depends on which profile you look at. Having job experience in the relevant field is most important. If the position is for handling the IR part of the organization and you select someone from the recruitment part, then it will be worthless.

Secondly, the candidate should have people skills, good negotiation abilities, convincing power, and many more.

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Dear Sasmita,

I am not a management guy, but I have some points in my kitty.

1) Cheerful: Give her a situation and check her humor. Further, when the selected HR will take interviews or interact with people, she/he should be able to make the interviewed guy feel comfortable. A cheerful nature helps a lot. Also, if a guy feels comfortable with the interviewer, he is more likely to speak the truth.

2) Straightforward: Ask her a situational question like "bla bla bla... So, will you recommend firing the guy?" Expect the answer to be a harsh step but necessary in the name of the company.

3) Learning Ability: In this world, even if somebody is a highly technical IIT electrical engineer or from IIM Ahmedabad, they only know 0.000001% of the entire knowledge in the world. So, it's not necessary to know everything, but a person should be eager to learn.

4) Honest: I have a situation on this, but it's very long, so I don't want to bore you.

5) No Egos: Give her a question with two answers. If you stick to the opposite one of hers and try to push her to go with your answer, if she does, she is not egoistic.

6) Communication Skills: It matters least for me. If you have good Hindi and presentable English, that will do. English can always be improved. In this world, only those people who have ideas have contributed, so the most important thing is ideas instead of communication skills. Communication skills can always be developed.

Regarding all these points, I have some situations. A long time ago, I dumped them, so if needed, I can dig them back.

Regards,
Attri

Ability to understand the current scenario (within and outside the organization) is the most important quality, I think, for an HR professional to be proactive and reactive promptly.

Regards, Pooja Saha Management Trainee

I agree with what you have tried to say, but Mr. Mohan has talked about empathy. If an HR person has all the technical skills and is hardworking, yet does not possess a positive attitude, they cannot be a good HR person. HR stands for Human Resources, so a person who is not humane is not fit for HR. A person should be tactful yet humble; they must apply empathy, not sympathy.

I hope you agree.

Regards,
Mitali

Hi Sushmita,

Please find the following qualities which I am looking for in an HR professional:

- Strategic initiator
- Individual readiness for challenges
- Domain expertise
- Value driver
- Business sense
- Delivery-oriented

Amit Acharya
Manager - HRM
09825812842

1. Open-minded person
2. Willing to meet and get along with people
3. Communicator
4. Continuous learner
5. A good Samaritan

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Hi Sushmita, almost everyone has shared their views. Mine are more or less the same:

1. Should be tactful/assertive
2. Negotiation skills
3. Knowledge of that particular domain
4. Should have answers to all the potential questions asked by the candidate
5. Eye for detail/good listener
6. Fluent communication skills/clarity of thought.

Thank you.

Qualities of an HR Professional in a Leading Private Bank

I work in the second largest private bank in India. Based on my experience, I suggest that an HR person should possess the following qualities:

1. In 90% of cases, the person should be female (50% of the selection criteria is taken care of).

2. Fluent in English.

3. Should know some recruitment consultants who can source the right candidates for you, and you should also know how to line them up for an interview with the respective functional head.

4. You should know how to type the details of the candidate in the offer letter/appointment letter and take the signature of the HR Head.

5. You should also know a third-party agency that can do the candidate's previous employment verification.

6. You should know how to verify the original documents by asking the candidate to show the original documents.

7. You should know how to type and forward an email.

8. You should be familiar with the words, "Approved," "Not approved," "Let me see what I can do," "I can't help it."

9. You should also know some good trainers who can conduct the induction for new joiners.

10. You should also know how to collect the appraisal form and send it to the company's storeroom.

11. You should also know that if you do all the above, you need not worry about your own confirmation, ratings, and increments. It will be taken care of by your supervisors; at least they too have the right to do some work, apart from eating peanuts and playing games on computers.

Regards

The basic qualities I would look for in an HR person would be:

1. Caring Attitude
2. People Orientation
3. Excellent Communication Skills
4. Strong Values
5. Excellent Leadership Qualities
6. Lots of Steel in the Spine

Vasant Nair

Diplomatic - one who can read others' minds, one who can handle the worst situations such as termination and retrenchments, one who can balance employers' and employees' expectations, and one who can please employees by convincing them that the company works for their welfare.

Tactful

In my opinion and experience, I would like to see the following qualities in an HR person:

1. They should have excellent human relations skills - a people person.
2. They should be a 'change agent' - embrace and lead change (which is permanent).
3. Should be a good listener with excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
4. Should be empathetic, enabling them to understand problems - once a problem/issue is understood, it's easier to come up with alternate solutions.
5. They should have excellent communication and articulation skills.

Regards,
Shahabuddin

Yes, Snarad is correct, I agree. Today, HR is of utmost importance. However, not all companies have realized it. HR personnel must have empathy, but sometimes strong decisions need to be made.

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Qualities of an HR Person

Qualities of an HR person include being empathetic, possessing good oral and written communication skills, having a strong theoretical knowledge about HR, and understanding the laws of the land (statutory compliance) regarding labor. An HR professional should also focus on minute details akin to a perfect photographer, be proficient in operating MS Office tools, and exhibit drive, passion, and a never-say-die spirit. These qualities come together to form a complete individual.

Regards,
Vinod K.G.
HR Manager, Kulathunkal Motors, Trivandrum
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I completely agree with Mr. Jagdish because empathy is one of the components possessed by HR, but it is not the whole essence of HR.

Hi friends, all the points narrated above are essential for the successful functioning of an HR professional, and most of us are aware of them. However, I would like to add a few points which are generally not discussed. The Head of HRD is a very important person in any organization, and he/she can do a lot for the betterment of the staff and workers, and at the same time can be a key instrument for the all-round development of the organization. The points are:

1. Be a good human being.
2. Understand the problems of the workers and find ways and means to mitigate their hardships.
3. Benefit of the doubt should always be granted to the less privileged.
4. Workers are the backbone of the organization, and they should be given due importance.
5. The last but most important point is, before we initiate any action, we should be 100 percent sure that whatever we do is in the best interest of the organization/company that employs us.

Regards,
Pavithran.

Pegging Qualities for HR Roles

Shall we peg qualities to five? What if they are less or more? My view is this: I have two that are paramount. They are:

- Good grip of your domain
- Good communication skills

If one has good knowledge of the environment and is in tune with current trends, along with good communication skills, they, in turn, possess some of the qualities already mentioned above. The ability to manage people and resources has been acquired. It is simple logic that before an utterance is made, it has been processed in the brain. Good negotiating skills have been taken care of.

Regards,
Ajayi Olufemi
Abuja, Nigeria.

Top 5 Qualities of an HR Practitioner

Hello, fellow HR! Here is my list of the top 5 qualities of an HR Practitioner:

1. Effective communication skills
2. HR functional competence (all areas)
3. Ability to lead, influence, and mentor
4. Sound organization skills
5. Sound understanding of the business/sector/industry that he/she is a part of

Regards

5 Qualities of HR:

1. Integrity
2. Strategic Thinking
3. Service mindset - serving internal customers
4. Sensitivity - to people, to the market, to business
5. Business sense