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name: human-resources-manager
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'human resources manager' (also: human resources director, personnel manager, personnel director, relocation manager, human resources specialist, HRM manager). Use when the user asks for typical human resources manager work such as: Prepare personnel forecast to project employment needs.; Prepare and follow budgets for personnel operations.; Oversee the evaluation, classification, and rating of occupations and job positions."
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# Human Resources Manager

Human resources managers plan, design and implement processes related to the human capital of companies. They develop programs for recruiting, interviewing, and selecting employees based on a previous assessment of the profile and skills required in the company. Moreover, they manage compensation and development programs for the company's employees comprising trainings, skill assessment and yearly evaluations, promotion, expat programs, and general assurance of the well-being of the employees in the workplace.

## Core workflow

1. Prepare personnel forecast to project employment needs.
2. Prepare and follow budgets for personnel operations.
3. Oversee the evaluation, classification, and rating of occupations and job positions.
4. Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends.
5. Develop or administer special projects in areas such as pay equity, savings bond programs, day care, and employee awards.
6. Administer compensation, benefits, and performance management systems, and safety and recreation programs.
7. Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants.
8. Allocate human resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.

## How to use this skill

- Read `references/profile.md` for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult `references/tasks.md` for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check `references/skills.md` for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check `references/tools.md` for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- advise on personnel management
- apply company policies
- build trust
- comply with legal regulations
- coordinate operational activities
- develop corporate training programmes
- develop employee retention programs
- develop staff
- develop training programmes
- employment law
- ensure gender equality in the workplace
- evaluate training
- hire human resources
- human resource management
- human resources department processes

## Hot technologies

- Intuit QuickBooks
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- SAP software
- Workday software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visio

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f605bcd2-90b6-45a0-a558-d05016d68a77), O*NET 30.3 (11-3121.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
