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I am a sophomore at The Borough of Manhattan Community College. My professional aspiration is to become a human resources manager. I consider myself determined, motivated and an accountable student with highly leadership skills. Looking forward new opportunities to gain experience and achieve my goal. #human-resources #networking #human-resources #networking #human-resources
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Maya’s Answer
Hi Barbara, here are a few steps. Plus what other responders have said, of course. :) Best, -- Maya
1. Read 2-3 job descriptions in your areas of interest ALOUD every day for the next month. This will help you get super familiar with the language of the field.
2. Study very, very hard. Soak it in, and teach your peers. When we teach, we really know our stuff. Present in class as much as possible.
3. Start your internship this summer, and continue throughout your academic career. Alternatively, do PT work in an HR setting in a company, in higher ed, finance, IT, business, start up, hospital -- every experience is great experience.
4. Network, network, network. Become active in your field. Go to conferences. Go to meetups in NYC. Become friends with your Career Services Office staff. Talk to people, including HR folks on campus. Follow your role models on LinkedIn. Write about your learning experiences. Build your brand.
[Job descriptions will give you specific skills to focus on: here's one I pulled up, for example:
Top Candidates Will:
- Review and screen resumes and applicants
- Contact candidates for preliminary interviews
- Aid in the new hire and on boarding process
- Manage various social media accounts
- Learn the process of writing and posting ads
The Right Candidate Will:
- Have a high attention to detail
- Be able to multi-task
- Be organized
- Be eager to learn new and different responsibilities]
1. Read 2-3 job descriptions in your areas of interest ALOUD every day for the next month. This will help you get super familiar with the language of the field.
2. Study very, very hard. Soak it in, and teach your peers. When we teach, we really know our stuff. Present in class as much as possible.
3. Start your internship this summer, and continue throughout your academic career. Alternatively, do PT work in an HR setting in a company, in higher ed, finance, IT, business, start up, hospital -- every experience is great experience.
4. Network, network, network. Become active in your field. Go to conferences. Go to meetups in NYC. Become friends with your Career Services Office staff. Talk to people, including HR folks on campus. Follow your role models on LinkedIn. Write about your learning experiences. Build your brand.
[Job descriptions will give you specific skills to focus on: here's one I pulled up, for example:
Top Candidates Will:
- Review and screen resumes and applicants
- Contact candidates for preliminary interviews
- Aid in the new hire and on boarding process
- Manage various social media accounts
- Learn the process of writing and posting ads
The Right Candidate Will:
- Have a high attention to detail
- Be able to multi-task
- Be organized
- Be eager to learn new and different responsibilities]
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Nicole’s Answer
Hi Barbara,
Everyone's answers prior to mine are great advice! Human Resources is such a big field, I would invite you to explore what specifically in Human Resources interests you. When I speak to people about their career, I can tell who is really passionate about what they do, or what they would like to pursue. It's great to see candidate's excited about their career.
Everyone's answers prior to mine are great advice! Human Resources is such a big field, I would invite you to explore what specifically in Human Resources interests you. When I speak to people about their career, I can tell who is really passionate about what they do, or what they would like to pursue. It's great to see candidate's excited about their career.
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Georgie’s Answer
Hi Barbara!
Human Resource is a great field for all of the skills that you mentioned. As Bryan above mentioned, HR has many different sectors such as recruitment/ hiring, employee engagement, training and development and many more. I personally completed my Bachelor of Communications and then studied a Masters of Human Resource Management. Although I found studying really helpful as it showed me a wide variety that Human Resources had to offer, I definitely found the practical experience the most useful.
The best way to get into an internship I have found is use your network. Talk to your friends and see if any of there parents are in HR, talk to teachers at school, people are always really happy to help. I would have had 3 coffee meetings with friends of friends in my network that were involved in HR to ask them questions to see what their day-to-day tasks were and if I was still interested. I finally met a friends mum who was the head of HR and she offered me a job as an HR administrator. That was my first proper job and I loved it.
Keep up the hard work and always stay curious and keen!
Human Resource is a great field for all of the skills that you mentioned. As Bryan above mentioned, HR has many different sectors such as recruitment/ hiring, employee engagement, training and development and many more. I personally completed my Bachelor of Communications and then studied a Masters of Human Resource Management. Although I found studying really helpful as it showed me a wide variety that Human Resources had to offer, I definitely found the practical experience the most useful.
The best way to get into an internship I have found is use your network. Talk to your friends and see if any of there parents are in HR, talk to teachers at school, people are always really happy to help. I would have had 3 coffee meetings with friends of friends in my network that were involved in HR to ask them questions to see what their day-to-day tasks were and if I was still interested. I finally met a friends mum who was the head of HR and she offered me a job as an HR administrator. That was my first proper job and I loved it.
Keep up the hard work and always stay curious and keen!
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Bryant’s Answer
In Human Resources look at joining the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), shadowing a professional in your field, even talking to your professors since they have been in the field.
In HR it depends on the area that you want to be a part and industry such as if you want to work for an Engineering company look at
Society of Women Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
or other areas/fields/companies
Why?
HR is in every company and the person speaking at most school groups is the recruiters/managers as they can give more information.
Hope this helps out.
In HR it depends on the area that you want to be a part and industry such as if you want to work for an Engineering company look at
Society of Women Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
or other areas/fields/companies
Why?
HR is in every company and the person speaking at most school groups is the recruiters/managers as they can give more information.
Hope this helps out.
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Karen’s Answer
Sounds like you already have many of the attributes that make for a successful manager!
Stay motivated and determined to meet your goals. I believe a variety of volunteer experiences speak volumes about your desire and flexibility to work with all types of people. That will be an important characteristic in human resources.
Once in the position, focus on the positive folks and try to introduce any of your ideas that will help to serve others. Keep a world view.
With every good wish!
Stay motivated and determined to meet your goals. I believe a variety of volunteer experiences speak volumes about your desire and flexibility to work with all types of people. That will be an important characteristic in human resources.
Once in the position, focus on the positive folks and try to introduce any of your ideas that will help to serve others. Keep a world view.
With every good wish!
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Tristan’s Answer
Hello Barbara!
The 10-20-70 or 3E framework has been helpful for me whenever I want to learn, develop and achieve something.
10% (Education) of your time is dedicated to formal education which could be in both blended classroom or virtual. Aside from your school coursework, you may also spend time learning through podcasts, vlogs or learning platforms such as Udemy, eDx.
20% (Exposure) of your time is spent to build your network - you can do start this by spending time with HR professionals and managers in your school, or to the companies of your friends, parents, parents' friends, etc. You can also link yourself to formal organizations such as SHRM.
70% (Experience) of your time is spent learning on-the-job. You can incorporate this through internship or volunteer activities. HR is a broad area - you may consider to be a generalist manager knowing all facets such as Recruitment, Talent Development, Compensation & Benefits, HR Operations etc. or you can also be a specialist manager and be an expert in a specific domain i.e. Employee Engagement. So whether you're the jack-of-all-trades kind of lady or master-of-one would be helpful to shape your experience.
Good luck!
The 10-20-70 or 3E framework has been helpful for me whenever I want to learn, develop and achieve something.
10% (Education) of your time is dedicated to formal education which could be in both blended classroom or virtual. Aside from your school coursework, you may also spend time learning through podcasts, vlogs or learning platforms such as Udemy, eDx.
20% (Exposure) of your time is spent to build your network - you can do start this by spending time with HR professionals and managers in your school, or to the companies of your friends, parents, parents' friends, etc. You can also link yourself to formal organizations such as SHRM.
70% (Experience) of your time is spent learning on-the-job. You can incorporate this through internship or volunteer activities. HR is a broad area - you may consider to be a generalist manager knowing all facets such as Recruitment, Talent Development, Compensation & Benefits, HR Operations etc. or you can also be a specialist manager and be an expert in a specific domain i.e. Employee Engagement. So whether you're the jack-of-all-trades kind of lady or master-of-one would be helpful to shape your experience.
Good luck!
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Jobin’s Answer
Hi Barbara,
Skills required for diferent jobs are different. When selecting a candidate we can check if they have the qualification which gives the basic skills required for them to do the job. However the most important thing is one's aptitude and passion for the job. We need to find out if they are really interested and do possess the natural talents to handle a particular positon.
With indepence, high organization skills, positive atitude and only ambitons candidates can make to the end, and achive their plans and dreams. Candidates who never gives up.
Since your dream is to become a HR Manager, The following are the fundamental skills every HR manager must have.
Communication skills. ...
Organizational skills. ...
Decision-making skills. ...
Training and developmental Skills. ...
Budgeting skills. ...
Empathetic skills. ...
Have great and fullfield day everyone, and make your dreams come true. Never give up :)
Hope it helps you !
Skills required for diferent jobs are different. When selecting a candidate we can check if they have the qualification which gives the basic skills required for them to do the job. However the most important thing is one's aptitude and passion for the job. We need to find out if they are really interested and do possess the natural talents to handle a particular positon.
With indepence, high organization skills, positive atitude and only ambitons candidates can make to the end, and achive their plans and dreams. Candidates who never gives up.
Since your dream is to become a HR Manager, The following are the fundamental skills every HR manager must have.
Communication skills. ...
Organizational skills. ...
Decision-making skills. ...
Training and developmental Skills. ...
Budgeting skills. ...
Empathetic skills. ...
Have great and fullfield day everyone, and make your dreams come true. Never give up :)
Hope it helps you !