This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.HR is often the first point-of-contact a potential hire has with the employer. HR teams often double as recruiters. So that means part of their role is making sure a potential hire has the right skills, mindset and experience to do the job.
“I think that those in HR have to have very good people skills, and they have to be very mindful of diversity and inclusion,” said Shelley Hogan, an independent recruiter. “They have to have some sort of education, typically the Certified Human Resources Professional certification from the HRPA. Having that education is really important, because there’s so many people who do have it.”
There’s also certified Leader and Executive programs from the HRPA. As well, while they don’t need a legal degree, there are laws around hiring that HR professionals should know, not to mention employee and labour relations rules when working in a unionized environment.Article content They are also part of a company’s marketing effort. “Because the workplace is so competitive, you want to put a really good impression of your company forward,” said Hogan. “So, you’re selling your company as well. So, I think it’s really important that that person has a good handle on why it’s good to work at that company, what that company offers, and be able to highlight all of the good things about working for them.
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