HR Jobs Bristol

Human Resources is a career path that only the thick skinned can be successful at. You need to be able to detach your personal feelings from your work, as some of your responsibilities will include dismissal and redundancy. If you cannot handle hiring and firing employees without getting personally involved, you should look for a different career choice. It is not all doom and gloom however, you can also help employees to get more training, receive benefits and help them with career opportunities, something that can improve the working and financial lives of many. There are two major areas of HR jobs; recruitment and HR management. Recruitment is fairly self explanatory, although the various roles will be discussed below. HR management is used to describe every area of employee/employer relations, and there are different departments within management which you can specialise in.

Recruitment

Working in recruitment for a HR firm is a varied career choice and you will have many responsibilities.

As a recruitment consultant you will be responsible for attracting candidates for positions at your client’s companies, screening the applicants, interviewing them and conducting back ground checks. You may also be asked to advise your clients or the applicants on career advancement and development, salary levels and any training that they should be given or need to undertake. You will meet with your clients and form a relationship with them so that you can fully understand their recruitment needs, helping you to sort through all the applicants and find the best selection for your client to choose from. One of your most important tasks will be to draft copy for job advertisements and get these placed in the relevant media sources including internet job sites, newspapers and specialist industry publications. You are looking at an entry level salary of £18,000 to £20,000 and senior consultants can earn anything from £40,000 to £100,000 a year. A degree is normally required of applicants looking to get into HR, and you will need to be able to display excellent communication skills among other relevant skills for the role.

A recruitment manager works for an individual company, and will assist them on their recruitment needs and also the redundancy of employees. They liaise with job centres and recruitment agencies to find the right employees for their company. The main role of a recruitment manager is to communicate with the line managers and department managers of their company to discuss the skills, qualifications and attributes needed in an applicant for any vacancies they may have. You might also be responsible for redeploying employees to different departments within your own company. The salary for a recruitment manager is similar to a consultant, although the top line salary depends on what size company you are working for. You can expect however to reach a salary in the range of £35,000 to £60,000 with five years of experience.

HR Management

HR management is everything to do with employee relations from equal opportunities, compensation and benefits. The roles within each sector vary widely.

Compensation and benefits managers devise and implement a company’s rewards and benefits scheme, including bonuses, pensions, company cars, medical insurance and profit sharing. Working under the managers would be employee benefit consultants, who work in the implementation of these schemes.

Equal opportunities officers/managers ensure that their company keeps in line with regulation surrounding equality and diversity in the work place. They keep up to date with legislation and keep records of the equality monitoring data for their company.

Employee relations officers work at a strategic and operational level to manage the policies that affect employees at work. This can be anything from maternity and paternity leave, grievance procedures and working conditions.

All of these careers give you the chance to earn a considerable salary, which grows with experience.

Working in HR can see you with considerable career development opportunities, working through the ranks to reach senior or managerial levels. You need to be able to communicate with every employee in your company, and be receptive to issues raised by workers and your employers.

In Bristol there are opportunities for careers in HR you just need to perform a thorough job search in local papers, on the internet and through individual companies.