Human Resource Management has seen tremendous growth in the last few decades and has become the most sought-after specialisation within management studies. It’s a misconception that the role of an HR professional is limited to hiring and firing! The duties of HR professionals or managers have evolved, right from handling selection and recruitment, salaries, and payrolls to building a positive organisational culture and employee retention. They play an integral role in almost every activity within the organisation. So, suppose you’re looking forward to making a career as an HR professional or an experienced folk who wants to learn and upskill. In that case, Seekho brings you a snapshot of everyday work life as an HR professional.

Everyday life as an HR Professional

A career in Human Resource Management is much more diverse, challenging, and rewarding. At the same time, an HR professional remains the most valued and desired part of any organisation. Here’s how a day at work for an HR professional goes by:

Morning

Mornings start with checking the emails and prioritising them as per requirements. The next task is to set up the agenda for the day, which is typically done after small meetings with other management teams. Once the day’s schedule is set, it becomes easy to get the tasks delivered within time.

Mid-morning

After designing the schedule for the day, next is the follow-up of the hiring processes on the current job openings within the organisation. You are expected to schedule the interviews and close the available positions as early as possible. Interviews are generally lined up in the morning as the process for certain job roles can stretch until evening. Similarly, the onboarding activities are scheduled in the morning hours as these processes take time.

Post-lunch

The second half of the day (post-lunch) is generally embarked on non-recruitment tasks. You will have to make updates on proceedings like scheduled meetings, staff reviews, and appraisals. As an HR professional, you are expected to coordinate with other department heads to review and discuss the ratings or feedback given to the employees and later discuss the same with employees.

Evening

Post lunch, a lot of your time will be consumed in following up with the HR administration activities. This schedule is of utmost importance as they ensure the smooth functioning of any organisation. However, a dedicated admin team will share the workload here with you. The tasks or activities that you need to monitor now include:

  • Filing and checking the employee documents, licenses, certifications, and other credentials
  • Dishing out the required information to each employee
  • Fixing the team meetings and allocating meeting rooms
  • Looking after travel arrangements
  • Taking efforts for continued education to employees in the forms of e-learning, job training, and diversity training
  • Handling the expense reports
  • Regulating non-monetary compensation in the forms of holidays, company vehicles, paid time off, and accommodation facilities, among other benefits
  • Curbing any nuisance or disagreements on the floor and enforcing disciplinary actions
  • Providing the head of other departments with information like employee data, number of holiday requests, and so on
  • Check on the hygiene and maintenance of food quality

End of the day

As you are set to wrap up for the day, you will quickly have to ascertain the tasks for the next day and plan it accordingly. You might need to schedule a few tasks: team engagement activities, employee training, and exit interviews.

Coordination Routine of a Human Resource Manager

With the daily routine of the HR professionals, they are also required to coordinate between the various departments. This helps them work according to company culture and maintain the working environment. A few duties of HR professionals that require daily coordination are:

  • Coordination between HR professionals of different units in business: If you are a part of a large organisation you will have to manage staff from multiple sectors and coordinate between the managers handling separate entities.
  • Coordination with the selection team: You would consult with your team members and top management to get the best human resource by matching the required roles with candidates’ skills.
  • Coordination with the upskill team: HR professionals are required for methods and content for the training and development of each employee in the organisation. This required evaluation of their current knowledge and skills as designing engaging upskill training for their development.
  • Coordination with compensation and benefits manager: Incentives and proper compensation are imperative for employee retention. It requires the attention of HR professionals to ensure that each employee is paid as per their performance to ensure satisfaction.
  • Coordination with relation managers: HR professionals are required to draw contracts for each employee and manage any disciplinary issues in the company. These include supervision of internal regulations and complaints by any employee.

 Conclusion

The role of an HR professional is a technical one, and you will have to wear many hats to succeed at it. It requires multiple skills and competencies, including strong communication skills, professionalism, patience, active listening, and a caring outlook. You will have to strive to keep the employees happy, engaged, and contributing to the organisation.

If you’re an aspiring HR professional or an experienced one who wants to learn and upskill their talent, Seekho has a host of blogs and vlogs designed especially for you. Not only that, but Seekho also provides a free course where you can learn the fundamentals that are integral for HR professionals. You can join Seekho Select Membership to learn HR Management or you can download the Seekho app!

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