Kick start your career in Human Resources CIPD

Job description

Not so long ago, HR was known as ‘staffing’ or ‘personnel’ running payroll and hiring and firing people. But making the most of the people you’ve got, and getting the people you need has become a priority for the world’s leading companies.

Working in HR gives you such a great insight into all aspects of a business. If gives you the opportunity to really work out how successful organisations tick and how those that aspire to be successful can become so. When the needs and talents of individuals are lined up with the organisation’s aims and purpose, HR can really help a business to achieve sustainable levels of success.

Person requirements

The skills you need to work in HR may not be what you expect. It’s not just the softer ‘people skills’ that are important in HR. You need to have a strong interest in business and the strategy that underpins its success. You need a good degree of numeracy to analyse information such as employee surveys, key success indicators of projects or the financial and personal value of an employee to the organisation. The ability to coach others in the business, to partner (but also be willing to challenge) managers and to become someone the trust implicitly is also critical.

Find out more about where a career in HR could take you

Company information

CIPD (The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), is a globally recognised organisation with over 135,000 members across 120 countries – including more than 50,000 who are Chartered. CIPD members include the next generation of Human Resources (HR) professionals, and many of the world’s most influential senior HR leaders from world-class organisations.

Whether you’re starting out in HR or looking to progress, the CIPD and its members will support and inspire you to achieve your full career potential.

Qualification and experience requirements

CIPD’s globally-recognised professional qualifications are a great way to acquire the essential underpinning knowledge and skills needed to become an effective HR or L&D (Learning and Development) practitioner. Each year more than 12,000 individuals in the UK, Ireland and internationally choose to join our HR, L&D and specialist study programmes to develop their knowledge.

CIPD qualifications are available as awards, certificates and diplomas at Advanced, Intermediate and Foundation level. You can find out more about CIPD qualifications at cipd.co.uk/qualifications

Accepted degree subjects

Any

How to apply

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