<p>Worldwide, establishments are transforming themselves from capital-focused and machine-centric organisations to vision-focused and people-centric ones. Employment criteria and selection standards are fast changing today. This new trend comes as a good news for young people aspiring for jobs in the corporate world. The time is right, especially for human resources (HR) professionals. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to recruiters, the industry expects students to be more equipped with additional skills along with the routine academics. More stress is expected to be given on developing the right attitude and passion for work, effective communication, interpersonal and decision making skills, presentation skills, leadership abilities, analytical skills and teamwork among other skills. These changes will strengthen students to allow themselves to match organisational standards in parallel with their education programmes. <br /><br />This combination model of academic knowledge and professional talent is storming the world with greater growth rate, larger acceptance and higher remuneration packages. Organisations with focus on human resources are growing in volume and spreading their business spectrum. The human resource departments that are responsible for this trend get a fast recognition and increased attention from top management of companies and also from the employees and others. <br /><br />Apt courses<br />Human resource management (HRM) deals with executing work processes in organisations. Starting with collection of information about recruits for vacancies, actual recruitment process, assessment, rewarding and continuous training, HR professionals have a wide range of responsibilities in a company. <br /><br />HR is preferred by most graduates since there is a constant demand for trained HR professionals across various sectors. Today, HR is expected to play a strategic role and is expected to bring direct business results. Most universities and colleges offer different programmes specialising in HR like Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) along with a number of PG diploma and certificate courses. <br /><br />The curriculum introduces students to the changing role of HR professionals, including human resource planning, talent acquisition, compensation and reward management, competency-based management and employee engagement aspects. <br /><br />Labour legislations help them understand the legal framework within which they should function while they are focused on outcomes that are expected to be achieved. Beyond the curriculum, the campus and their practices make your education promising and meaningful. <br /><br />Skills in demand<br />There is a working partnership and participation between the academics and industry. Academic system gives more importance to internships and fieldworks. Summer placements and block placement are given their due importance. Workshops, training, expert sessions, interaction with successful professionals, involvement with professional bodies like the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), National Human Resource Development (NHRD) etc, strengthen students with practical exposure. <br /><br />A fair knowledge about the financial aspects pertaining to organisations is required for a successful career in HR. While studying, one needs to develop an affinity towards financial matters and should have an idea of the macro and micro financial aspects and also about the growth rate of organisations. <br /><br />Even developing the skill to interpret the balance sheet to analyse the organisation’s financial status helps an aspiring HR professional to make himself more efficient and effective in the organisation. Apart from this, HR professionals should acquire skills to understand emotions of people in the organisation. Empathy and a positive approach to people always help in interpersonal interactions. <br /><br />At the entry level, the opening positions include HR generalist, HR executives, labour welfare officials, employee relations executives, training and development executives and HR recruiters. Lucrative salaries are offered to the candidates who have the right knowledge, skills and attitude. <br /><br />If you have got the passion for it, HR can be a highly rewarding profession. After all, you don’t want to be left behind in the race of development, do you? <br /><br />(<em>The author is associate professor, HR, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru</em>)</p>
<p>Worldwide, establishments are transforming themselves from capital-focused and machine-centric organisations to vision-focused and people-centric ones. Employment criteria and selection standards are fast changing today. This new trend comes as a good news for young people aspiring for jobs in the corporate world. The time is right, especially for human resources (HR) professionals. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to recruiters, the industry expects students to be more equipped with additional skills along with the routine academics. More stress is expected to be given on developing the right attitude and passion for work, effective communication, interpersonal and decision making skills, presentation skills, leadership abilities, analytical skills and teamwork among other skills. These changes will strengthen students to allow themselves to match organisational standards in parallel with their education programmes. <br /><br />This combination model of academic knowledge and professional talent is storming the world with greater growth rate, larger acceptance and higher remuneration packages. Organisations with focus on human resources are growing in volume and spreading their business spectrum. The human resource departments that are responsible for this trend get a fast recognition and increased attention from top management of companies and also from the employees and others. <br /><br />Apt courses<br />Human resource management (HRM) deals with executing work processes in organisations. Starting with collection of information about recruits for vacancies, actual recruitment process, assessment, rewarding and continuous training, HR professionals have a wide range of responsibilities in a company. <br /><br />HR is preferred by most graduates since there is a constant demand for trained HR professionals across various sectors. Today, HR is expected to play a strategic role and is expected to bring direct business results. Most universities and colleges offer different programmes specialising in HR like Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) along with a number of PG diploma and certificate courses. <br /><br />The curriculum introduces students to the changing role of HR professionals, including human resource planning, talent acquisition, compensation and reward management, competency-based management and employee engagement aspects. <br /><br />Labour legislations help them understand the legal framework within which they should function while they are focused on outcomes that are expected to be achieved. Beyond the curriculum, the campus and their practices make your education promising and meaningful. <br /><br />Skills in demand<br />There is a working partnership and participation between the academics and industry. Academic system gives more importance to internships and fieldworks. Summer placements and block placement are given their due importance. Workshops, training, expert sessions, interaction with successful professionals, involvement with professional bodies like the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), National Human Resource Development (NHRD) etc, strengthen students with practical exposure. <br /><br />A fair knowledge about the financial aspects pertaining to organisations is required for a successful career in HR. While studying, one needs to develop an affinity towards financial matters and should have an idea of the macro and micro financial aspects and also about the growth rate of organisations. <br /><br />Even developing the skill to interpret the balance sheet to analyse the organisation’s financial status helps an aspiring HR professional to make himself more efficient and effective in the organisation. Apart from this, HR professionals should acquire skills to understand emotions of people in the organisation. Empathy and a positive approach to people always help in interpersonal interactions. <br /><br />At the entry level, the opening positions include HR generalist, HR executives, labour welfare officials, employee relations executives, training and development executives and HR recruiters. Lucrative salaries are offered to the candidates who have the right knowledge, skills and attitude. <br /><br />If you have got the passion for it, HR can be a highly rewarding profession. After all, you don’t want to be left behind in the race of development, do you? <br /><br />(<em>The author is associate professor, HR, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru</em>)</p>
