The HR Team does more than resolve employee issues in the organization. Do you know that the HR Team always has a contingency plan in case a vital employee quits the organization unexpectedly?
It is called Succession Planning
Well, below are some interesting facts about Human Resources that you might not know;
1. HR Professionals are the Best Marketing Professionals:
This is quite true. I have seen for several years that HR Professionals who do good in their career are some of the best Marketing Professionals, and that is because selling a product or service is quite easy. You may add it to a Marketplace, and people can judge if they want to buy that product or service or not.
But when it comes to selling a dream, it is one of the toughest things to do.
Careers are built when the candidate meets a job that exactly matches their skill set. So, when it comes to sourcing the right candidate, HR Professionals have to be very cautious about how they pitch the overall role in the organization.
2. HRs with Analytics knowledge earn handsomely:
HR and Analytics is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. For several years HR Teams have been working on documentation and onboarding of employees and many times most of the work was manual and tiresome, and the salaries were also paid accordingly.
But Analytics has been a complementary skill with Human Resource Knowledge. This is because the Human Resources Department has a lot of data in the form of Employee Information and Compensation Details.
HR Teams also have data about Psychometric Tests of Employees, which usually help in training Machine Learning models to predict the retention rate of the employees in the organization.
With skills like Dashboard Development, Automation & Machine Learning, an HR Professional can earn anywhere from INR 1,00,000 to 10,00,000 depending upon the experience of the individual. The payscale can go even higher side if the employee has started his or her consultancy.
3. HR Professionals are good Entrepreneurs:
Are you an HR? Have you ever thought of starting your own consultancy or start-up Business idea?
Well, that may be because HR Professionals are already leaders, so they inherently are drawn toward business ideas and start-up ecosystems. Also, they are quite good at the same.
Because they are good intellectually, therefore they can judge a situation better than anyone else, hence they can make calculated decisions.
Having said that, this leadership trait in HR Professionals also causes ego clashes within the team itself. So, most of the time, HR Professionals are engaged in resolving issues within teams.
4. Big influence on the Company's Overall Environment:
Open positions and vacancies are only accessible to HR people, and only these professionals have a good idea of the hiring rates in the company. In this way, HR professionals have a big influence on the company's overall environment.
They can bring down a company by hiring toxic people or can make the organization reach to "Best Place to Work" Award.
5. A happy HR Professional is equal to your work done:
HRs are a crucial part of the organization as they have a hold on annual performance appraisals also they are the ones who are responsible for employee security and wellness. This fact makes them important in employees’ lives as the opinion of HR professionals can make a difference in an employee’s position! Maintaining a positive relationship with the HR department is going to do halfway work for your next hike!
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