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What Does a Human Resource Manager Do?

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October 23, 2020

  • Recruitment and hiring.
  • Training.
  • Organizational development.
  • Performance management.
  • Organizational policies.
  • Salary and benefits.
  • Organizational culture.
  • Employee relations.
  • Obtaining referrals from previous employers.
  • Participating on social networking websites like LinkedIn and Facebook.
  • Attending job fairs and career fairs to represent the organization.
  • Posting job openings online.
  • Managing job applications from potential applicants.
  • Handling all the application paperwork.
  • Conducting background checks.
  • Issuing or overseeing job-specific performance tests.
  • Designing, distributing and negotiating job offers.
  • Dealing with all the paperwork and administrative processes required to hire and then onboard new employees.
  • Assessing training needs.
  • Developing training programs to cover unmet organizational needs.
  • Running orientation sessions for new employees.
  • Overseeing skills development programs for existing personnel.
  • Ensuring the organization provides its members with the skills needed to meet current and future job demands.
  • Coaching and training.
  • Succession planning.
  • Interpreting and responding to legal and regulatory issues.
  • Technology policies.
  • Employee performance.
  • Outsourcing. 
  • Employee behavior standards, including establishing rules regarding dress codes, email protocols, internet policies, and other similar concerns.
  • Advice for handling common situations, like travel expenses, employee disagreements, purchases of company merchandise, etc.
  • Legal protections to prevent company exposure to expensive litigation, fines, fees, or penalties, like those stemming from harassment lawsuits, discriminatory hiring accusations, or other similar concerns.
  • Verifying and enforcing compliance with laws like the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, or other worker protections.
  • Rules and regulations for employee discipline, safety, breaks, and other common issues.
  • Benefits programs, including those governing the rules around accumulating and using paid time off, company tuition assistance programs, jury duty leave, etc.
  • Developing and managing an organization’s system for pay scales and structure.
  • Determining competitive salaries for each role at the organization.
  • Ensuring the organization’s pay scale is legally compliant with federal laws and industry regulations.
  • Overseeing the distribution of wages to all employees.
  • Working with managers to develop promotion and retention strategies.
  • Managing compensation and payroll processes.
  • Serving as a role model for the organization’s beliefs.
  • Reinforcing the organization’s values.
  • Ensuring ethics are defined, understood, and uniformly practiced.
  • Building communications and feedback channels between individual contributors, managers, and senior executives.
  • Clearly defining roles and responsibilities for all positions within the organization.
  • Developing effective learning, training, and coaching systems used to improve employee performance.
  • Creating and maintaining motivational rewards and recognition systems.
  • Empowering all employees and teams.
  • Addressing, then solving individual and organizational problems, concerns, and issues.
  • Trust in the organization.
  • Job satisfaction.
  • Intent to continue working for the organization.
  • Sense of obligation.
  • Performance.
  • Establishing a positive organizational culture.
  • Designing recognition and appreciation programs that provide positive feedback for exceptional employee performance.
  • Creating feedback channels that allow employees to provide input and ideas to help them feel empowered as vital members of the organization.
  1. CSU Global’s Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, ACBSP Accredited by the Council of Business Schools and Programs, and its curriculum is aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.
  2. CSU Global’s HR Management program earned a #2 ranking for Best Online Masters In Human Resources from Online Course Report, and a #5 ranking for Best Master’s in Human Resources from Intelligent.  
  3. CSU Global’s HR Management master’s program prepares you to secure a job in the field, with 99% of alumni from our program working in their field and reporting an average annual salary of $76,786.
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