Occupation Atlashuman resources assistant
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d8ed1703-9c03-4ea0-83cc-b6169bc54ffd
human resources assistant
Human resources assistants provide support in all the processes and efforts carried by human resources managers. They help in the preparation of recruitment processes by scanning CVs and narrowing the selection to the most suitable candidates. They perform administrative tasks, prepare communications and letters, and perform the tabulation of the surveys and assessments carried out by the department.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
CESConventional · Enterprising · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional7.00
- E Enterprising3.91
- S Social3.24
- R Realistic1.43
- I Investigative1.35
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (43-4161.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- administer appointments
- apply company policies
- assess character
- communicate by telephone
- document interviews
- fix meetings
- hire human resources
- identify with the company's goals
- job market offers
- listen actively
- maintain professional administration
- manage payroll reports
- observe confidentiality
- profile people
- support managers
- use communication techniques
- write work-related reports
Optional (21)
- advertising techniques
- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- assist employee health programmes
- business communication
- coach employees
- disseminate messages to people
- employment law
- ensure gender equality in the workplace
- gather feedback from employees
- human resource management
- human resources department processes
- identify necessary human resources
- interview people
- introduce new employees
- labour legislation
- manage employee complaints
- manage payroll
- negotiate employment agreements
- negotiate with employment agencies
- recruit employees
- support employability of people with disabilities
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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