subject: Career In Human Resources (hr) Part - 2 [print this page] (H) Personality Traits (H) Personality Traits
1.)Interested in human behaviour and the performance and development of people
2.)Good social skills, tact, patience, understanding and persuasiveness. HR managers are required to interact with all people in the organization with varied personalities
3.)Communication skills in writing and speaking to design and conduct interviews and training programs
4.)Ability to see things from both the employer's as well as the employee's perspective
5.)Basic quantitative skills for financial calculations and managing statistical data, e.g. labour turnover, absence rates and salary budgets
6.)Analytical and problem solving skills for developing training and appraisal policies, and for planning and forecasting future staffing needs
7.)Leadership qualities are required in senior managers and team leaders, as the HR department is very lean towards the top.
(I) Salary and Career Progression
1.)Most personnel people enter the industry as junior executives, with monthly salaries ranging from Rs. 6000 to Rs 25,000, depending on their individual qualifications and the company they are working for.
2.) Peak salaries for an HR Head of a large Indian company would be in the range of Rs 20 lacs to Rs 50 lacs per annum.
3.) An HR Head at a leading MNC could be drawing anywhere between Rs 40 lacs to Rs 1 crore per annum.
4.)Trainers who work independently could charge anywhere between Rs 20,000 to Rs 1 lac for a days training.
(J) Study Routes
Class XII. Any subject, commerce and humanities preferred.
After XII a graduate degree in any subject (preferred options are psychology / sociology / industrial relations / business administration /anthropology) followed by post graduation in personnel management / industrial and labour relations / public relations / industrial psychology / labour law.
(K) Places to Study
India:
Leading Post Graduate courses are offered by
1.)XLRI Jamshedpur
2.)All IIMs, FMS, Jamnalal Bajaj and other leading management schools
3.)Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Personnel Management and Industrial Relations Personnel Management & Industrial Relations
4.)SCM HRD, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Senapati Bapat Marg, Pune
5.)Xaviers Instt. of Social Service, PB No. 4, Purulia Road, Ranchi 834001
Personnel Management
The following institutes also offer courses in human resource management
1.)IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi
2.)All India Management Association, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
3.)TN Institute of Labour Studies, 5, Kamarajar Salai, Chennai
4.)Lal Bahadur Shastri Instt. of Management & Development Studies, Lucknow