Career Research Report: Future Trends and Skills for HR Executive in Corporate Sectors

This career research report explores the future trends and skills required for HR executives in corporate sectors. It provides insights into the general trends, skills, knowledge, and experience needed for a successful career in HR. The report also includes an evaluation of a job advertisement for a HR executive position in a public sector organization.

Career research report

Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Main Body..................................................................................................................................3
Analysis and application............................................................................................................3
General trends........................................................................................................................3
Skills, knowledge and experience required............................................................................4
Evaluation..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................7
Appendix....................................................................................................................................8
Primary research.....................................................................................................................8
Job advertisement...................................................................................................................9

Introduction
This report consists an evaluation of future career planning and decision which is
related to knowledge, skills and experience during academic period. Career future planning is
helpful to plan career for the recent graduate students. My main aim is to pursue my career as
a marketing professional and for this I am seeking a job for Human resource executive in
public sector to begin my career development. This report include a primary and secondary
research to know more about future trends and key skills, knowledge and experience
expected from a graduate student who are interested in working in Corporate sectors (De
Oliveira, Cavazotte and Alan Dunzer, 2019).
Main Body
Analysis and application
General trends
General trends for human resource executive are important for the students who are
pursuing their career in that fields. According to the primary and secondary research, the
general trends of HR executive in corporate sectors and all these trends are able to make a
strong impact on function of HR.
Focus on workplace experience: In new trends companies are focusing on
experience of an employee in an organisation rather than focus on the engagement of an
employee. To achieve the better performance and experienced employee; they focused on the
purpose of an employee and to find out the main purpose and meaning of their work (16 HR
trends you need to know in 2020, 2021). Autonomy of the employees as to work anywhere
they want. And belongings which include their culture, knowledge, generations etc. most of
the corporate sectors are work and focusing on the aspect of employees capability rather than
their experience in the different organisation.
Increasing competition: In corporate sectors, the HR profession is increasing which
has unintentionally increase the competition. Even in the small scale organisation, various
HR executives are facing competition within the market. Globalisation is the important cause
of changing the nature of employment and work within the company at a different
prospective. For this the skills and knowledge are changed while completing the need of
company to retain in this competitive corporate world. These increasing competition is very

hectic for most of the employees as it will put pressure for employees and it will make
strategic equations which are related to professional and personal life.
Skills, knowledge and experience required
Skills which are required for the profession of HR executive in corporate sectors are:
 Communication skills: The most common skill which are required for the post of
HR executives. Communication is the essential process of the company as HR
professional has to make a link in between the company and their employees. All
these things are require a great communication skills (9 Top Human Resources Job
Skills Employers Are Seeking, 2021). Furthermore an HR executive, is the person who
make a good bound with employees in order to become a good source of information
for other employees of the company. For example, if there is some rules and
regulation are formulated within the organisation then, it is expected from the HR that
they understand that particular change and communicate that change within other
employees.
 Administrative experts: This is again work as the major part of an organisation for
the role of HR executive. This include the work like, employees leave, absents, in and
out flow of the employees with an organisation, different payroll aspects and other
topics (The 12 HR Skills Every HR Generalist Needs, 2020). As now rise of digital
technologies are helpful for the post of HR but at the same time it will never decrease
the work load of an HR. They have to mentioned an integral part of job and report and
collect the data in a prescribed manner. Either in small, medium or large organisation
the need of HR is increasing or this skill is mandatory in every type of corporate
organisation.
 HRM skills, knowledge and expertise: It is important to have some expertise
knowledge and skills which are required to make a good HR executive. Previous work
knowledge and experience is very helpful in the stream of HR. As it complete a
physiological need of HR executive and at the same time it remove the burden from
the organisation as well (Hooley and Rice, 2019). The knowledge of functions of HR
is very helpful for the person like recruiting, selecting, data reporting, and many other
personal processes. Having a background of HRM in educational life is also helpful
for the growth of the HR executive profession in corporate life.
 Advising: This is one of the important key skill for the post of HR executive. It is to
make a strong advice related to different stakeholders and investors within a corporate

sectors. Here, a HR must need to advise both, an employee or line manager, senior
manager on any issues which are occurring within an organisation. For example,
creating a re-integration plan for employees, the HR has to make communicate with
senior managers and advise them a suitable solution which are helpful for the
employee and organisation both (Sallee, 2019).Area of the different knowledge which
is related to recent HR graduate person, which are detailed below:
 Laws and regulations: For the HR post, the most important knowledge that a HR
executive must have is the legal laws and regulation which are related to employment
laws, wages laws, working time within the organisation, employment right and many
more. One of the law which is related to the organisation are Equal pay act,
Employment right act 1996. Other than that, a corporate sector must free form
harassment, disability management, holidays, partiality and etc. all policies are
somehow related to the government directives and guidelines which have the
knowledge of HR in order to perform effectively in organisation.
 Employee’s relation: HR professional must have the ability and knowledge about the
different aspect related to employees and which are helpful for the growth of
company indirectly. The profession of HR relate with employees and employers both
so they have the knowledge and experience which show the growth (Stebleton and
Diamond, 2018). For example, HR professional of corporate sectors should have the
knowledge about codes of conduct, staff coordination, absent data, counselling,
performance appraisal, prevention of harassment, internal job movements which are
create the demotion, transfer and promotion etc.
 Organisational development: Other than knowledge of employment laws which
explain the matter of employee relations. HR professional must have a knowledge
which are related organisation and their structure, culture and different values for
which they will be performing functions related to effective personnel (Santilli, Nota
and Hartung, 2019). For example, gaining effective career planning under
organisation, communication channel, training and development policies, virtual
teams, and performing employee orientations and different retention under different
cases of mergers, acquisition and alliance.
Evaluation
According to my aim and interest, select a career as a human resource management in
corporate sector, I completed search for the appropriate job vacancy and search for the

different advertisement which are placed by Redbridge corporate company for hiring a HR
executive for full time job in London (HR Manager Job Description, 2021). . This job attract
me in one way as it include all the elements which are required for the applicant that must
administer duties which include assisting office manager with some administrative tasks and
work with HR manager in performing the HR duties. It further require the duties for
implementing the policies and procedure in the organisation, provide strategic information
which help the company to grow in market. Further this job profile needed a person who have
good communication skills who can effectively communicate with employees and employers.
While performing all the jobs, they are not require the person who have great experience
rather than they are seeking for a person who have knowledge and recent experience with
recent trends and knowledge of HRM. For all of this, they are paying equivalent to a payment
which are completing the need of agency worker regulation act. Redbridge organisation was
also provide some consultant who help the new joined to learn the basic rules and regulation
of company and help them to work in the new culture of organisation. They have further
options to earn extra income by referring some other candidate or good employee in the
organisation. This job profile is very attractive and effective. I am interested in working with
any corporate sector, and as I have not such prior experience, but my deep knowledge and
skills are helpful for me to work in that post without facing any trouble during working as on
this post. I preferred this job as it will allow me to communicate with the others and build my
network effectively. To start my career this job is seems perfect as it would help me to gain
some experience. I can further pursue my career in future in some big and reputed
corporation. In addition to this I will learn new skills and knowledge that would help myself
to make better future.
Conclusion
From the above report it is concluded that while making personal career research
report, it is essential to make right steps in order to make a successful career path. While
making my career research report, I concluded that it is important to have some basic skills
and knowledge related to communication and management in order to make an impressive
career profile. I choose HR profile which are impressive and career oriented profile as per my
skills and ability.

References
Books and Journals
De Oliveira, L.B., Cavazotte, F. and Alan Dunzer, R., 2019. The interactive effects of
organizational and leadership career management support on job satisfaction and
turnover intention. The International Journal of Human Resource
Management, 30(10), pp.1583-1603.
Hooley, T. and Rice, S., 2019. Ensuring quality in career guidance: a critical review. British
Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 47(4), pp.472-486.
Sallee, M.W., 2019. Difficult Decisions: Commuting for the Academic Career. Teachers
College Record, 121(10), p.n10.
Santilli, S., Nota, L. and Hartung, P.J., 2019. Efficacy of a group career construction
intervention with early adolescent youth. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 111,
pp.49-58.
Stebleton, M.J. and Diamond, K.K., 2018. Advocating for career development and
exploration as a high-impact practice for first-year students. Journal of College and
Character, 19(2), pp.160-166.
Online
16 HR trends you need to know in 2020, 2021. [Online]. Available through:< https://i-
sight.com/resources/16-hr-trends-you-need-to-know-in-2020-according-to-experts/>.
9 Top Human Resources Job Skills Employers Are Seeking, 2021. [Online]. Available
through:< https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/business/blog/human-
resources-job-skills-employers-want-to-see/>
HR Manager Job Description, 2021. [Online]. Available through:<
https://www.template.net/business/job-description/hr-manager-job-description/>
The 12 HR Skills Every HR Generalist Needs, 2020. [Online]. Available through:<
https://www.digitalhrtech.com/hr-skills/>

Appendix
Primary research
Name of recruiter Miss. kitty
Company Redbridge company
Job title Recruiter executive
Date of contact 1st February 2021
Mode of contact Tele-phonic
Questions asked  What are the recent trends which are
needed for the HR executive job
profile?
 What future changes are expecting
in government and private
organisation?
 What are the main skills which are
required to work in that post?
 What are the ways to growth in HR
professional in corporate sectors
while having such a tough
competitions?
Summary of response Miss. Kitty told that HR practices in the
corporate sector these days are developing
the like in different sectors but at the slower
rate. The most important things which are
used to strategies for recruit in corporate
sectors. Due to the pandemic occur in 2020,
there are various factors which are related to
digital media in recruiting and maintain
different employee’s relations.

Job advertisement
Figure 1HR Manager Job Description, 2021.