Preparing for Success at University: Knowledge & Creativity

This report discusses the importance of knowledge and creativity in achieving success at university. It explores the ideal job in the human resource department, including job specification and person specification. Additionally, it provides resources for finding the ideal job.

Preparing for Success at
University Knowledge &
Creativity

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY........................................................................................................................................3
Ideal Job...........................................................................................................................................3
Job Specification.............................................................................................................................3
Person specification.......................................................................................................................5
Resources........................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
There has to be a high knowledge and skills in an individual so that they can
function effectively and efficiently in an organization. There are the right skills of
handing situations and creativity in individuals to function and make the team
understand the importance of the operations as well. There has to be a strong
communication which is going to help the organization have a better functioning. The
report is going to consist of a career in human resource department and holds a brief
description of ideal job, job specification and person specification.
MAIN BODY
Ideal Job
There has to be an interest of individual in that field so that there is a perfect
match and potential in the growth of the personal professionally which is a very
essential factor. There has to be a professional and well developed plan for the
individual so that they can achieve their goals and objectives on time (Currie and
James-Reynolds, 2017). The ideal job which the individual is looking for is human
resource department which deals with training and monitoring the employees which
is a high keen interest of mine. According to the qualification this is a great factor for
me to improve and increase my interest in so that there is a better functioning and a
growth of myself in this field. There is a interest in me that I like to invest my time in
monitoring and leading the people in the right direction and it is going to be very
advantageous for organizations which are functioning in the market. The competition
in the market is increasing which needs to be controlled by the department so that
there is a better functioning of the company in the market and the demand and
expectations of the customers are being matched from time to time. There are a
various digital organizations in the market which would like to hire a person like me
because I had a plan with me to get my ideal job (Orr and Shreeve, 2017). There is a
lot of experience which I am having in the industry of digitalization which has to be
maintained. I have a flexible mind set which is giving me an advantage professionally
because there are a lot of changes and it is very important for the human resource to
be able to accept them so that there is a better functioning of the organization. There

are a lot of internships I did and a lot of working experience in this field which is
going to help me gain the right measures and attention from the organizations. This
is a strong factor and concern I have for me which is going to help me grow in the
market which is having a lot of competition in the market.
Job Specification
Job Designation: Human resource executive
Reporting to: Human resource manager
Timing: Have to complete 54 hours of working and there is flexibility in the working
hours.
Qualification:
 Having a bachelor degree in business studies.
 Masters in human resource.
 Trained employees before with a lot of experience in this field so that there is
a strong motivation and handling of around 300 employees every day.
Hard Skills:
 There should be a skill of good communication skill in the candidate so that
there is a better functioning. Communication gets in a sense of direction which
is a very essential factor and functioning for the organization. This is going to
help the organization to get in higher profit margins and higher market shares.
 There should be experience and efficiency of the candidate in data analysis
and project management because they have to monitor and control the
functioning of the organization (Wulf, 2016). Right candidates have to be got
in the organization but that can only happen when there is a better
functioning. There are a lot of objectives which are set by management which
the human resource department has to make sure that the organization is
being able to achieve them from time to time.
 Human resource has to make sure that there is transparencies in the
organization which is that the leaders and the employees are clear on the
objectives they are suppose to achieve. The training in the organization also
takes place according to that factor so that everyone can match the standards
and expectations of the organization which is a very essential factor for the
organization (Sternberg, 2016). Technically there is training assigned to the

employees so that they can make the workforce give their best in the
organization.
Soft Skills:
 It is very important for the human resource department to make sure that the
ethics and culture of the organization is being followed effectively. This is
going to make the organization have a strong functioning and goodwill in the
market for a long run. The roles and responsibilities have to be distributed
effectively in the organization so that there is a better functioning.
 The department should have the right skills to solve the problems which are
coming up in the organization (Washington and Andersen, 2016). There are
going to be a lot of conflicts in the organization since there are a lot of
changes which are coming which needs to be followed in the organization
effectively so that there is a better functioning. There has to be a respect
which needs to be shown to the workforce in the organization so that there is
a better functioning of the organization.
 The human resource department has empathy and sensibility for the
employees who are working in the organization. There should be a
professional relationship which needs to be maintained in the organization so
that there is a better functioning and the operations of the internal factors can
be maintained. The human resources department has to have the best
advising methods for the training which needs to be provided in the
organization so that there is a better functioning and the company will be able
to get higher profit margins.
Person specification
Essential Desirable
Skills  Communicative skills
 Decision making skill
 Recruitment, selection
 Advising skills
(Mitchell and Gamlem,
2017).
 Problem solving skill
 Leadership skills
 Research skill
 Analytical skills

 Time management
skill
 Work management
skill
Knowledge Information technology
Technical knowledge of
operating latest
equipments.
People knowledge
(Englund and Bucero,
2019).
Academic knowledge.
 Must be aware about
conducting different
training programs to
improve the work
efficiencies of
employees.
 Knowledge about
dealing with all kinds
of practical
situations..
Experience Experience to operate
practical situation based
on the knowledge and
experience.
Experience of Human
resource management in a
specific organisation.
Experience of working in
human resource
management for at least 5
years.
Attitude Positive attitude towards
meeting all job
responsibilities.
Dedicated towards
meeting the professional
responsibilities.
Positive attitude to work in
challenging situations.
Loyal towards the interest
of the organisation.
On the basis of the above skills, knowledge and attitude being a Human
resource management all responsibilities and duties will meet. Human resource
management is all about managing and controlling the needs of the organisation
relate to the human resources. The above mentioned skills and attitude will allow

fulfilling all requirements associated with the designated positional role in the
organisation.
Resources
Resources are summarised as all different ways that can support an individual
in finding the ideal job. In the current corporate situation job’s are getting lower due
to lesser requirements in companies. Resources play such a key role in such a
situation to find the desired job roles in big companies. This can be indicated as the
possible ways to get the required jobs in the desired companies. Today due to
improved digitalisation all across the globe in the corporate sector the resources top
find the ideal job has also increased. Number of platform has increased after the
emergence of internet and digital mediums. All big companies channelizing these
modern techniques to meet the human resources need in the company. Available
resources for searching jobs can be summarises in following points.
Linked in: Linked in is one of the biggest platforms to search for the ideal job in
current corporate situation. This is an online platform which allows all users to find
attractive jobs based on the knowledge and experience of candidates. In this
platform professional and young graduates can make the profile by filling all required
information such as personal background, academic records, ideal job and other
related information (Sorko, Rabel and Richter, 2016). On the basis of the information
fetched by the user this application suggest all available jobs all across the globe.
CV needs to be attached in the profile so companies can look up the profile of
candidates. Linked in was launched in the year 2003 and today it becomes one of
the prime source of employment. Almost all companies go through linked in to
approach potential candidates at different designated positions in company. This
platform serves effective employment opportunities to young gradate along with the
experienced professional who are already a part of any corporate organisation.
On campus recruitments: On campus recruitments is also among the key way to
find employment opportunities. Most of the companies approach universities to fulfil
the need of human resources in company. Companies go in such universities to find
the potential candidates at different designated positions in company. This is an
effective way to get the employment opportunities at top companies all across the
globe. Companies like Google, Microsoft and other companies channelize this

technique to get efficient and skilled employees for different designated positions in
company. Company conducts recruitment process in different stages which starts
from the aptitude test and ended up to final round which also call as personal
interviews. Companies able to assess different skills and capabilities of candidates
with teh supports of these multiple rounds based on the requirement of the job
positions (Gomis, Kapsos and Kuhn, 2020). Such graduates who meet up the
requirements of the designated positions get job in such interviews. This is an
effective way to fulfil the employment needs of graduates. In this resource only the
young graduates associated with the college or university in which companies are
conducting on campus placement can apply for the designated positional role in
such interviews. This resource is not available in case of experienced professional
working at some organisation and looking for the better opportunity.
Off campus placement: This is also a key resource available for meeting the
employment needs. Companies conduct different placements off campus basis to
cater the employment opportunities in top companies. In these companies conducts
different rounds to assess the skills and capabilities of candidates. Such graduates
who meet up[ the best requirements of the job positional role get the employment
opportunities in such companies (McCreary, Mills and St-Amand, 2016). This
resource is available in case of both the professional fresh graduates who are
looking for employment opportunity and also for the experiences professionals
looking for better opportunities. Off campus placement is considered as among the
primary source of employment all across the globe. Thousands of candidates polish
their employment needs with the support of this resource.
The above mentioned resources are the key resources available for
companies to fulfil the employment needs. Thousands of professionals and
graduates gets job with the support these resources in top companies in all sectors.
As the human resources are among the key resources associated with such
companies who contribute in achieving all objectives of such companies. The above
resources are capable to ensure the skilled human resources at different designated
positional roles in companies.

CONCLUSION
This report has concluded about ideal job role. Job description of the
positional role of human resource manager has also projected in this report. Different
skills like communication skill, decision making skill, analytical skill, time
management skill and other skills required to cope up with the designated role of HR
Manager has also summarised in this report. Different resources such as linked in,
on campus, off campus placement are available for the professionals and graduates
to meet the need of ideal job in company.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals

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McCreary, T., Mills, S. and St-Amand, A., 2016. Lands and resources for jobs: How
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Mitchell, B. and Gamlem, C., 2017. The big book of HR. Red Wheel/Weiser.
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Sternberg, R.J., 2016. What universities can be: A new model for preparing students
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Washington, A.M. and Andersen, L., 2016. Efficacy of Creative Training for Gifted
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