Employability Skills Report: HR Executive Role, Networking & Skills

This report examines the employability skills necessary for a Human Resource Executive role, focusing on self-assessment, sector knowledge, and self-presentation. The report details the benefits of networking in the HR sector, reflecting on experiences at job fairs and college fests. It explores how courses in organizational behavior, marketing, finance, and information systems contribute to skill development. Additionally, the report analyzes professional qualifications like Stakeholder Management and Employment Law, outlining plans for acquiring these qualifications and their role in interview success. It also provides a job description, specification, and showcases skills using the STAR method, concluding with reflections on personal growth and the application of course concepts in practical scenarios. The report highlights the importance of communication, teamwork, and adaptability in the HR field.

Running head: EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
Employability Skills
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................3
2.0 Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Know yourself.......................................................................................................................3
2.1.1 How can networking helps in becoming more commercially aware of your sector......3
2.1.2 Reflect on the networking experiences...........................................................................4
2.2 Know your sector...................................................................................................................5
2.2.1 How Human Resource Management helps develop the skills for the desired career.....5
2.2.2 Analysis of a professional qualification and explanation of the rationale......................5
2.2.3 Plan to acquire these recognized professional qualifications and how it helps in
clearing interviews...................................................................................................................6
2.3 Let them know you................................................................................................................6
2.3.1 Description of the current job and the specification for the job.....................................6
2.3.2 Required skills and discussion of how the CV and LinkedIn profile and demonstration
of skills and reflection in STAR method.................................................................................7
2.3.3 Reflection on what you have learnt about yourself........................................................9
3.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................10
4.0 Reference List and Bibliography.............................................................................................11
5.0 Appendix..................................................................................................................................13
5.1 Copy of a current job description and specification............................................................13

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5.2 Current Professional CV......................................................................................................14
5.3 Current Professional Development Plan................................................................................0

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1.0 Introduction
I have chosen Human Resource management as my coursework and I aim for handling
the issue related to the recruitment procedure for the employees, performance management,
defining safety, wellness and benefits. The role that I have opted to perform in my initial days of
my career is Human Resource Executive. In this business report, I will explain my experience
of attending two events- job fair and annual fest and how my sills of human resource
management will help me to get the job that I am aspiring for. I will explain the details related to
my coursework and its benefits that I can get for the desired job. Furthermore I will analyze a
professional qualification and plan to acquire the recognized professional qualifications. Lastly, I
will also provide a current job description along with the specification for the job. I will also
describe the interview process through STAR method.
2.0 Discussion
2.1 Know yourself
2.1.1 How can networking helps in becoming more commercially aware of your sector
According to Bearzotti et al. (2012), networking in human resource management has
several benefits and these are- ability to build god reputation, facilitate trust from others,
enhancing ability to accomplish work and relationship with many stakeholders. This will help me
to assess the workplace condition prior taking any decision or formulating any policies. As a part
of the job for the designation of human resource executive, I have to understand manpower
requisition, drafting the requirement of the job description, screening the candidates, making
arrangement for the technical review and doing the background study of the candidate under

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the responsibility of recruitment procedure. The concept of networking will help me to discuss
the organization scenario with the top management which will help me to identify the
organizational objectives, furthermore the networking also help me to enhance my
communication power with the employees that will help me to identify their need. Thus, I will be
able to align both the things to develop necessary policies and strategies that can improve
employee’s performance.
Under the working responsibility of preparing for induction and on-boarding process, I
need to give description of the policies, handling the offer letter and appointment letter,
assessing relevant document and introducing the candidate with the team members and
managers. The knowledge of networking will help me to identify the suitable team for the new
employees.
2.1.2 Reflect on the networking experiences
The two events that I have selected to explain the experience in networking is Annual
Job Fair conducted by our college and Annual College Fest. In the annual job fair, I have
assisted the human resource of our college to arrange the location of the fest, coordinating with
the HR executives of the companies that are interested to attend the job fair in our college and
handle all the databases for the students, who were interested to participate in the job fair. I have
gathered the experience of networking by developing relationship with the HR executives of
companies.
The second fest that I have attended was the annual fest that was organized in our
college. I was liable to manage all the supplier details along with the selection of the supplier. I
have to check the background details of the supplier and their potential so that I can select the

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best resource for the fest. Moreover, I was also liable for preparing the invitation letter for the
fest for inviting the family members of the students and handling their details in the database.
The theories of networking helped me for communicating with the students and get the details
for the interested members for the fest.
2.2 Know your sector
2.2.1 How Human Resource Management helps develop the skills for the desired career
I have learned about organizational behavior, marketing management, finance
management, cost management and accounting, operations management, information systems
and business analysis. I can say that the knowledge for organizational behavior helped me to
develop good communicational skills for developing relationship with different stakeholder and
the group of management personnel. The knowledge of the marketing management also helped
me in promoting the news of the events to the target audience. Moreover, the finance
management and cost management and accounting knowledge helped me in assessing the
developed budget plan to evaluate the efficiency of the outcome. Lastly, I want to say that the
knowledge in information system helped me a lot in past to maintain the database and knowledge
about technologies through which I can easily accomplish the desired task through automation
process.
2.2.2 Analysis of a professional qualification and explanation of the rationale
I have selected the course of technical skills course like Stakeholder Management
Course, Advanced level in Employment Law and Intermediate/advanced level in Leading,
Managing and Developing People. The main aim for stakeholder management course is to know
the basic of developing relationship among the stakeholders, using stakeholder register,

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negotiating with multiple stakeholders, managing project conflict and organizational politics.
The course of ‘Advanced level in Employment Law’ will help me to know about the legislation
related to employment status & contracts, discrimination and the law, risk in the employment
relationship and solution to minimize it, prepare for an employment tribunal and lawa related to
maternity and family leave. Lastly, the course for intermediate/advanced level in Leading,
Managing and Developing People will help me to known about resourcing and talent
management, managing employment relations, leadership and management development,
investigating a business issue and assess reward management.
2.2.3 Plan to acquire these recognized professional qualifications and how it helps in
clearing interviews
I have planned to join these courses along with my coursework so that I can gain
knowledge on the human resource theories and the skills that is required for the job designation
of the human resource executive. I have also decided to voluntarily participate in the fests and
events that will be organized in our university. This will help me to gain field knolwdge of the
work that I will perform in the organization. Through this method I can easily showcase my
knowledge base and experience together in the interview process that can provide me
competitive advantage compared to other candidates.
2.3 Let them know you
2.3.1 Description of the current job and the specification for the job
The job that I have selected to obtain is the role of Human Resource Executive. In this
designation, I have to identify the demand of the organization and that of the employees. In this
designation I also have to give description related to the policies, culture of the organization and

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explaining the mode of communication. Moreover, I also have to keep track of the attendances of
the employees, calculate the absenteeism in the company and filing the leave form. In terms of
employee engagement I have to keep track of the employee turnover rate, taking employee
engagement survey and managing the dissatisfaction of the employee.
In job specifications, a HR executive should have 6 months to 1 year of experience in
managing human resources. The position also demands experience in managing and supervising
the professional staffs and should have possess leadership skills. As a part of education, the
person should have Bachelor’s degree in human resource. Masters in same field is optional. The
designation also required the skills of effective communication skills both in verbal and non-
verbal, demonstration of high level of teamwork sills and maintaining high degree of
confidentiality.
2.3.2 Required skills and discussion of how the CV and LinkedIn profile and
demonstration of skills and reflection in STAR method
The skills required are to keep track of the employee details along with their leave and
reward management information. I also have to identify issue for help business managers to
design a new plan for expanding the business. The knowledge of computers is also required to
handle the database and the communication skills are required for communicating with
employees and different stakeholders.
Question 1
Can you tell me about an incident when your human resource course
have helped you in usual life
S During my college days the promotional revenue was started falling for the
newspaper reviews and companies were no longer interested to invest in

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advertising in our site.
T
My goal is to suggest new ideas for which companies can promote their
organization for the campusing promotions
A
I have designed a promotional packet and compared the benefit of the
newspaper with other ad media in the area. Being a senior student I have
conducted a a special training session with Business Administration professor
to discuss about competitive selling strategies.
R
We got 5 former advertisers for daily advertisement and 15 new companies
show their interest to promote their brand and pay for advertisement.
Question 2 Tell me an incident when you utilize your information management skills
S
My college organized a job fair last year and the database got crashed and all
the data were manually addressed in register that need more time to complete.
T
My goal was to implement a way so that no data will hampered due to any
reason and the event data can be properly maintained.
A
I have suggested about cloud technology to align the databases in order to
avoid the problem of data crash and redundant data.
R
The result is that the college does not have to face any problem regarding
addition of new name as due to cloud technology huge data can be stored.
Question 3
Give me an example of a time when you have utilized fact-finding skills to
solve a problem.

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S
In a program, my college administrator faced problem in deciding efficient
supplier for the event due to which huge time has been lost.
T
My goal was to research on the most effective ways to find out the realizable
supplier for the event
A
I have suggested for making a background details and search for their
performance for the last 5 years. I have also researched on the allegation
customers have made on them and quality of the work that the company
provides.
R
Through the immense research, the college is finally able to decide 5 reliable
suppliers for the event.
2.3.3 Reflection on what you have learnt about yourself
I have learnt that, I can commit myself with the situation effectively and can assess the
issues that are present in the situation. This will help me to decide the best possible solution for
the incident. Moreover, I can communicate with the employee very well and understand their
concern and they also feel free to talk with me. I have also learnt that I can well implement the
theories and concept of my course practically.

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3.0 Conclusion
This report highlight two theories- Gallup Strength Test and Johari Window Test. These
assessments can help me in obtaining the skills for the job designation of HR Executive. The
additional courses that I have planned to enroll are Stakeholder Management Course, Advanced
level in Employment Law and Intermediate/advanced level in Leading, Managing and
Developing People.

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4.0 Reference List and Bibliography
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