MG410 Career Viewpoint: A Research Report on Human Resources Career

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Human Resources profession, focusing on the skills, knowledge, and experiences necessary for recent graduates. It incorporates both secondary research on general trends impacting the HR profession, such as the innovation of 4G spectrum and internet, workplace diversity and culture, the use of artificial intelligence, and globalization, and primary research gathered through interviews with HR professionals. The report identifies key skills like communication, problem-solving, coaching, and administrative abilities, as well as conceptual and technical knowledge. The evaluation section reflects on the author's readiness for a career in HR, emphasizing their understanding of people and proficiency in using technology. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a range of study tools and resources for students.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION.................................................................................................1
General trends impacting the Human Resource Profession (Secondary Research)...............1
General trends that affects the Human Resource Profession (Primary research)...................3
Skills experiences and knowledge required by an Individual in HR Profession....................4
EVALUATION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
APPENDICES.................................................................................................................................7
APPENDIX 1: INTERVIEW.................................................................................................7
APPENDIX 2: JOB ADVERTISEMENT..............................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Human resources can be elaborated as the people working within an organization and those
activities that are concerned with managing the people so that their performance can be enhanced
effectively and efficiently. In this report I will be providing information and explaining about the
profession of human resource. Human resource profession holds a great importance within an
organization because it supports the selection of the best people for a particular job and their
management so that effectiveness and efficiency at the workplace can be achieved. I am willing
to pursue my profession in human resources because my ability to manage people is effective
and efficient and that could help me to perform HR profession in better ways. I am eager to build
a career in the human resource profession as a human resource associate after completing my
graduation. This report will be demonstrating various trends that affect the HR profession and
enhance the opportunities for growth in a business. Moreover it demonstrates certain
experiences, knowledge and skills that are required by a graduate to build a career in the human
resource field. Along with it, I have gathered insight from various sources of data that are
primary and secondary so that in death research and understanding can be performed. For
collecting the secondary data I relied on using books, general, magazines, articles, online and
many other sources to get insight about the HR profession. In order to collect primary data I
interviewed people in the HR field and gathered information about the HR profession. Therefore
this research report on the HR profession is very useful to provide insights to the graduates for
their career development in the HR field.
ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION
General trends impacting the Human Resource Profession (Secondary Research)
There are many trends in every form of profession which makes it different from the others
and helps to select and enhance the skill development for that profession. The companies,
employees as well as the candidates who want to show up within an organization identify and
follow these trends which enhance their overall growth. The trends affect all businesses and
people irrespective of their industry throughout the world because it provides better chances for
growth. In the highly dynamic world there are many trends that affect HR activities and human
resource profession within an organization that are elaborated below.
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Innovation of 4G spectrum and internet: With the development and innovation in
spectrum or internet during 1999-2003 and till now the businesses have changed significantly.
The human resource is affected due to the advancement of the internet over the last 2 decades
which has changed the view point of organizations and their new graduates for requirements in
the HR profession. The various activities of human resource like screening of candidates,
selection test, training and development, employee engagement etc. has taken a digitalized form
due to the advancement of spectrum technology.
This trend has also impacted the overall screening and selection process of the graduates
who want to pursue their career in the HR field. The graduates in today's world should possess a
sound knowledge of online platforms, use of the internet, digital technology etc. in order to
enhance their opportunities for getting selected as HR within an organization.
Workplace diversity and culture: It is among one of the consequences of a rapidly
developing world which is bringing the people together and has combined the people from
diverse backgrounds and cultures to work together. The human resource professionals are
required to enhance and develop collaborative work among these employees from different
locations so that effectiveness and efficiency in the work can be obtained. It is the expectation of
the organization that a human resource professional must understand the workplace culture and
diversity to enhance the working of people along with each other.
The workplace diversity and diverse culture has also influenced the activities of graduates
to become a HR professional who could comprehend and understand diversified cultures and
people from all communities to handle them effectively and efficiently. The companies seek for
those people who can enhance the work performance of others as well as themselves by
developing better working conditions for all the people within an organization.
Use of artificial intelligence, artificial reality and machine learning: the concept of AI
and AR is very new but it has affected the activities of the human resource profession. The
human resource profession consists of using artificial intelligence to evaluate the performance
and keep the record of activities of people working within an organization. Artificial intelligence
and machine learning has enhanced the automation of processes within an organization and help
to manage the people effectively.
The trend of artificial intelligence and machine learning has also impacted the need for graduates
to learn new things about the developing technology and its uses within the organization. The
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companies prefer candidates who can professionally handle these technologies and are aware
about the concepts of using digital technology for attendance activities, performance
management, employee engagement, etc. at the workplace.
Globalization and international business: One of the main trends in any profession is the
globalization and internationalization of businesses which has raised the needs of organizations
to acquire best skills and knowledge for managing their businesses in the foreign locations. The
human resource professionals and executives are highly influenced by the trend because they
prefer those candidates for this role who are well aware of the international policies and markets
across the various countries.
Globalization has also affected the abilities and knowledge among the graduates to learn new
things and get better inside about the markets across international locations. The company's main
focus is on those candidates who have clear understanding and knowledge about the markets in
the foreign locations to provide opportunity of expansion for the company.
General trends that affects the Human Resource Profession (Primary research)
For collecting the primary data about various trends that affect the human resource
profession an interview was conducted which provided insight about various trends and changes
that are prevailing in today's world. From the information collected by interviewing the various
human resource professionals and the people in the HR field valuable data about the various
trends in the HR profession were discovered. With the help of this primary research data it has
been understood and discovered that the rapid advancements in the technology such as internet,
artificial intelligence, machine learning etc. are among the major causes that are affecting and
changing the human resource profession activities within an organization. It was identified that
artificial intelligence is very necessary for focusing on various human resource functions and
helping the human resource professionals to enhance their management activities. It is also
elaborated that the use of the internet is very common in today's world and the growth of
pandemic has made it a compulsion for the human resource professionals to get knowledge and
skills for using them in the organizational activities. With the help of the internet the activities
such as screening of candidates, selection test and training and development activities are carried
out by human resource professionals. With the assistants of artificial intelligence and machine
learning the human resource can easily have the performance of people within an organization as
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well as on board new skills that can help in the growth of organization. Along with it, in the
interview it was discovered that the diversified culture at the workplace is among the common
trends within all the industries that affects the human resource profession and requires an
individual to possess certain skills and abilities to handle people from different backgrounds.
Therefore, it is mandatory for an organization and the new graduates to consider the latest trends
and fashions within the changing world so that they get better chances for growth and
development.
Skills experiences and knowledge required by an Individual in HR Profession
Skills, knowledge and experience determine the success of an individual within their
respective fields. Some of the skills and knowledge that are required by a human resource
professional are elaborated below.
Important skills:
Communication skills refer to the ability to interact with people effectively and
efficiently to derive some purpose. Human resource activity is the main link between an
organization and its employees because they convey the information from one to another.
Problem solving skills: The problems solving skills in the profession of human resource
helps to spot the challenges and prepare certain solutions in advance so that escalations can be
avoided.
Coaching skills: Within the human resource profession the coaching skills are considered
as a very important part to enhance the growth of employees. With the help of this skill the
human resource professionals are able to make their subordinates learn new things and develop
processes at work.
Administrative skills: These skills are also known as management skills which must be
within an individual to become an effective human resource professional. This skill helps to
manage the human resource so that their experience can be enhanced, performance improvement,
employee engagement etc.
Important knowledge:
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Conceptual knowledge: Human resource professionals should have the knowledge about
the various models, theories, strategies and practices of human resource that could enhance their
performance at the workplace. The learning of concepts help the human resource professionals to
enhance the performance of people working at the workplace.
Technical knowledge: The human resource professionals must have technical knowledge
about the field of work and various departments so they can manage the activities of people
within every process. A human resource executive should have the knowledge of the latest
technology, software, computer systems, etc. to increase their efficiency and effectiveness to
manage people.
EVALUATION
It is evaluated from the above report that the job role of human resource is of high
importance and I believe that the skills and knowledge that are required to become a human
resource professional are already developed by me. I understood that I have all necessary skills
and abilities to perform the functions and responsibilities of a human resource executive within
an organization. The job role of a human resource executive is a never ending and ever trending
profession because an organization will always require human resource to carry down its
activities effectively and efficiently. Moreover I think that I have great knowledge of
understanding and behavior of people to perform this activity effectively and efficiently.
Furthermore, I have evaluated that I have a very strong grip on the use of artificial intelligence
and the internet that could help me to pursue human resource profession and get success in it.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: INTERVIEW
Company Nesco Resources, LLC
Job title Human resource Assistant
How did you contact
them?
Through e-mail and Online website
Questions asked &
summary of their answers
As per your perspective, what is the main trend within the
profession of HR?
The interviewee has answered that globalization and the use
of internet technologies are the greatest changes in HR
profession. Artificial intelligence makes the employee
management easier and the internet technology helps to
enhance the employees’ engagement at the workplace. The
changing global economies and internationalization of
businesses has also become one of the most important
trends of HR profession.
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APPENDIX 2: JOB ADVERTISEMENT
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