Human Resources Specialists
Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.
100 alternate job titles:
Business Intelligence Engineer
Career Development Specialist
Career Development Technician
Career Specialist
Certification Specialist
Contract Recruiter
Corporate Recruiter
Credentialing Coordinator
Credentialing Specialist
Credentials Specialist
Employee Advisor
Employee Counselor
Employee Health Maintenance Program Specialist
Employee Operations Examiner
Employee Placement Specialist
Employee Service Officer
Employment Advisor
Employment Appeals Examiner
Employment Interviewer
Employment Officer
Employment Program Representative
Employment Recruiter
Employment Representative
Employment Security Officer
Employment Service Specialist
Employment Specialist
Enlisted Advisor
Ethics Officer
Executive Coach
Executive Recruiter
Headhunter
Healthcare Recruiter
HR Advisor (Human Resource Advisor)
HR Analyst (Human Resources Analyst)
HR Associate (Human Resources Associate)
HR Business Partner (Human Resources Business Partner)
HR Consultant (Human Resources Consultant)
HR Coordinator (Human Resources Coordinator)
HR Generalist (Human Resources Generalist)
HR Recruiter (Human Resources Recruiter)
HR Tech (Human Resources Technician)
HRIS Analyst (Human Resources Information System Analyst)
Human Resources Representative (HR Rep)
Human Resources Specialist (HR Specialist)
Job Developer
Job Development Specialist
Job Interviewer
Job Placement Officer
Job Placement Specialist
Job Recruiter
Job Service Consultant
Job Service Specialist
Labor Contractor
Labor Service Representative
Labor Services Representative
Mentor Recruiter
Morale Officer
Outplacement Consultant
Personnel Advisor
Personnel Analyst
Personnel Consultant
Personnel Coordinator
Personnel Counselor
Personnel Interviewer
Personnel Officer
Personnel Placement Specialist
Personnel Recruiter
Personnel Representative
Personnel Specialist
Personnel Technician
Personnel Worker
Placement Coordinator
Placement Counselor
Placement Officer
Placement Specialist
Prisoner Classification Interviewer
Recruiter
Recruiting Coordinator
Recruiting Specialist
Recruitment Consultant
Resume Writer
Retention Specialist
Retirement Officer
Rules Examiner
Selection Specialist
Sourcing Recruiter
Staffing Associate
Staffing Consultant
Staffing Coordinator
Staffing Specialist
Student Recruiter
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Talent Acquisition Partner (TAP)
Talent Acquisition Recruiter
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Talent Recruiter
Technical Recruiter
Volunteer Coordinator
Workforce Services Representative
Workforce Staffing Advisor
Salary Information
Human Resources Specialists: $72,910 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Evaluate personnel practices to ensure adherence to regulations. | Analysis |
| Evaluate effectiveness of personnel policies or practices. | Analysis |
| Prepare operational reports. | General |
| Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information. | General |
| Verify application data to determine program eligibility. | General |
| Inform individuals or organizations of status or findings. | General |
| Administer personnel recruitment or hiring activities. | General |
| Explain regulations, policies, or procedures. | General |
| Conduct eligibility or selection interviews. | General |
| Train personnel to enhance job skills. | General |
| Advise others on human resources topics. | General |
| Advise others on business or operational matters. | General |
| Perform human resources activities. | General |
| Administer compensation or benefits programs. | General |
| Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers. | Management |
| Coordinate personnel recruitment activities. | Management |
| Train personnel on managerial topics. | Management |
| Maintain records, documents, or other files. | Maintenance |
| Update knowledge of legal or regulatory environments. | Maintenance |
| Maintain data in information systems or databases. | Maintenance |
| Review license or permit applications. | Maintenance |
| Develop training materials. | Development |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Workday software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software |
| Cisco Webex | Video conferencing software |
| Drupal | Web platform development software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| GitHub | Application server software |
| Google Docs | Word processing software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Accounting software |
| Kronos Workforce Timekeeper | Time accounting software |
| MEDITECH software | Medical software |
| Marketo Marketing Automation | Sales and marketing software |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | Project management software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Zoom | Video conferencing software |
| Applicant tracking software | Human resources software |
| Oracle HRIS | Human resources software |
| ADP Workforce Now | Human resources software |
| AST Staff Matrix | Human resources software |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software |
| Adobe Human Capital Application Solution Accelerator | Human resources software |
| Adobe LifeCycle Enterprise Suite | Document management software |
| Advanced business application programming ABAP | Object or component oriented development software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| ApplicantPro iApplicants | Human resources software |
| Arbita OnePost | Human resources software |
| Arbita OneWorld | Human resources software |
| Assessment software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Background checking software | Human resources software |
| BlackDog Recruiting | Human resources software |
| Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Blackdog | Human resources software |
| Bond International Adapt Staffing | Human resources software |
| Bond International Software Bond StaffSuite | Human resources software |
| BrightMove Applicant Tracking System | Human resources software |
| Bullhorn Applicant Tracking System | Human resources software |
| COATSsql | Human resources software |
| CVTracer | Human resources software |
| Candidate screening software | Human resources software |
| Candidate tracking software | Human resources software |
| Careerbuilder.com | Human resources software |
| Cluen Encore | Human resources software |
| Cluen executive recruitment software | Human resources software |
| DGCC.com RecruitTrack | Human resources software |
| Data Frenzy | Human resources software |
| Ellucian Banner Human Resources | Human resources software |
| Enterprise JavaBeans | Web platform development software |
| Evernote | Word processing software |
| FaceTime | Video conferencing software |
| GoBackgrounds | Human resources software |
| Google Ads | Sales and marketing software |
| Google Meet | Video conferencing software |
| Google Slides | Presentation software |
| HRM Direct | Human resources software |
| HireAbility ResumeParser | Human resources software |
| HireLogic PowerPlace | Human resources software |
| Human resource information system (HRIS) | Human resources software |
| Human resource management software HRMS | Human resources software |
| IBM Domino | Communications server software |
| IBM InfoSphere DataStage | Enterprise application integration software |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software |
| IBM Power Systems software | Enterprise system management software |
| ICIMS | Human resources software |
| Industrial Code Recruitpoint.net | Human resources software |
| Intelius | Human resources software |
| Intelligent Algorithms InfoGIST Platinum Recruiter | Human resources software |
| Job posting software | Human resources software |
| Kronos Workforce HR | Human resources software |
| Kronos Workforce Payroll | Time accounting software |
| Lawson Human Resource Management | Human resources software |
| LexisNexis | Information retrieval or search software |
| Loom | Video creation and editing software |
| MPAY Millennium | Time accounting software |
| Main Sequence Technologies PCRecruiter | Human resources software |
| Main Sequence Technologies PCRecruiter Resume Inhaler | Human resources software |
| Micro J Systems PcHunter | Human resources software |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | Internet browser software |
| Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software |
| NetSuite ERP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle E-Business Suite Financials | Financial analysis software |
| Oracle Eloqua | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Oracle Fusion Applications | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle Hyperion | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle Solaris | Operating system software |
| Oracle Taleo | Human resources software |
| Oracle WebLogic Server | Application server software |
| Perforce Helix software | Configuration management software |
| Post Once | Human resources software |
| PostingPal | Human resources software |
| PowerPlace Professional | Human resources software |
| Recruit Wizard | Human resources software |
| RecruitTrack | Human resources software |
| Recruitment management software | Human resources software |
| Recruitpoint.net | Human resources software |
| Resource Edge TalentHook Sphere | Human resources software |
| Resume converter software | Human resources software |
| Resume extraction and search software | Human resources software |
| Resume processing software | Human resources software |
| ResumeRobot | Human resources software |
| SAP Business Objects | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| SAP ERP Human Capital Management | Human resources software |
| Safari Software Products Safari | Human resources software |
| Sage 50 Accounting | Accounting software |
| Sendouts Recruiting | Human resources software |
| Silk Road technology OpenHire | Human resources software |
| Skype | Desktop communications software |
| SmugMug Flickr | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Social media sites | Web page creation and editing software |
| Staffing Solutions Enterprises Staff Matrix | Human resources software |
| StaffingSoft Staffing Edition | Human resources software |
| StataCorp Stata | Analytical or scientific software |
| Talent Technology HireDesk | Human resources software |
| Talent Technology Resume Mirror | Human resources software |
| Talent Technology Talemetry | Human resources software |
| TalentHook | Human resources software |
| Tax software | Accounting software |
| Technomedia Hodes iQ | Human resources software |
| TempWorks recruiting and staffing software | Human resources software |
| VCG Pointwing | Human resources software |
| Vendor management system software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |
| eQuest | Human resources software |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system |
| Google Analytics | Data mining software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS | Data base reporting software |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software |
| Slack | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Teradata Database | Data base management system software |
| Airtable | Data base user interface and query software |
| Blackboard software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Data entry software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software |
| FileMaker Pro | Data base user interface and query software |
| Data base user interface and query software | |
| Google Drive | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| IBM Cognos Impromptu | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Data base user interface and query software | |
| MicroStrategy | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Online databases | Data base user interface and query software |
| Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Qlik Tech QlikView | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| SAP Crystal Reports | Data base reporting software |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Certified Coach | International Coach Federation | Not Available |
| Associate Certified Outsourcing Professional | International Association of Outsourcing Professionals | Not Available |
| Associate Professional in Human Resources | Human Resource Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Associate Professional in Human Resources - International | Human Resource Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Career Management Associate | Institute of Career Certification International | Not Available |
| Career Management Fellow | Institute of Career Certification International | Not Available |
| Career Management Professional | Institute of Career Certification International | Not Available |
| CareerOneStop Test Certification | CareerOneStop Test Organization | Not Available |
| Certified Advanced Resume Writer | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Compensation Professional | WorldatWork | Not Available |
| Certified Employee Assistance Professional | International Employee Assistance Professionals Association | Not Available |
| Certified Employee Retention Specialist | National Association of Personnel Services | Not Available |
| Certified Employment Interview Consultant | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Employment Interview Professional | Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches | Not Available |
| Certified Employment Support Specialist | National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Executive Compensation Professional | WorldatWork | Not Available |
| Certified Hidden Job Coach & Profile Writer Course | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Human Resource Analyst | American Academy of Project Management | Not Available |
| Certified Legal Manager | Association of Legal Administrators | Not Available |
| Certified Master Resume Writer | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Outsourcing Professional | International Association of Outsourcing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Outsourcing Professional - Outsourcing Governance | International Association of Outsourcing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Outsourcing Specialist- Foundation Principles | International Association of Outsourcing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Outsourcing Specialist: Finance and Accounting | International Association of Outsourcing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Outsourcing Specialist: Human Resources | International Association of Outsourcing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Payroll Professional | American Payroll Association | Not Available |
| Certified Performance Technologist | International Society of Performance Improvement | Not Available |
| Certified Personnel Consultant | National Association of Personnel Services | Not Available |
| Certified Professional - Human Resource | International Public Management Association for Human Resources | Not Available |
| Certified Professional Resume Writer | Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches | Not Available |
| Certified Professional in Talent Development | ATD Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Certified Professional of Incentive Management | Incentive Marketing Association | Not Available |
| Certified Relocation Professional | Employee Relocation Council | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Accounting and Finance | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Administration and Clerical | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Challenging Transitions | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Education | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Emergency Services | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Engineering and Science | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Financial Services | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Healthcare and Medical | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Hospitality and Tourism | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Information Technology | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Legal/Law | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Military to Civilian Transition | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Mining and Energy | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Non-Profit | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Politics and Legislation | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Training and Human Resources | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist:Public Relations and Marketing Communications | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist:Sales and Business Development | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Resume Specialist:Trades and Construction | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Certified Retirement Counselor | International Foundation for Retirement Education | Not Available |
| Certified Temporary-Staffing Specialist | National Association of Personnel Services | Not Available |
| Certified Workforce Development Professional | National Association of Workforce Development Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified in Healthcare Human Resources | American Hospital Association | Not Available |
| Customer Service Representative | American Bankers Association | Not Available |
| Fundamental Payroll Certification | American Payroll Association | Not Available |
| Global Career Development Facilitator | Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. | Not Available |
| Global Mobility Specialist | Employee Relocation Council | Not Available |
| Global Professional in Human Resources | Human Resource Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Group Benefits Associate | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans | Not Available |
| Human Resource Information Professional | International Association for Human Resource Information Management | Not Available |
| Human Services - Board Certified Practitioner | Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. | Not Available |
| Incentive Professional | Incentive Marketing Association | Not Available |
| Master Career Director | Career Directors International | Not Available |
| Master Certified Coach | International Coach Federation | Not Available |
| Nationally Certified Resume Writer | National Resume Writers Association | Not Available |
| Oracle Absence Management Cloud 2021 Implementation Essentials | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| Oracle Order Management Cloud Order to Cash 2021 Certified Implementation Specialist | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| Oracle Recruiting Cloud 2021 Certified Implementation Specialist Certification | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| Oracle Talent Management Cloud 2019 Implementation Essentials | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| Oracle Talent Management Cloud 2021 Certified Implementation Specialist | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| Oracle Time and Labor Cloud 2021 Certified Implementation Specialist Certification | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| PeopleSoft Human Resources 9.2 Certified Implementation Specialist | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| Professional Certified Coach | International Coach Federation | Not Available |
| Professional in Human Resources | Human Resource Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Professional in Human Resources - California | Human Resource Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Professional in Human Resources - International | Human Resource Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Retirement Plans Associate | International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans | Not Available |
| SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Project Systems with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP7 | SAP America, Inc. | Not Available |
| SHRM Senior Certified Professional | Society for Human Resource Management | Not Available |
| Senior Professional in Human Resources - International | Human Resource Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional | Society for Human Resource Management | Not Available |
| Sun Certified Solaris Associate | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| Sun Certified Systems Administrator | Oracle Corporation | Not Available |
| The Certified Information Privacy Professional | International Association of Privacy Professionals | Not Available |
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