Human Resources Specialists

What Does a Human Resources Specialists Do?

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
• 2Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
• 3Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• 4Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
• 5Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.
• 6Review employment applications and job orders to match applicants with job requirements.
• 7Inform job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities.
• 8Select qualified job applicants or refer them to managers, making hiring recommendations when appropriate.

Required Skills

• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Creative Cloud software
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe Human Capital Application Solution Accelerator
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe LifeCycle Enterprise Suite
• Adobe Photoshop
• ADP Workforce Now
• Advanced business application programming ABAP

Human Resources Specialists Salary