Human resources (HR) professionals manage, develop and support employees within an organization.

They handle all the issues, policies and processes related to people, such as recruiting and hiring staff, training and developing employees and managing performance, compensation and benefits.

This complete guide includes a full human resources job description and discusses everything you need to know about HR careers, including the typical HR career path, skills and qualification requirements, salary potential and more.

Recruiting and hiring staff.
Training and developing employees.
Managing performance, compensation and benefits.
Reviewing resumes.
Keeping track of employee information.
Ensuring a company complies with labor laws and employment standards125.
HR officers can be generalists who carry out a broad range of duties, or specialists who focus on a particular area such as employee relations, careers coaching, health and safety and headhunting.