Resume Skills and Keywords for HR Manager

Human resources managers, often known as HR managers, are in charge of the organization's overall management of human resources. They are in charge of recruitment, salary and benefits, talent development, organisational growth, employee relations, and employee engagement procedures. It is critical for HR managers to be well-versed in all aspects of HR. They establish rules and procedures, as well as the organization's guiding concepts in relation to these aspects. They must be able to strike a balance between the requirements of the employees and the management team's policies. HR managers must possess good decision-making, interpersonal, and managerial abilities.

Skills required for an HR Manager's role

  • Human Resources Management 
  • Recruitment / Talent Acquisition 
  • Performance Evaluation & Reward Management
  • Employee Welfare/Relations/Grievance Management 
  • Payroll & Benefits
  • Internal HR Audit & Review
  • Resource/ Manpower Planning 
  • People Management 
  • Disciplinary Procedures
  • Employment Verifications
  • Organizational Development
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Professional Development
  • Performance Reviews
  • Career Development

What recruiters look for in an HR Manager's resume: 

  • Competent to create a compensation strategy for all employees based on market research and pay surveys; keeps the strategy up to date
  • Skilled to investigate employee issues and conflicts and brings them to resolution
  • Proficient to ensure the organization’s compliance with local, state and federal regulations

What can make your HR Manager's resume stand out:

A strong summary that demonstrates your skills, experience and background in HR Management

  • Value-driven HR professional and MBA (Human Resources) degree holder with over 12 years of experience in playing a  valued management role in driving profitable operations of the human resources department. Commenced career in  2004 as Recruitment Consultant and steadily progressed to the position of Manager - Human Resources with Pramata  Corporation (2011– 2015). In October 2015, I took a maternity break, acquired parenting skills to raise my kid, and gradually started freelancing recruitment assignments. 

Targeted job description 

  • Manage staffing process, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding
  • Ensure job descriptions are up to date and compliant with all local, state and federal regulations
  • Develop training materials and performance management programs to help ensure employees understand their job responsibilities

Related academic background 

  • MBA (Human Resources) | Institute of Business Management and Research, Pune 2003 

Sample Resume of HR Manager with Career Break in Text Format

SUMAN DAS 

HR Manager 

09825685882 | sumandas@gmail.com | Hyderabad, India | https://in.linkedin.com/in/sunetra-biradar-chaphalkar-65a70211 

SUMMARY

Value-driven HR professional and MBA (Human Resources) degree holder with over 12 years of experience in playing a  valued management role in driving profitable operations of the human resources department. Commenced career in  2004 as Recruitment Consultant and steadily progressed to the position of Manager - Human Resources with Pramata  Corporation (2011– 2015). In October 2015, I took a maternity break, acquired parenting skills to raise my kid, and gradually started freelancing recruitment assignments. 

EDUCATION 

  • MBA (Human Resources) | Institute of Business Management and Research,, Pune 2003 

SKILLS 

  • Human Resources Management 
  • Recruitment / Talent Acquisition 
  • Performance Evaluation & Reward Management
  • Employee Welfare/Relations/Grievance Management 
  • Payroll & Benefits
  • Internal HR Audit & Review
  • Resource/ Manpower Planning 
  • People Management 

LANGUAGES 

  • English | Bengali | Hindi 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 

Freelance HR Consultant | Self-Employed | Jul 2015 - Present 

  • Manage consulting recruitment assignments for Bangalore and Pune as per client requirements
  • Advise clients on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity 
  • Research and suggest new sources for active, as well as passive candidates, recruiting 

Manager - Human Resources | Pramata Corporation | Mar 2011 - Jun 2015 

  • Established policies, and processes and streamlined the HR department from scratch 
  • Brought in Best Employee Engagement practices in line with industry trends to engage and retain talent 
  • Built a real-time performance management culture and process introducing quarterly and mid-year reviews  programs 
  • Identified as an asset for the organization; ramped up the Legal and Technology Product team
  • Awarded Certificate of Excellence (2013) for completion of Compensation & Benefits Strategies program organized  by Institute of HRD 

Assistant Manager - Human Resources | Black & Veatch Inc. Dec 2006 - Jan 2011 

  • Renewed the existing benefits such as medical & life insurance and contributed to cost savings
  • Successfully set operational HR procedures and participated in creating an HR policy handbook/manual for the Pune  office as per global policy structure during the transition phase 
  • Set up New Professional Orientation Program and Long Service Award Program as per global SOP in the Pune office 
  • Awarded Certificate of Recognition (2010) for outstanding support for global New professional orientation 

Senior HR Executive | Calsoft Pvt. Ltd. May 2004 - Nov 2006