Interview Series: Human Resources

This week, Deciding Your Direction is featuring an interview with Una, a Human Resources professional working in the healthcare field. Her job is a remote position, and it primarily involves conducting phone screening interviews with applicants and helping prepare new hires for working with the onboarding team. I've included our conversation below:

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Q: What does an average day look like for you?

A: For me, an average day looks like calling candidates who've applied for a position and interviewing them based on specific screening criteria. Then I spend time interacting with newly-hired employees to carry out their final identity verifications and get them ready to begin onboarding. I interact a lot with the other recruiters on the team as well.

Q: What is your favorite part of your job?

A: My favorite part of the job is definitely the people I work with. Even though it's a remote position, I've still been able to build connections with my colleagues, which I really enjoy.

Q: What is the most difficult part of your job?

A: The most difficult thing is how repetitive the job can be since the interviews mostly follow the same screening criteria.

Q: What personal and professional experiences prepared you for what you are doing today?

A: I gained a lot of different skills in communication and different things during my schooling, and my former job as a management trainee at a car rental company really helped me develop my business and professional skills overall.

Q: What are you looking forward to in your career?

A: I'm really looking forward to gaining more diverse experiences in business management roles so I can narrow down exactly how I want to shape my future career path.

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A recent article from PeopleHum gives some excellent advice for professionals in the Human Resources field. The author, Aishwarya Sinha Ray, shares 18 tips, including: (1) pay special attention to on-boarding, training and development; (2) build relationships and an emotional connection, and (3) hire people better than you. Check it out if you are considering heading into that field!

Until next week...

- JS

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