Job Security through HR Training
By Stanley Rubenti
stanley.rubenti@collegedegreereview.com
College Degree Review Columnist
In almost every industry and every profession, there is a lurking fear that your job might one day be outsourced or automated. We have already seen this with many manufacturing jobs, and as countries like India and China continue to produce skilled graduates who can navigate their way successfully in business, information technology, engineering, medicine, and many other areas once dominated by the US, the outsourcing trend will only become more entrenched as companies look for innovative ways to reduce costs and boost profits. One industry, however, that seems to be partially immune to the flattening world is human resources (HR).
Keeping Human Resource Jobs at Home
The HR department is the section of each company that handles hiring, firing, and employee relations (benefits, payroll, labor disputes, etc.). It is an industry that blends IT services, diplomacy, psychology, and marketing into one catchall field. Because the human touch is so crucial to human resource jobs, it's highly unlikely that they'll be automated any time in the new future. And because they require such extensive person-to-person contact, outsourcing them to developing countries is difficult to manage at this point. Even with advanced videoconferencing, VoIP software, and IT services, most companies will want to stick with HR representatives who can interview potential applicants face-to-face.
What the Experts Have To Say about Human Resource Jobs
According to the US Department of Labor, career growth for HR specialists will be quite favorable over the next eight years. Positions for new human resource jobs will grow much faster than the national average for most other occupations. Think about that for one second. Slots for interviewers will grow faster than slots for interviewees. Which side of the interview table would you like to be on?
What Education Is Needed for HR Jobs?
In the old days, a bachelor's degree in any number of fields was sufficient for most human resource jobs, but as global competition becomes fiercer, employers will want to see a narrower set of skills covered by those who do the hiring and firing. A bachelors degree or higher in business administration, psychology, social work, information technology, computer science, history, human resource, or legal studies can help qualify you for the vast majority of human resource jobs out there.
Source
US Department of Labor
About the Author
A freelance writer, Stanley Rubenti currently lives in Bangkok where he provides admissions consultation for college-bound students. Stanley holds a B.A. in history.
Posted on: December 5, 2006
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