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Competences — human resources assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d8ed1703-9c03-4ea0-83cc-b6169bc54ffd).

Essential

  • administer appointments (skill/competence)
  • apply company policies (skill/competence)
  • assess character (skill/competence)
  • communicate by telephone (skill/competence)
  • document interviews (skill/competence)
  • fix meetings (skill/competence)
  • hire human resources (skill/competence)
  • identify with the company's goals (skill/competence)
  • job market offers (knowledge)
  • listen actively (skill/competence)
  • maintain professional administration (skill/competence)
  • manage payroll reports (skill/competence)
  • observe confidentiality (skill/competence)
  • profile people (skill/competence)
  • support managers (skill/competence)
  • use communication techniques (skill/competence)
  • write work-related reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advertising techniques (knowledge)
  • apply knowledge of human behaviour (skill/competence)
  • assist employee health programmes (skill/competence)
  • business communication (knowledge)
  • coach employees (skill/competence)
  • disseminate messages to people (skill/competence)
  • employment law (knowledge)
  • ensure gender equality in the workplace (skill/competence)
  • gather feedback from employees (skill/competence)
  • human resource management (knowledge)
  • human resources department processes (knowledge)
  • identify necessary human resources (skill/competence)
  • interview people (skill/competence)
  • introduce new employees (skill/competence)
  • labour legislation (knowledge)
  • manage employee complaints (skill/competence)
  • manage payroll (skill/competence)
  • negotiate employment agreements (skill/competence)
  • negotiate with employment agencies (skill/competence)
  • recruit employees (skill/competence)
  • support employability of people with disabilities (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 14 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data entry — 50 %
  • benefits administration — 29 %
  • recruitment — 29 %
  • report generation — 14 %
  • report preparation — 14 %
  • recruiting — 14 %
  • customer service — 14 %
  • data analysis — 14 %
  • hr administration — 14 %

Methods

  • new hire orientation — 14 %

Responsibilities

  • employee communication — 21 %
  • interview coordination — 14 %
  • interview scheduling — 14 %
  • job posting — 14 %
  • answering phone calls — 14 %