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human-resources-manager/references/skills.md
2026-08-15 11:40:00 +02:00

4.6 KiB

Competences — human resources manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f605bcd2-90b6-45a0-a558-d05016d68a77).

Essential

  • advise on personnel management (skill/competence)
  • apply company policies (skill/competence)
  • build trust (skill/competence)
  • comply with legal regulations (skill/competence)
  • coordinate operational activities (skill/competence)
  • develop corporate training programmes (skill/competence)
  • develop employee retention programs (skill/competence)
  • develop staff (skill/competence)
  • develop training programmes (skill/competence)
  • employment law (knowledge)
  • ensure gender equality in the workplace (skill/competence)
  • evaluate training (skill/competence)
  • hire human resources (skill/competence)
  • human resource management (knowledge)
  • human resources department processes (knowledge)
  • identify necessary human resources (skill/competence)
  • identify with the company's goals (skill/competence)
  • labour law (knowledge)
  • labour legislation (knowledge)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage human resources (skill/competence)
  • manage payroll (skill/competence)
  • monitor company policy (skill/competence)
  • negotiate employment agreements (skill/competence)
  • negotiate with employment agencies (skill/competence)
  • organise staff assessment (skill/competence)
  • outplacement (knowledge)
  • personnel management (knowledge)
  • plan medium to long term objectives (skill/competence)
  • promote gender equality in business contexts (skill/competence)
  • recruit employees (skill/competence)
  • recruit personnel (skill/competence)
  • shape corporate culture (skill/competence)
  • support employability of people with disabilities (skill/competence)
  • talent management strategies (knowledge)
  • track key performance indicators (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adapt training to labour market (skill/competence)
  • administer appointments (skill/competence)
  • advertising techniques (knowledge)
  • advise on conflict management (skill/competence)
  • advise on organisational culture (skill/competence)
  • advise on risk management (skill/competence)
  • advise on social security benefits (skill/competence)
  • apply conflict management (skill/competence)
  • apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
  • company policies (knowledge)
  • consultation (knowledge)
  • coordinate educational programmes (skill/competence)
  • corporate law (knowledge)
  • corporate social responsibility (knowledge)
  • create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network (skill/competence)
  • discharge employees (skill/competence)
  • ensure information transparency (skill/competence)
  • evaluate performance of organisational collaborators (skill/competence)
  • gather feedback from employees (skill/competence)
  • give constructive feedback (skill/competence)
  • government policy implementation (knowledge)
  • government social security programmes (knowledge)
  • identify policy breach (skill/competence)
  • interview people (skill/competence)
  • leadership principles (knowledge)
  • manage corporate training programmes (skill/competence)
  • manage government policy implementation (skill/competence)
  • manage pension funds (skill/competence)
  • manage stress in the work place (skill/competence)
  • manage sub-contract labour (skill/competence)
  • monitor legislation developments (skill/competence)
  • monitor organisation climate (skill/competence)
  • negotiate settlements (skill/competence)
  • organisational policies (knowledge)
  • organisational structure (knowledge)
  • principles of insurance (knowledge)
  • provide advice on breaches of regulation (skill/competence)
  • set inclusion policies (skill/competence)
  • set organisational policies (skill/competence)
  • social security law (knowledge)
  • supervise staff (skill/competence)
  • teach corporate skills (skill/competence)
  • training subject expertise (knowledge)
  • types of insurance (knowledge)
  • types of pensions (knowledge)
  • work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)
  • write inspection reports (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 61 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

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

Hard skills

  • employee relations — 54 %
  • performance management — 44 %
  • workforce planning — 34 %
  • data analysis — 34 %
  • succession planning — 30 %
  • recruitment — 21 %
  • benefits administration — 21 %