Hr Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Human Resources

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Hr Skills List in Human Resources

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Hr role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Hr job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 85% of Hr job descriptions contained hr as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

hr
85%
human resources
47%
administrative
39%
hr policies
31%
advisor
16%
policies
16%
recruitment
16%
employee relations
16%
er issues
16%
communication skills
16%
advice
16%
sickness
16%
pensions
16%
payroll
16%
cipd qualified
16%
recruitment process
16%
personnel records
16%
onboarding
16%
sickness absence management
8%
policy
8%
grievances
8%
templates
8%
pragmatic
8%
drafting
8%
crm
8%
training
8%
administrative support
8%
admin
8%
organisational skills
8%
hr software
8%
customer service
8%
compliance
8%
negotiating
8%
employment law
8%
consulting
8%
computer literate
8%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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