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

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Human Resources Skills List in Human Resources

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Human Resources role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Human Resources job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 52% of Human Resources job descriptions contained human resources as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

human resources
52%
employee relations
41%
hr
30%
cipd qualified
19%
recruitment
19%
employment law
19%
nhs
15%
onboarding
15%
hr advisor
12%
hr policies
8%
cipd
8%
hr director
8%
hr officer
8%
hr manager
8%
hr assistant
8%
administrative
4%
third sector
4%
senior human resources advisor
4%
general admin
4%
hr software
4%
employment legislation
4%
social care
4%
human resource planning
4%
health care
4%
strategies
4%
chief people officer
4%
performance issues
4%
manufacturing
4%
cpo
4%
advising
4%
health and safety
4%
hrd
4%
human resources director
4%
hris
4%
hr business partner
4%
performance management
4%
recruitment process
4%
tupe
4%
autonomous
4%
hr generalist
4%
human resources coordinator
4%
collaboration
4%
disciplinaries
4%
development strategy
4%
hrbp
4%
french
4%
documentation
4%
human resources analyst
4%
grievances
4%
human resources business partner
4%
partnerships
4%
hr metrics
4%
training
4%
human resources manager
4%
hr administrator
4%
international recruitment
4%
consultation
4%
personnel manager
4%
hr personnel
4%
strategic hr
4%
senior hr advisor
4%
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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.

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