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

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Personnel Skills List in Human Resources

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Personnel role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Personnel job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 60% of Personnel job descriptions contained hr as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

hr
60%
human resources
49%
employee relations
38%
personnel
19%
organisational skills
15%
employee engagement
15%
hr advisor
15%
cipd
15%
uk employment law
12%
cipd qualified
12%
administration
12%
admin
12%
payroll
12%
data analysis
12%
attention to detail
12%
learning and development
12%
people management
12%
organisational design
12%
business management
8%
communications skills
8%
confidentiality
8%
human resources advisor
8%
er
8%
onboarding
8%
generalist
8%
retail hr
8%
staff training
8%
psychology
8%
administrative
8%
administrator
8%
assistant
8%
coordinator
8%
lancashire
8%
lancaster
8%
absence management
8%
performance management
8%
recruitment
8%
passionate
8%
personnel records
4%
communication skills
4%
senior management
4%
interviews
4%
coaching
4%
administrative duties
4%
recruitment process
4%
stakeholder management
4%
not for profit
4%
er issues
4%
charity
4%
powerpoint
4%
microsoft word
4%
hr policies
4%
recruitment consultant
4%
communication
4%
disciplinaries
4%
grievances
4%
management
4%
policies and procedures
4%
barnsley
4%
doncaster
4%
halifax
4%
harrogate
4%
home working
4%
huddersfield
4%
leeds
4%
recruitment business partner
4%
training
4%
recruitment manager
4%
recruitment resourcer
4%
recruitment team leader
4%
sheffield
4%
talent acquisition
4%
wakefield
4%
york
4%
hr administration
4%
people
4%
audit
4%
health and safety
4%
iosh
4%
nebosh
4%
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