HR Generalist Jobs

Users interested in this job title also searched for the following job titles

• HR Representative
• Human Resource Generalist
• Human Resources Generalist

Required or preferred licenses and certifications for HR Generalist positions.

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a HR Generalist position

• Automatic Data Processing
• Communication Skills
• Customer Service
• Development
• Documentation
• Employee Benefits
• Employee Communications
• Employee Engagement
• Employee Relations
• Employment Law
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Events
• Exit Interviews
• Family And Medical Leave Act
• Filing
• Firing
• HR Policies & Procedures
• HR Systems
• HRIS Management
• Human Capital Management (HCM)
• Human Resources
• Human Resources (HR) Operations
• Human Resources Information System
• Human Resources Management
• I-9 Forms
• Interviewing
• Investigation
• Job Analysis
• Labor Relations
• Leadership
• Leading
• Leave Administration
• Leave of Absence
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• New Employee Orientation
• New Hire Training
• Offboarding
• Onboarding
• Open Enrollment
• Organization
• Orientation
• Payroll
• Performance Management
• Planning
• Policy Administration
• Policy Development
• Policy Implementation
• Problem Solving
• Regulations
• Regulatory Compliance
• Reporting
• Research Skills
• Resolution
• Scheduling
• Staff Supervision
• Staffing
• Succession Planning
• Talent Acquisition
• Talent Management
• Training and Development
• Unemployment Claims
• Workers' Compensation
• Workforce Planning

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Find out about the three most common paths entry-level HR pros follow to gain the critical skills and build the proper foundation needed to lead an HR operation.

With the recent economic downturn, many job seekers at least considered a position in HR and many took the leap and changed their career focus altogether. The reason for this is because HR is seen as one of the more recession-proof occupations. The conventional wisdom is simple: companies need to hire, so therefore they need an HR professional.

HR professionals may make easy targets, but in reality they're just like the rest of us: overworked, undercompensated, and doing the best they can with the resources at their disposal.