Human Resources Specialist:
Perform activities in the human resource area. Includes employment specialists who screen, recruit, interview, and place workers.
Human Resources Manager:
Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.
Training and Development Specialist:
Design and conduct training and development programs to improve individual and organizational performance. May analyze training needs.
Compensation and Benefits Manager:
Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialist:
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
Labor Relations Specialist:
Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist:
Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.
Human Resources Assistant:
Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
Equal Opportunity Representative:
Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
Regulatory Affairs Specialist:
Coordinate and document internal regulatory processes, such as internal audits, inspections, license renewals, or registrations. May compile and prepare materials for submission to regulatory agencies.
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