Traits required to become HR Manager of a company

Human Resource management is distinctive approach to manage people and their aspirations in an organization. It is a process of procuring, allocating and effectively utilizing human capital to create a balance between a company's long term business perspective and developing a talent pool with the right set of skills. As organizations work towards improving employee engagement and retention, and managing employees' aspirations has become a vital within HR management. Some of the emerging practices in HR include understanding employee aspirations, moulding them based on their unique background and help them in managing their goals to best accomplish their career objectives. An HR manager acts as a facilitator to achieve high performance in the given environment.

Skills/Traits:

• Ability to work under pressure, demonstrate discretion and integrity while being fair-minded.
• Strong domain knowledge.
• Be able to align people resource strategy with business goals.
• Strong communication skills.
• He or she must have leadership quality and ability to handle company in crisis.

Getting There:
People from various field can become successful HR managers. Courses in psychology, human behaviour, labour laws, and MBA would give a more balanced perspective while dealing with people. Some background education in the industry you work in, will give you that extra edge. One can go for post graduation degree after pursuing under-graduation in BBA, Btech.

Pros and Cons:

• Personality enriching and intellectually stimulating career
• You could get caught between conflicting expectations of the organization and its people.

Institutes to apply:

• XLRI, school of business and human resources, Jamshedpur- www.xlri.ac.in
• Tata Institutes of Social Sciences, Mumbai- www. tiss.edu
• Indian Institutes of Management (IIM)- www.catiim.in
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management- www.sibm.edu

The Payoff:
It depends on the institutes in which you are studying. A good and high ranked institutes can let you earn Rs.6 lakhs to Rs. 12 lakhs as an entry level in the company or organization. Mid-level professional may earn between Rs.18 lakhs to Rs.35 lakhs. Senior level professional may earn between Rs.50 lakhs to 1 crore.