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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 25 May 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 10,275
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Plan, direct, and coordinate human resource management activities of an organization to maximize the strategic use of human resources and maintain functions such as employee compensation, recruitment, personnel policies, and regulatory compliance.
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In an effort to increase productivity and morale, reduce job turnover, and create highly specialized workers, employers are looking more and more to human resources experts to help create workplace environments that will mutually benefit employer and employee alike. The basic theory for most human resources managers is that happy, well-trained workers create healthy, profitable companies. To put it simply, human resources managers work to promote healthy relationships between employers and employees. To find a Job Description for HR Managers, plus salaries for related job titles, see PayScale's human resources job description page.
With human resources managers looking out for the well being of everyone else, how well are they taken care of? Looking at Human Resources Salaries by Years Experience shows a salary range of around $30,000 to $50,000 for those entering the field. Salaries for human resources managers naturally increase as job experience accumulates. If you look at HR Salaries by Employer Type, you'll notice that some of the highest salaries for human resources managers are offered by government positions. However, the salaries for human resources managers working in the private sector are also competitive. If you're a human resources manager looking for which city has the most to offer, set your bearings Northeast or Northwest. The Human Resources Salaries by City chart shows that median salaries for human resources managers in New York and San Francisco are currently higher than in many other cities.
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Human Resources (HR) Manager - (City withheld for privacy), Florida, United States
In my 17 years of H.R., I've always taken the approach of knowing, hands-on, when possible, the jobs within the organization. Who better to recruit than the person who has actually performed the function? I've had a focus on making myself approachable, respected, yet well
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Human Resources (HR) Manager - (City withheld for privacy), Virginia, United States
I live near the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. This is a resort area. I have worked for most of the hotels and what I have learned is that they are franchised properties. The General Managers are too busy to recruit for the season and the turnover is so high. I could meet with the General Managers find out what they need, research the positions they have available, what skills are required and do the recruiting from home. I was trained by Marriott and was a Recruiter for Marriott, I know the dema...