HOW TO GET THERE
Typical pathway
A Canadian secondary-school student often starts with English, math, business, and computer-related courses, along with classes that build communication and teamwork. After graduation, many people move into a college or university program related to human resources, business administration, management, or labour relations, since some employers prefer postsecondary study. Others begin in an office, administrative, or HR support role and build experience from there. Early work in recruitment, payroll, employee services, or training can help develop practical skills. Requirements can vary by employer, province, and the type of organization or HR role.
THE WORK
What you may do
Legacy duties
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of human resources or personnel departments
- Plan human resource requirements in conjunction with other departmental managers
- Co-ordinate internal and external training and recruitment activities
- Develop and implement labour relations policies and procedures and negotiate collective agreements
- Administer employee development, language training and health and safety programs
- Advise and assist other departmental managers on interpretation and administration of personnel policies and programs
- Oversee the classification and rating of occupations
- Organize and conduct employee information meetings on employment policy, benefits and compensation and participate actively on various joint committees
- Direct the organization's quality management program
- Ensure compliance with legislation such as the Pay Equity Act.
SKILLS TO BUILD
Skills used in this Career
Communication SkillsComputer SkillsInternational experienceTeam project workTeam management