HR Competencies: 13 Essential Skills for Success

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HR Competencies 13 Essential Skills for Success
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What are HR Skills and Competencies?

• HR skills and competencies are the capabilities
  of human resource management specialists which
  enhance their ability to manage the workforce in
  an organization. It is the proficiency that HR
  professionals should possess to accomplish their
  duties effectively.
• HR competencies and skills include interpersonal
  skills, technical skills, Emotional intelligence,
  Listening skills, communication skills and
  competencies, Relationship building skills,
  Analytical abilities, and more, which we are
  going to discuss in further part of the blog.

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Top HR Skills and Competencies

• Some of the top competencies and skills that
  should be possessed by an HR professional include
  the following
• Relationship Building
• One of the most important competencies that
  should be possessed by an HR professional is
  constructing relationships with both the internal
  (employees) and external public (Potential
  prospects, public in general, stakeholders, and
  more).
• The basic responsibility of human resource
  management professionals includes the maintenance
  of credible relationships to enhance the goodwill
  of the company as well as recruit the best
  talents to contribute to the growth of
  productivity.
• In addition, HR professionals are considered the
  face of an organization which makes it extremely
  crucial for them to preserve and surge robust
  kinship to make the companys presence in the
  market as well as stay updated to grab
  opportunities in the future.

• In addition, HR professionals are considered the
  face of an organization which makes it extremely
  crucial for them to preserve and surge robust
  kinship to make the companys presence in the
  market as well as stay updated to grab
  opportunities in the future.
• Communication Skills
• Communication is the key for any HR to deal with
  day-to-day business workflow. They are the first
  person to communicate in the organization to a
  prospective candidate.
• So, as an HR, it is one of the important
  abilities to be owned, to rectify all the
  activities that enhance the quality of service
  deliverance as well as the reputation of the
  entire organization.
• Further, communication works as an efficient
  resource for HR managers to resolve internal
  conflicts and provides neat information to
  employees which will help them improve employee
  relationships with the workplace.

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• Interpersonal Skills
• Interpersonal skills are the most important HR
  acquaintance in soft skills. HR professionals are
  the voice of an organization and it is their
  accountability to be generous enough to ease
  newly hired employees by inducing them in the
  team.
• Also being considerate in understanding the
  troubling elements that disrupt the employees
  workflow and the organizations atmosphere is
  essential on the part of HR. 
• Interpersonal skills include the following
  competencies such as
• Leadership skills
• Negotiation skills
• Leadership
• Practical/ logical reasoning
• Empathy
• Openness to Feedback
• Reliability
• Positivity and more
• Internal personal skills are considered one of
  the core competencies of HR in the sphere of
  business which would help adhere to all the
  policies and rules of the organization with
  proficiency.

• Active Listening Skills
• For HR professionals to be active listeners is
  not only essential but also vital for making fair
  decisions and maintaining harmony to robust a
  vibrant work environment.
• HR core competencies include active listening to
  get along with the ability to grasp the
  challenges and enhance understanding in
  addressing employees queries. It is done to
  deliver coherent and equitable decisions in
  balancing the workspace. 
• Active listening traits include the following
  expressions
• Keeping eye contact with the person speaking.
• Staying open to communication without rushing to
  judge.
• Showcase gestures and postures which show
  activeness in the conversation.
• Provide regular verbal and non-verbal inputs
  within the conversation wherever required with
  politeness.
• Make notes of the vital points.
• Ask questions as it shows interest in the
  conversation.
• Smiling, nodding, being empathetic, and altering
  facial expressions as per the flow of
  conversation give assurance to the speaker of
  being heard.

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• Emotional Intelligence
• Emotional intelligence signifies being practical
  and logical while listening and decision-making
  without being emotionally swayed by the sudden
  rush of emotions.
• Exercising a standardized emotional intelligence
  enables an HR manager and HR team to bond better
  with the employees. It is one of the vital HR
  competencies for HR professionals as it makes
  them mindful to react to situations wisely by
  coming up with appropriate solutions to slash
  issues and conflicts quickly with logic.
• Business Acumen
• Business acumen signifies a savvy understanding
  of business trends, insights, and analytics which
  can be utilized as a beam to enhance the
  authenticity of business strategies.
• As an HR professional, it is important to possess
  insights into business trends as it would help
  you align the organizations policies and
  procedures in an impactful employee-centric as
  well as business welfare way.
• Confidentiality
• One of the finest HR competency is maintaining
  confidentiality regarding employees personal as
  well as professional sensitive information which
  are not meant to be publicized.
• The HR team and HR managers are cognizant of
  sensitive data like employees salary details,
  authentic identity proofs, medical issues,
  personal disruptions, and more.

• In addition, the HR professionals get prior
  intimation about any organizational alteration
  that is to be made and which would have a
  significant impact on the employees. So, it is
  expected from HRs to keep up confidentiality to
  avoid conflicts and maintain a healthy work
  environment.
• Event Organization
• HR teams including HR managers are responsible
  for employee engagement for which they need to
  organize various activities that would enhance
  activeness in workplace and construct team
  building inside an organization. Some of these
  events include
• Team dinner and learns
• Trips
• Recruitment fairs
• Company retreats
• Office meetups
• Workshops
• Conferences followed by parties and more.

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