Human Resources Adviser
What the work is
Provides staffing and personnel administration services in support of an organisation's human resource policies and programs. Ensures an equitable work culture exists, focusing on inclusion of employees of diverse backgrounds.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Arranges advertising of job vacancies, interviewing and testing of applicants, and selection of staff
- Maintains personnel records and associated human resources information systems
- Arranges the induction of staff, and provides information on conditions of service, salaries and promotional opportunities
- Develops, plans and formulates enterprise agreements or collective contracts such as productivity-based wage adjustment procedures, workplace relations policies and programs, and procedures for their implementation
- Manages diversity programs, projects, training and communication logistics
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in the people and culture team of a fictional medium sized manufacturing company. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A new starter's first week goes so smoothly that they feel part of the team by Friday
- Two colleagues who were not speaking sit down and sort it out with your help
- You find the right person for a role and see them grow in it
Hard days
- A manager wants to act on a rumour before anyone has heard the other side
- You hold confidential information and cannot say a word to a worried colleague
- A tough conversation about someone's job leaves you drained for the evening
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 222131, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.