Human resources pros need developed skills

Human resources professionals need to have skills that go beyond the technical aspects of recruitment and training, a leading global provider of training services said.

The younger generation is better prepared wants to make a difference

Speaking at the annual conference of the Foundation for Human Resource Development, Robert Conlon, from DC Gardner Training in London said:

“The HR manager has to have well-developed business skills that enable him to align talent to the organisational needs.

“Moreover he needs to be able to present different scenarios for decisions to be taken in view of the emerging changes.” The conference was attended by 300 participants from 157 organisations.

Jill Miller, a researcher with the UK Chartered Institute for Personnel Management, delved into what business would look like in the future and emphasised that organisations will be very different to what they are today.

“The younger generation is better prepared, more ambitious, needs to be engaged and wants to make a difference. They also value a work life balance that respects their personal aspirations and acknowledges their competencies and rewards their contribution.

The barriers between countries will continue to drop not only in Europe but all over the world which will make competition harsher, but opportunities for new markets will increase considerably,” she said. The conference included nine different workshops and dealt with a variety of topics from how to use appraisals as a vital tool for management to mediation at the place of work.

Joe Gerada, chief executive of the FHRD, said managers are demanding more conferences of this nature that bring toge-ther various human resources experiences.

He said this year’s conference also included an HR and Training Fair where companies could exhibit their products and services.