How to pursue a career in the human resource field in South Africa

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People working in the HRM department need specific skills, motivation and devotion to succeed in this dynamic and interesting field. The following guidelines can be beneficial to anybody who is interested in pursuing a career in the field of HR in SA. According to Swanepoel et al. (2003: 61), "Human Resource Management as a field of study, theory and practice is taken to be that part of management concerned with all the factors, decisions, principles, strategies, operations, practices, functions, activities and methods related to employees in organizations. All the dimensions related to people in their employment relationships and all the dynamics that flow from it are all aimed at ensuring organizational success through "good fit" employment relationships in turbulent and ever-changing environmental conditions?. One of the main objectives of HRM is to coordinate the interaction between people working within the organization which can be defined as "a coordinated social entity" (Swanepoel et al. 2005: 11). Planning, recruiting, selecting, implementing strategies, retaining and assisting employees, motivating and leading workers, assuring compensation and benefits, health and safety, dealing with labor unions are the main tasks of a HR expert.

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[...] The IPM is very prominent body or association in the HR field in (Swanepoel et al. 2003: 69). This Board is also concerned with professional competence in the HR field. According to Swanepoel et al. (2003: “reading relevant journals is thus an important part of trying to remain a valued HR practitioner in Some of the more prominent can be: Harvard Business Review, The Journal of HR, HRM, Personnel Journal . and also South African publications such as Employment Law, Contemporary Labour Law, Management Today, People Dynamics, SA Labour Bulletin In this question, we have discussed about the concept, the nature and the scope of the field of HRM from a SA perspective. [...]

[...] The main functions of the SABPP are (Swanepoel et al. 2003: To register personnel practitioners, accordance with various registration levels and categories”. To “appoint mentors, conduct assessments and examinations, and reward certificates”. To “establish a code of professional conduct for persons registered in terms of the charter”. To “consider any matter which the Board deems pertinent to personnel practice in perform any other functions this may be prescribed to achieve the objects of its charter”. Furthermore, “individuals who choose a career in the HR field specifically and who want to become successful professionals must continuously keep abreast of the latest developments in the relevant fields and to be in contact with other professionals (Swanepoel et al. [...]

[...] In order to pursue a career in the human resource field in South Africa, it is necessary to “acquire some formal education, training and development in the field of (Swanepoel et al. 2003: 63). Since the 1980s, HRM has become such a “complex and demanding field of theory and practice that true professionalism has come to be regarded as a major requirement for HR practitioners in (Swanepoel et al. 2003: 63). Nowadays, in order to succeed in a HR professional career, it is essential to achieve general business management experience to understand the business of a company and the kind of work in which an organisation's HR are really concerned. [...]

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