Level up Your HR Manager Resume With These Writing Tips

HR managers are tasked with taking care of the most valuable asset in an organisation: its people. As such you play a vital role in the performance of the company, with a large scope of duties and responsibilities including:

• creating a healthy work environment
• bridging and balancing the needs between management and employees  
• recruiting and orienting new talents
• managing employee performance
• ensuring the workplace is safe and secure
• handling payroll systems

To thrive amid the global pandemic, Malaysian companies are exploring new business methods and systems. So they need HR managers who can align with their company’s adaptive approaches to current norms.

Present strong qualifications in your resume as well as what drives and motivates you. 

Here is a complete sample of HR Manager resume:

How to level up your HR manager resume

Here are some pointers for improving your HR Manager resume to show employers that you are the candidate for the job. 

1. Begin with your professional summary and aims

Start strong with an executive summary of who you are and what you can do for the company. Present your professional vision and objectives. Show how you plan to use your skills and experience to achieve measurable results for the organisation. 

Here is an example: 

Human resource manager with more than 5 years experience handling HR tasks. Experienced in managing performance, implementing Talent Management Systems, managing payroll, and supervising benefits. Adept strategist applying HR tools to boost employee performances to reach company targets. Personally motivated to lead people towards synergy and successfully achieving set goals.

2. Customise by focusing on primary skills

Choose your relevant technical and transferable skills. Bring them up front in your resume in the skills section. As an HR professional yourself, you understand the volume of applications that employers go through. Only the resumes that stand out will be read end to end. 

Hook them in with your professional summary and keep them interested in your specific strengths. Study the job description carefully. Tailor your skills to the requirements of the work.

Here are some sample skills you can highlight:

Transferable Skills

1. Leadership
2. Organisation
3. Communication
4. Working with a team
5. Problem-solving

Technical Skills

1. Proficiency in Talent Management Systems (TMS)
2. Employee Relations
3. Performance Management
4. Payroll Management
5. Workplace Safety

3. Present past work experience in relevant detail

Showcase past jobs and what you achieved in the positions you occupied. Starting with the current down to your first, list the company names, dates of work, and job positions held. This gives employers a fresh perspective on your recent work at a glance. 

Describe in detail what your duties were and present actual performance output. Explain how you applied technical and transferable skills in specific positions, areas of work, and responsibilities. 

Employers may use an app that identifies keywords in your resume. Study the job ad so you can echo keywords used.

Here is an example:

[Company Name]

Human Resource Manager 

January 2015 – October 2020

• Spearheaded efforts to ensure and enhance health and safety measures for employees at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Led a team of ten members in piloting the latest performance management strategy
• Headed recruitment of fresh talents for 2 new company programs
• Reduced employee turnover rate by 25% using innovative talent management system
• Cut admin tasks by 40% by making payroll process more efficient

[Company Name]

Human Resource Assistant 

June 2011 - December 2015

• Coordinated training sessions and seminars
• Led the talent recruitment process by screening candidates, performing reference checks, and issuing employment contracts
• Oversaw onboarding processes of over 100 employees across 5 departments

4. Show educational background and pieces of training attended

Showcase your solid academic attainments such as your degree(s), university, and years studying. Best if your degree aligns with the present position you are applying for. You can also enhance this section by adding your accomplishments, awards, honors, major projects, and published works in school. Keep in mind that they need to be relevant to the job at hand. Think of the transferable skills you gained in the mentioned endeavour. 

Here is an example of how to write the education and training section:

[Name of University]

Bachelor of Science in Business Management,

Major in Human Resource Management

2007-2011

• Business Management Student Council President (2012-2013)
• Spearheaded student conference on new and advanced HR strategies
• Completed thesis on [subject] titled [thesis title] under [publication]

[Name of Institution, School, Website]

Certificate Course on Training and Development 

March 2017

• Designed training plan curriculum
• Set up tools for analysis
• Established evaluation methods

Under this section, include other HR-related training, seminars, and certificate courses taken outside of school. This demonstrates to employers a learning mindset. 

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