HR Management Blog

Our people are our main competitive advantage. They’re also the most valuable asset we have. Give me a crown for every mention and I’m a millionaire in a few months. And yet, if we treated finance the same way we treat our employees, many companies wouldn’t see another day. So I don’t think the secret’s in that phrase. So what does a great HR department do differently to benefit the organization and help it achieve its shared goals?

A modern Human Resources department doesn’t just make sure that people get paid correctly and on time for their work. It also makes sure the company stays competitive. It usually does this by making sure that employees develop so that know-how does not corrode. Often, this means that HR has to positively influence the company culture, as we may encounter various insidious obstacles along the way. In fact, the problem of development is usually not the employees, but the management, which is the best at throwing sticks under the feet of the entire organisation. Often, then, cash on hand is a much more valuable and frequent retention tool than some abstract employee development.

Our modern civilization has mastered one great art. We know how to stress ourselves out. We are always rushing somewhere, sometimes thinking too much, and always struggling with inner tension and insecurity. And with less than two days to go before the election, some of us are even struggling to think about things where we don’t have control. We will not be sitting at the negotiating table then, and our contribution is about one five millionth of the solution to the whole mess. We have to throw ourselves into the calm, we have to enjoy what is modernly called mindfulness. It’s also called meditation, although in Christianity we have a similar word - contemplation.

How many times have I heard that remark? How easy it is to work in Human Resources because all we do is interview, write up some employment contracts and drink coffee and eat cookies all the time. And sometimes we send someone random to training or train them internally. It’s just that working in a good HR department is also about things that are not so visible, but have a major impact on the future success of the company. That is, if we’re doing HR management right. Yes, HR work is often about being involved in critical and strategic projects that lay the foundation for future growth.

Finding a great job is hard work (some people spend their entire professional lives searching for the Holy Grail). And it all starts with sending in your resume. Not just any resume, of course, because there can be dozens or hundreds of them for a good position. And hoping that my resume gets noticed and I just get invited is not the best approach to get the dream job. As they say, luck walks on mountains, but here we can help it come to us. I have to put in the work and create a structured resume that really works.