| The key personnel of the team of human resources | | | | amicable personality as he will have to deal with |
| of any organization is the Administrator of human | | | | employees and business customers in a very skillful |
| resources. He would almost always be surrounded by | | | | way so as to establish and maintain the company's |
| telephones, files and records, employees as well as | | | | reputation. Clerical skills are also called for as required |
| customers. His base responsibility is as administrator. | | | | for handling all aspects of personnel records and |
| As such, he would be at the beck and call of | | | | efficient maintenance of filing systems as well as |
| higher-ups to handle all sorts of communication and | | | | business information. He will most likely be called upon |
| administrative problems. | | | | to deal with more than one set of problems at any |
| At the same time, to handle these problems | | | | given point of time. So a sense of prioritization is an |
| successfully, he also needs the midas touch in relation | | | | essential quality. He needs to be techno-savvy |
| of personal relations with the employees of the | | | | vis-a-vis maintaining of computerized records and the |
| business house. Such a high-profile position demands | | | | programs needed for their development. These all |
| that he be presentable, multifaceted and capable | | | | constitute the most essential prerequisites of the |
| enough to undertake multitasking. He has to be able to | | | | administrator of human resources. |
| co-ordinate the various clerical and managerial activities | | | | These pre-requisites are also complemented by |
| that make up such an important and responsible | | | | education and previous experience. Human Resources |
| position. Such a position is next only to the manager of | | | | qualifications are preferred by most corporates though |
| human resources and its job description entails several | | | | some would make do with experience in administration. |
| tasks like office organization, public relations, | | | | Some specialisation in business elements is also |
| administration of contracts and packages of | | | | desirable as the administrator needs a basic |
| employment benefits as well as compensation and | | | | knowledge of conduction of businesses. Previous |
| maintaining personnel records. He is responsible for | | | | human resources experience could be an added |
| organising and updating of employee records and | | | | advantage to maintain efficiency and productivity of |
| devise an efficient filing system. Of course, the job | | | | the department. At the time of recruitment of new |
| content of the administrator would vary across | | | | people into the business, the corporates would always |
| different businesses and it should be outlined very | | | | ensure due diligence so as to minimise the loss of |
| clearly at the time of hiring him. | | | | efficiency and productivity. |
| This responsible position demands a multi-talented | | | | |