Just like many roles in the business world, human resources is changing. Employers are now outsourcing or making HR responsibilities digital. These changes will make the “new” HR professional into a more tech-savvy asset. This is good news for recent grads, seeing as they and the rest of their Gen Y peers are the most tech-savvy generation to date.
An article from HR Magazine states, “Job titles and functions will likely remain in flux for some time, say business leaders, academics, HR consultants and HR professionals. But they say that some of the standard niches–such as HR generalist and benefits specialist–will become less common and less important, giving way over time to new ones such as HR financial analyst.”
The tradition HR role will be gone. Leadership roles in HR will be filled by people who have an overall business background. This makes them a more valuable asset to the company and means they can take on numerous roles.
Generation Y, those who are graduating college as we speak, should embrace this change in HR. This gives them more opportunities to redefine what HR is.
In this recovering economy, HR pros will be thinking very strategically about hires. They will be choosing the candidates who can be integrated into the company the easiest and most efficiently.
According to the article in HR Magazine, these are some HR jobs of the future:
- The CFO for HR. This number-cruncher can apply the metrics to demonstrate the inherent economic value of HR and to analyze the cost-effectiveness of various practices HR proposes. How much do certain employees contribute to the bottom line? How much does the right training help the business? Which functions or programs do not add value and should be eliminated?
- The internal consultant. This person helps spread HR competencies through the organization, empowering line managers to recruit, interview, hire and retain the talent that they need while counseling the managers on crucial legal and ethical matters such as disability and age discrimination laws.
- The talent manager. This person is responsible for finding, developing and keeping the best and the brightest workers to meet the needs of the organization.
- The vendor manager. He or she determines which functions can be handled better and less expensively outside the organization. This professional monitors quality and costs.
- The self-service leader. This person works with internal and outside information technology specialists to establish and run web-based portals for many automated functions, such as benefits and pension administration, that employees can access from their desktop computers.
HR is changing, and Generation Y is up for the challenge that the new HR role brings.
This post was written by Lindsay Elias, public & media relations assistant for Come Recommended.
