{"id":742,"date":"2016-11-30T06:37:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T06:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2018-09-21T12:45:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T12:45:57","slug":"what-skills-are-hr-employers-looking-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/what-skills-are-hr-employers-looking-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Human Resource Employers Looking For In An HR Professional | FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to advance your career as an HR professional? The important thing is to differentiate yourself from the competition and be aware how you can be of most value to your employer. There&#8217;s no better way to differentiate yourself and stand out than with a\u00a0human resource management certificate from the University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>In this short video John Wilter, Head Tutor for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\/za\/uct-human-resource-management-short-course\">UCT Human Resource Management course<\/a><\/strong>, reveals the key thing HR employers are looking for in an HR professional.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rboNd45Xztw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This human resource management course from the University of Cape Town provides you with the insight and practical tools needed to create and implement your organisation\u2019s Human Resource strategy effectively. Guided by an expert, you learn how to practically implement the latest HR trends and codes of good practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You&#8217;ll leave this human resources course with the confidence to apply your new skills within your role, or to move up to a new role. The <strong>UCT Human Resource Management course<\/strong> is the perfect way to gain leading skills from industry-leading experts such as John Wilter, who\u00a0has been involved in the areas of Human Resources, Organisation Development as well as Management and Leadership training and consulting for more than 25 years, at all levels and across a wide variety of industries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"related-programme-block\">\n<div class=\"related-programme\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\/za\/uct-human-resource-management-short-course', '_blank')\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-11\">\n            <div class=\"related-programme__school-logo-container\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/universities\/university-of-cape-town\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"related-programme__school-logo-link\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/UCT_logo.png\" alt=\"School Logo\" class=\"related-programme__school-logo\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"related-programme__copy\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/universities\/university-of-cape-town\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"related-programme__school-name\">\n                University of Cape Town (UCT)            <\/a><br>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\/za\/uct-human-resource-management-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"related-programme__programme-name\">\n                Human Resource (HR) Management online short course            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-md-1 related-programme__chevron-column\">\n            <div class=\"related-programme__icon-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/blog\/assets\/icn_arrow-circle_right.svg\" alt=\"Read More Icon\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At the end of this 10-week human resource management course, you&#8217;ll walk away with a human resource certificate from UCT to validate your expertise and knowledge, setting you apart in a highly-competitive industry.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Do\u00a0you want the competence and confidence to apply for a\u00a0job in Human Resources?<\/h5>\n<p>Set yourself apart and land your dream job,\u00a0with the online\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\/za\/uct-human-resource-management-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCT Human Resource Management course<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button large postcta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\/za\/uct-human-resource-management-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TELL ME MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Transcription<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Being a business partner in the organisation. In other words &#8211; supporting the business directly through Human Resource Management is really what your line managers are looking for. They don\u2019t want to do extra work by having to comply with HR. What they want is: \u201cHow can HR make our work, easier, better, more productive, and more stimulating?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear from John Wilter, Head Tutor for the UCT Human Resource Management online course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":17236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[123],"article-format":[],"class_list":["post-742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-talent-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Are Human Resource Employers Looking For In An HR Professional | FAQs - GetSmarter 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