Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
YN experience managing personnel records and supporting military human resources issues transfers directly to civilian HR recordkeeping and employee support.
How to prepare: Practice maintaining a mock civilian employee file that tracks hiring, leave, and personnel changes.
What the civilian work involves
- Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
- Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.
- Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Access