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Key Skills for HR Business Partners in 2010
What are people who are recruiting HR Business Partners right now – August 2010 – looking for?
I looked at 20 recent job ads, in no particular order. Most job descriptions state they want strong HR generalist skills and then go on to enumerate the other qualities and evidence of relevant experience they are recruiting.
You need to know a lot to be an effective HR Business Partner. What recruiters seem to be looking for is people who know all the basics of HR best practice, and who can also support and challenge the rest of the managers.
| Skill | Times out of 20 job ads this skill was listed as a "must have" |
| Change Management | 10 |
| Performance Management | 8 |
| Consult/Coach senior managers on people issues | 8 |
| Develop HR Strategy | 7 |
| Talent Management and retention (including succession planning) | 7 |
| Advise/Lead on Organisational Development | 7 |
| Project Management | 6 |
| Influence leadership team/influencing skils | 6 |
| Engagement (employee relations, welfare) | 5 |
| Develop HR Policy | 5 |
| Understand the business/Commercial Acumen | 5 |
Post-recession HR Business Partner workshop is on 25th November 2010 in London
Also see this article on Personnel Today HR Career Issues- Skills in Demand Post Recession