Certified Human Resources Professional

Copyright © 2022 Zulk Shamsuddin, PhD / GAFM ACADEMY

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 9781387707690

INTRODUCTION

The Certified Human Resources Professional ™ (CHRP) is a gold-standard certification for individuals with skills and experience in human resources management which includes organizational leadership, recruitment management, talent development, project management, performance management, executive communication, and stakeholder management.

It forms the basis of the assessment that applicants must pass to gain the Certified Human Resources Professional status and inclusion in the Directory of Certified / Chartered Professionals of The Global Academy of Finance and Management ®.

Stand out above the rest with the Certified Human Resources Professional ™ certification and get noticed by top recruiters.

Benefits of Becoming a Certified Human Resources Professional

Personal recognition from your peers in the HR manager profession.

Enhanced CV to stand out in the job market and get noticed by top recruiters.

A framework for the development of your career.

International recognition.

Assurance for clients of high standards and ethical practice.

Use of the post-nominal CHRP or Certified Human Resources Professional

Introduce yourself with this exclusive certification card during networking, business events, conferences, training, anywhere.

Certification has its Privileges

The Value of Certification

Certificates and certifications, the names for these credentials sound confusingly similar. But there are important differences. Here’s what you need to know about these resume-enhancing options and how they might advance your career.

What is a Certificate?

Earning a certificate is about education. Certificates are academic credentials awarded by colleges, universities, or other educational institutions. Students in certificate programs learn new knowledge in a specific subject or discipline and earn a certificate by successfully completing the coursework. An ideal student for a certificate program is someone who is willing to go through the experience of growing their own skillset, being real about what they want to learn, and working with others, says Jennifer Diamond, an instructor for the UW Certificate in Project Management. Many certificate programs have few, if any, admission requirements, making them an excellent option if you want to move forward in your career. The programs are usually noncredit and take less time to complete than a degree. Certificates are commonly listed on resumes as education, and some meet education requirements for first-time or renewed certifications.

What is a Certification?

When you have the professional knowledge you need, a certification allows you to prove it.  Certifications indicate mastery of skills or standards. Professional certifications are granted by industry groups or career-related organizations. These groups assess your qualifications, usually through an exam or application process. Many certifications include the privilege to use a related designation following your professional title. A certification differs from a license, which permits you to work in a certain profession and is usually issued by government or regulatory agencies.

Benefits of Certification

Certification helps in learning the new technologies, skills, and abilities for a specific promotion. Earning a new certification or an advanced certification in a particular area of expertise can help in advancing your career.

Professional certification shows consumers and potential employers that you are committed to your profession and are well-trained. It gives them confidence in your abilities and knowledge. Certification makes you more valuable to employers, so you can expect to earn more than someone without certification.

Certifications can give you the chance to learn needed skills, and be a quick way to show employers you have those skills. On the other hand, certifications can require studying or coursework, and cost up to several hundred dollars to take.

Soft Skills for HR Professionals

Personal characteristics can indicate how the candidate will approach the job and how he or she might relate to coworkers.  Evaluate the following personal characteristics relative to the tasks and responsibilities you have listed for the job opening:

Analytical and creative abilities. A candidate’s abilities in these two areas determine how he or she assesses problems and comes up with new approaches to solving them.

Decision-making style. The decision-making style is very individual. Some people are extremely structured, analytical, fact-based; others rely more on intuition. Some make decisions quickly, while others ponder them for a long time. Some depend on consensus, while others seek their own counsel. It is critical to determine whether a particular style is required for success in the job and, if so, what it is.

Interpersonal skills. Since interpersonal skills and behavior are intimately connected, understanding a candidate’s interpersonal skills is an important part of the hiring decision process. To determine which interpersonal skills are most appropriate for a given position, think about the set of tasks that will be performed in the position. Which traits will translate into good performance, especially in view of the superiors, peers, and direct reports with whom the person will interact? For example, a controller should ideally be patient and formal, demonstrating careful, cautious, detail-oriented behavior. For a sales manager, high extroversion and low formality may be desirable.

Motivation. The candidate’s personal goals, interests, energy level, and job progression often demonstrate their level of motivation. So, ask yourself, "Does this job match the candidate’s personal aspirations? Would he or she do the job with enthusiasm and energy?

HOW TO MAKE YOUR SKILLS STAND OUT

Add Relevant Skills to Your Resume

Emphasize the required job skills in your resume, especially in the description of your work history.

Highlight Skills in Your Cover Letter

You can incorporate soft skills into your cover letter. Include one or two of the skills mentioned in this article and give specific examples of instances when you demonstrated these traits at work.

Use Skill Words During Job Interviews

Keep the top skills listed here in mind during your interview, and be prepared to give examples of how you've used each skill.

Skills Certification

This certification focuses on the following skills and competencies.

Organizational Leadership

Recruitment Management

Talent Development

Project Management

Performance Management

Executive Communication

Application for Certification

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CHAPTER 1      ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Leaders inspire others to act by setting good examples. Their drive and perseverance spur others on. Leaders strive to be the best they can be not to compete with others. In fact, a leader’s job is to help others make their best contribution toward a shared goal. Leaders motivate others through mutual trust. The leader must trust in his or her teammates’ abilities and willingness to pursue a goal. At the same time, the team must trust in their leader’s ability and willingness to provide needed support. This mutual trust is essential in building a team that will be successful in reaching its goal. In today’s workplace, you need to develop leadership skills to build and direct teams to get work done. Although some leadership qualities are inborn, many of the skills necessary for good leadership can be learned. In this book, we discuss ways of interacting with others that will help you lead them to success. Topics include:

Motivating others

Giving and taking criticism

Organizing a project

Delegating responsibility

Monitoring a team’s progress

Learning leadership skills on the job

Qualities Of A Leader

Although there are different styles of leadership, all effective leaders share certain characteristics. These are qualities that can be learned and improved upon over time.

Innovation

Leaders must be able to do the job, but ability alone is not enough. True leadership requires a willingness to be bold, to consider unusual approaches to problems, to do more than just follow tried-and-true methods. Leaders are self-confident and have no need to put others down to feel good about themselves. They are willing to stand up for their ideas and debate them with others. This kind of intellectual competition is characteristic of a good leader.

Respect for Others

Balancing competition with respect may be difficult for young employees who think the way to get ahead is to outshine their coworkers. But neither workers nor supervisors like or respect leaders who think only of themselves. Above all, leadership requires the ability to get along with others in a variety of situations. For example, if you are class president, you won’t be able to accomplish much if you begin to think too highly of yourself. Classmates you snub are not likely to volunteer to help with prom decorations. Likewise, if you are an assistant manager and ignore your coworkers until you need something, you will not always get the results you want.

Courteousness

Treat others as you would like to be treated. The workplace is still primarily a place where people interact. The social skills we have been practicing all our lives are important in business, too. In meetings, leaders must clearly communicate their ideas to team members, while still being open to suggestions from others. Corbis talking, to avoid sarcastic comments, and to control emotional outbursts. Sarcasm and temper tantrums are not acceptable in a social setting and even less so in the workplace. Being in a supervisory position doesn’t give you the right to be discourteous.

Sensitivity

Although they are important qualities, courtesy and agreeableness are not the only qualities of a good leader. He or she must also be sensitive to the feelings and needs of others. These needs are not always clearly expressed. Sometimes people do not even know what they want or need. Talented leaders are able to read the people around them and adjust their own behavior accordingly.

The aim of good management is to provide services to the community in an appropriate, efficient, equitable, and sustainable manner. This can only be achieved if key resources for service provision, including human resources, finances, hardware and process aspects of care delivery are brought together at the point of service delivery and are carefully synchronized. Critical management considerations for assessment and planning, managing the care process, human resources, interacting with the community, and managing information are covered in the Planning, Human Resources, Integration and Monitoring chapters. This chapter first discusses good management and leadership in general, then outlines relevant considerations for managing relations with patients and the district team, as well as finances and hardware and management schedules.

Managers and Leaders

In the leadership development industry, there is a lot of confusion about the relationship between leadership and management. Many people use the terms interchangeably. Others see them as separate, but give different reasons why.

Most dictionaries suggest leadership and management are quite similar guiding or controlling a group of people to achieve a goal. Most web articles suggest that leadership and management are different, but offer contradictory reasons, such as: leadership inspires, management plans; leaders praise, managers find fault; leaders ask questions, managers give directions; etc. However, the qualities often ascribed to leadership can also apply to managers. There can be good and