Career Research Paper

APRIL 2019
SOPHIA MARI E. FLORES
11 PM 5
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ABSTRACT 
 
The purpose of this study is to give relevant information about being a
Human Resource Officer. This is to provide information other aspirants what
are the duties and responsibility, what skills required to have, the salary
range, and the benefits after retirement. The researcher made this research to
gather data about the HRM Industry. This research paper was made not only
to provide information, but also to motivate the researcher to accomplish
their career goal as an HR Officer.

The survey was conducted by the researcher last March 25, 2019 to the
5 HR Officers. Then, the researcher received the information she needs. The
responses of the research paper are based on the real life experiences of the
respondents. They were asked to answer the question that regards to their
career to be added to the result of the research.

All in all, this career research paper made the researcher realize that
being a Human Resource Officer is a responsibility. The researcher was able to
know the important information about being an HR Officer and what’s it really
like to be an HR Officer someday.

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Table of Contents
Introduction
……………………………………………………………… 4
Scopes and Limitations
……………………………………………… 5
Review of Related Literature ………………………………………
6
Education Requirements …………………………………….
6
Duties and Responsibilities …………………………………
6
Abilities Required to Have …………………..………………
6
Earnings
………………………………………………...………….. 6
Method and Results
…………………………………………………... 7
Conclusion
………………………………………………………………. 12

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Recommendation ……………………………………………………..
13
Bibliography
……………………………………………………………. 14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Table of Figures and Tables 

Table 1: Reasons for choosing the career ………………………… 7
Figure 1: Benefit ……………………………………………….…...… 8
Table 2: What they like about the career ……………………...… 8
Table 3: Characteristics ……………………………………....…….. 9
Figure 2. Challenges ……………………………………………… 10

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INTRODUCTION 
 
Teaching is my first career followed by dreaming to be a doctor in an
undecided field.Being an HR Officer is also part of my career goals. For me,
those careers can help me to have a better future for my family and to be a
successful person someday. I can prove myself to others. I can make my
parents proud as well.

My career goal when I was in elementary is to be a teacher. I love

bonding with children. I used to help and teach my cousins with their project
and assignments. To be a doctor is my second choice. This is what my father
wants for me. According to him, I’ll be having a better future if I choose this
career because of the high salary. He said that I can travel and do whatever I

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want in exchange for a long period of studying, just like my aunt. To be an HR

Officer is my third career goal. I started to have this choice since I was in
Junior High School. It is because of my older cousin that is currently working
as an HR Officer in Canon Company. I can see that she can support her sisters
with their education and the daily expenses of their family, even though she
has been working only for a year.

I had a hard time choosing the career that best suits me. Among those
three careers, I’ve chosen to be an HR Officer someday. I finally selected my
research topic by basing on the result of the career surveys that I took. I know
for myself that I can be a better person for my family if I choose this career.

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS 

The purpose of the research paper is to provide information about being
a Human Resource Officer. It will discuss topics such as the courses that are
needed to take, no. of years to finish studies, The duties, responsibilities, and
the skills that are required to have was also included. An HR Officers’ monthly
salary range and the benefits they can get after retirement was also discussed.

I gathered data from the professional HR Officer, college students that

are currently taking up a HRM course as respondent of the survey via Google
Forms. I also looked at the various websites such as Chron.com and
PayScale.com The data gathering happened in the year 2018. Some of the
information through online was published in the year 2016 to present.

This paper will not discuss the schools that are offering the course that
will lead to be an HR Officer and the companies that are looking for an HR
Officer. The tuition and expenses that present HR Officer spent in taking up

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this course. The respondents didn’t give a piece of advice for the future HR
Officer.

Aspiring Senior High School Student to be an HR Officer will benefit

from this career research paper. Parents and guardians will also benefit will
also benefit. This will help them know the relevant and updated information
on what it’s really like to be an HR Officer in the Philippines and outside the
country. This will help them prepare before allotting time and money into a
course that will lead them to this kind of career.

Review of Related Literature 

Education Requirements
According to Study.com (2016), although a high school diploma meets
the educational requirement for employment in some entry-level jobs, most
human resources positions ​required to have at least a bachelor’s degree in
Human Resources Management, Business Administration and other related
fields. Some employers are required to have a master’s degree. You needed to
have an 5 years of experienced. ​Also, work experience may be required in
addition to a degree. Individuals interested in working as human resources
professionals should try to acquire some experience in the field. Some
employers will require experience as well as a degree, and those who
complete an internship have a competitive edge in the job market.

Duties and Responsibilities

According to Dr. Meire, an HR Officers’ duties are to recruit, interview,
hire, and to manage the employees and their proper compensation and
benefits. They are responsible for the payroll, benefits, and conflict resolution.
They work closely with the employees and oversee training programs. They
are full time in office planning, direct, and coordinate the function of the
organization.

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Abilities Required To Have

Since they are working closely with the employees, they should have the
following skills: interpersonal, decision - making, organize, leadership and
speaking skills. Additionally, basic computer skills involving word processing
and spreadsheet software (Word and Excel) are mandatory. This skill will
help them to deal with different employees in the company.

Earnings
Working in HR can prove to be a satisfying occupation for those who are
skilled about human interactions and development. Moreover, the salary and
promotion opportunities are also beneficial towards long term growth. ​The
salary ranges that an HR Officer can earn 17,000 - 18,000 for a month. This
amount of salary is enough to sustain the wants and needs.

METHODS AND RESULT 

 
To get information about being an HR Officer, I conducted to survey to
the professional HR Officer and college students that currently taking up the
HRM course. I created questions and invited them to answer in Gmail via
Google Forms. These are the questions:

1. Why did you choose HR Officer as career?

2. What benefits can you get after retirement?
3. What do you like the most about being an HR Officer?
4. What characteristics should an HR Officer have?
5. What challenges did you face as an HR Officer?
Table 1. Reasons for choosing the career
Respondent 1 I choose this field to serve employee
concern

Respondent 2 At first, I don't know what major would I

take, but then when our professor explain

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what HR is, it caught my attention and I

started to like it. I also think that being an
HR have a lot of benefits and a lot of
opportunity of being hired in an
organization.

Respondent 3 I choose HR officer as my career because

besides of being a top trending career now
in our country, I enjoy working with
different people.

Respondet 4 I chose HR Officer as a career because I

want to experience interacting with
different kinds of people. I also like to
manage and deal with people. as an HR
Officer, I can also help, guide and give
advice to employees.

As shown in Table 1, the respondent choose to be an HR officer because

they want interact, serve, and they find working with different people
enjoyable. The benefits and opportunities belong to their reasons.

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Figure 1. Benefits

Table 1 shows the answer of the respondent in Question 2. For them,

there are two types of benefit that they can get: Personal Gain and Insurance.
They can get insurance such as SSS, PhilHealth, Pag Ibig. It is depending on the
companies’ offer. They can also get personal gain such as connection with
their co - workers and other people.

Table 2. What they like about in the career

Respondent 1 I like every facets of HR but mostly are
Recruitment and Benefits

Respondent 2 What I like the most about being an HR

Officer is that it is very fulfilling because of
the fact that I get to deal with different
kinds of people and be able to help them
grow and develop as an individual.

Respondent 3 I like choosing and comparing persons,

looking one who can really help and
contribute for the company.

Respondent 4 What I like the most about being an HR

Officer is that I will have a chance to
interact with most the employees that will
be hired in the company since I am the one
who will conduct the interview, I am the
one who will process their requirements, I
am the one whom they will approach if
they have concerns regarding labor law.

As shown in Table 2, they like the most about being an HR Officer is the
connection they built with different people. Their daily work routine and the
areas of being an HR is included.

Table 3. Characteristics

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Respondent 1 Flexible, people oriented, hardworking,

multi tasking

Respondent 2 An HR Officer should be organize because

being part of the HR Department does not
deal only with people but also with paper.
That means that you need to organize the
paper accordingly, example is receiving
the requirements of the applicants wherein
you need to arrange those for
compensation and benefits and those for
201 Files. An HR Officer should be
confidential, because since you're the one
who receive the requirements, that means
that you have and know everything about
the employee. Keeping their records
confidential is the responsibility of an HR
Officer.

Respondent 3 One of the important characteristics should

a HR Officer have is the knowledge about
labor laws and excellent communication
skills.

Respondent 4 HR Officer should be patient and knows

how to deal with different types of people.
HR Officer should have a good
communication skills. HR Officer should
know how to separate personal issue to
their work especially in hiring applicants.
Example is the first applicant is your friend
but doesn't meet the qualifications needed
for the job and the second applicant is a
total stranger to you, but she met the
qualifications, who are you going to hire
and who should you hire? HR Officer
should be observant.

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The respondents answered different characteristic should an HR Officer

have. They were able to give characteristics based on their experience in the
office. Those characteristics include: flexible, people oriented, organize, and
confidential. These characteristics can help them to boost their knowledge
and their relationship with the employees.

​Figure 2. Challenges

The respondents find dealing with different people challenging. The HR

Officers are encountering and speaking with a lot of people with different
behavior or manner. ​There are person who have a good conduct when talking
with them, but there are also people who don't have. Talking to the nicely can
contribute to the good feedback about the company they work with. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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CONCLUSION 
I learned so much knowledge about the career after doing this research.
The questions and assumptions in my mind are now answered and confirmed.
The advantages of being an HR Officers are: enough salary, connection with
different kinds of people, development of their skills, and company’s benefits
offer. On the other hand, the disadvantages of this career are: the behavior of
the people they worked or deal with, stressful job, and handling the problem
of various people.

I find being an HR Officer interesting because at first I thought that the

only responsibility of an HR is to handle payroll. My assumption proven
wrong. There are so many duties and responsibility of an HR Officer. They are
the one who recruits, interview, screen, and hires people. Being an HR Officer
is a responsibility. Since they are the one who will determine if an applicant is
fit for the company he belong, the development of the company depends on
their decision.

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Generally, I think I will pursue this career because the skills that an HR
Officer should have are present for me. I know that as I study the course that
will lead to this career, I will learn a lot of things that regards to the job of an
HR Officer until I become trained enough to start my career. Also, the salary of
an HR Officer is enough for me to sustain my family’s needs and wants. Even
though this job is stressful, I will do my best to fulfill my responsibility in
exchange for a better future for my family.

Human Resource Officer is a great career path because according to

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, human resource is one of the fastest
growing career paths in the United States. In addition to high-earning
potential, a human resources career can be personally rewarding and offer
longevity. It can even lead to an executive-level position within an
organization.

RECOMMENDATION 
 
I recommend to the future researcher, to discuss in their research paper
the things that are not discussed in this research. It will serve as a help for
them to know all the information about this career. The future researchers
should look for the respondent that are close to them so that they were able to
receive the response as soon as possible.

I recommend them to pursue this career because it can help them to

have a good relationship to other people and to develop their self to be a
better person.

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