Successful graduates can work in a larger company as a clerk in the HR department or manage HR administration independently in an SME. They handle all administrative tasks such as correspondence with applicants, sorting incoming applications and organizing job interviews. As instructed by the HR manager or line manager, the HR assistant writes job advertisements, references and employment contracts and ensures that the personnel dossiers are filed correctly. They obtain residence and work permits and are the contact person for questions about working hours and public holidays, illness and accidents or social benefits and child allowances. The areas of responsibility and activities vary greatly depending on the company. The HR assistant can also provide support in other areas, such as personnel planning, work to create a process organization or project management. Activities relating to the training and supervision of apprentices are also possible.
Further training is often the springboard for a career in human resources. Some graduates go on to train as HR specialists with a federal certificate. The HR assistant qualification with the HRSE certificate is a prerequisite for admission to the federal professional examination "HR specialists with a federal certificate". In general, it can be said that HR specialists are sought-after professionals; every SME and larger company has HR managers or entire HR departments.
The training also opens up many new perspectives for you personally. You will learn how other companies manage their HR departments and will be able to take away many practical examples from the other participants in the HR Assistant course. In addition to the specialist knowledge, you will gain a good position on the job market, which is particularly important if you wish to change jobs after completing the course.
Courses offered "HR Assistant (formerly Personnel Assistant), Human Resources Clerk (Cert.)"