Most Important Skills For a Human Resources Specialist in Government
For a Human Resources Specialist in the government, Dravidi emphasizes the importance of consistency, explaining that even if a process is flawed, consistent application allows for easier troubleshooting. Backing up answers with solid research and confidence is also critical, particularly when interacting with attorneys who may offer pushback.
Consistency, Confidence, Research Skills, Problem-Solving, Attention to Detail
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Dravidi Stinnett
Human Resources Specialist
Government
California State University, Long Beach
Education
Government & Public Sector
Human Resources (HR)
Disabled, Honors Student, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Transfer Student, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Consistency is crucial in HR, enabling process identification and problem-solving even if errors occur.
2. Confidence in your answers and thorough research are vital, especially when interacting with legal professionals who may challenge decisions.
3. HR work requires a strong understanding of research and the ability to confidently present findings.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
To be consistent and confident in your answer and your research. I think spending a lot of years working around attorneys, there's always going to be that pushback. Because they're attorneys, they're lawyers, this is what they do.
So it's to know your research, be confident in your answer, and be consistent. The best advice I ever got was from an administrative officer who ran a district I was working in.
She'd say, "No matter what, be consistent." Because even if it's wrong and you left one day, we could figure out what the process was. If it was totally wrong, but we were so consistent, we could work backward and figure out what the problem was. But if you're all over the place, we'll never be able to figure it out.