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Human Resources Human Resources Employ People Manage People Succeed at Work From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources Vol. 12 No. 160 - ISSN: 1533-3698 December 10, 2011 Dear People: In an earlier, popular piece about what Human Resources staff do, I highlighted the overall components of major HR roles. Then, at your request, I developed individual job descriptions for key HR roles. Today's post features a sample Human Resources generalist job description. One of my readers commented that it is so long, as is the sample HR director and the HR Manager job descriptions I wrote. Here's why. I try to provide comprehensive samples for your use in your own company. But, I also have lots of readers who sincerely wonder what HR generalists or HR directors actually do. Read more... Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this weekend, Susan Is Your Workplace Elf-Friendly? Think that Santa's elves are happy on the job? I do. And, I think that I know why, too. Some universal principles about how to create happy employees at work are operating on full throttle at the North Pole. Here are ten reasons why employees are happy and engaged in elf-friendly workplaces. Read more... Top 10 Ideas About What Employees Want From Work Keys to Employee Satisfaction See More About:  happiness at work  holidays  employee engagement 6 Top Hiring Process Trends Are you interested to know several of the top hiring process trends for 2012? The past year brought about plenty of changes in the Human Resources, staffing, and recruiting industry. As 2011 draws to a close, our guest author, Bill Glenn, predicts several hiring process trends we can expect to see in 2012 - for better and for worse. Read more... 10 Tips for Hiring the Right Employee How Employers Hire an Employee See More About:  hiring employees  recruiting employees  hr trends Coworker From Hell? No matter what you do, you're always wrong. Your approach to customers or projects is thoughtless and mismanaged. You lie; you cheat; you make excuses for your errors and incorrectly perform assignments. You're incompetent and uncaring. The criticism from this coworker can really wear you down - especially if the coworker has the trusting ear of people who matter. You're the target of the coworker from hell. 10 Tips for Dealing With Difficult People at Work How to Deal With a Negative Coworker Top 10 Ways to Build Trust - 5 to Destroy Your organization has fundamental opportunities to develop a work culture and environment that fosters trust. And, it has an equivalent number of opportunities to destroy trust, too. I've covered ten ways to build trust - and five ways to destroy it. Find out how. Trust Rules: The Most Important Secret About Trust How to Rebuild Trust at Work See More About:  trust  interpersonal relationships  organizational culture Human Resources Ads Human Resources Workplace Harassment Employee Performance Hostile Workplace Workplace Law Featured Articles Love Your Work Holiday Job Searching: Don't Believe the Myths Employee Asked to Do Work for Boss Outside of Employment Alternatives to the Holiday Office Party How to Make Values Live in Your Organization Holiday Pay Practices: Do You Know Your Legal Requirements?   More from About.com 2011's Cutest Winter Boots Snuggly snow boots are essential for women who live in cold climates, but still want to put their best foot forward. More> 10 Budget Work Essentials Figuring out how to pay for a fabulous work wardrobe can be a challenge. These 10 mix-and-max essentials are all under $50. More> This newsletter is written by: Susan M. Heathfield Human Resources Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Human Resources newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Human Resources Basics, Careers, Jobs Free Human Resources Policies, Samples Human Resources: Job Interview Tips Human Resources Job Descriptions Top 10 Human Resources Tough Questions Advertisement