Human Resource Management at UNSW (1 Viewer)

[4025808]

Is it any good at UNSW compared with other unis? Also are job opportunities demanding compared with actuarial? I'm considering this as a second major, and also if I fail actuarial :L

 

[4025808]

rawr.

 

[hungwell1337]

1. its a very gender specific role

2. try the introductory course in 1 year, in 2nd year you pick your majors

3. i found it bland and it was mostly stating the obvious and also about telling you how in an organization people need to communicate and crap

 

[meilz92]

much better at UNSW than USYD im guessing

the courses at usyd are more IR based I find, and not very specific to different parts of the HR field which is a shame
heres a list at usyd:

WORK2201 Foundations of Management
WORK2203 Industrial Relations Policy
WORK2205 Human Resource Processes
WORK2209 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour
WORK2210 Strategic Management
WORK2215 IR and HRM Practice
WORK2217 International Human Resource Management
WORK2218 People and Organisations
WORK2219 Management and Organisational Ethics
WORK2221 Organisational Communication
WORK2222 Leadership in Organisations
WORK2224 Globalisation, Work and Employment
WORK2226 Institutions at Work
WORK3921 Theories of Work and Organisations
WORK3922 Researching Work and Organisations

 

[b00m]

"HR sluts"

 

[meilz92]

"HR sluts"

if i posted this i would probably get infracted right away for spamming

 

[meilz92]

but seriously OP go to UNSW, the subjects seem way better and more HR specific, less overly-argumentative north shore elitists as well

 

[meilz92]

job prospects are alright i think
will try find a link for you that I saw somewhere

 

[b00m]

lol im not spamming though

im just quoting the general perception or stereotype of people in the hr department.

 

[meilz92]

http://joboutlook.gov.au/Pages/occupation.aspx?search=keyword&tab=prospects&cluster=&code=1323

weekly earnings before tax: $1750

http://joboutlook.gov.au/pages/occupation.aspx?search=keyword&tab=prospects&cluster=&code=2241

weekly earnings BT: $1334

 

[meilz92]

lol im not spamming though

im just quoting the general perception or stereotype of people in the hr department.

didnt say you were, just sayin that i would get infracted because mods h8 me

 

[jasonn]

1. its a very gender specific role

2. try the introductory course in 1 year, in 2nd year you pick your majors

3. i found it bland and it was mostly stating the obvious and also about telling you how in an organization people need to communicate and crap

this in a nutshell

 

[kaz1]

yes the first year course for this was pretty bs

 

[4025808]

http://joboutlook.gov.au/Pages/occupation.aspx?search=keyword&tab=prospects&cluster=&code=1323

weekly earnings before tax: $1750

http://joboutlook.gov.au/pages/occupation.aspx?search=keyword&tab=prospects&cluster=&code=2241

weekly earnings BT: $1334

well I'll probably stick with my current plan. ACTL + HRM + Chinese

I was told that people really only found UNSW MGMT1101 to be bad, apart from that management aint so bad.

1. its a very gender specific role

2. try the introductory course in 1 year, in 2nd year you pick your majors

3. i found it bland and it was mostly stating the obvious and also about telling you how in an organization people need to communicate and crap

1. really? how so?

2. yes, doing MGMT this semester.

3. I heard it was rather easy compared with other commerce majors, is it?

 

[miaowsha]

1. its a very gender specific role

2. try the introductory course in 1 year, in 2nd year you pick your majors

3. i found it bland and it was mostly stating the obvious and also about telling you how in an organization people need to communicate and crap

1. Sure, but there are also male teachers out there as well as male nurses. Who cares? I guess if OP is a guy, it's great for meeting women if he is straight.

2. Yep, true.

3. Everything is easy in first year.

 

[enoilgam]

Bumping a long dead thread, but the job prospects in HR are very good, but breaking into the sector is difficult. Whilst there are a few graduate programs for HR, the spots offered are quite limited (most businesses have one or two spots on offer for a HR graduate), so you would need to look for entry level positions. The issue with HR though is that it is a circular type industry whereby most "entry level" roles require experience of some sort. However, quite a few only require admin experience, so anyone hoping to break into the industry should try admin roles whilst in uni to gain the necessary experience.

So getting into HR is going to require you to be proactive during university - simply getting a degree isnt really enough to enable you to break into the sector immediately after graduation. You need to focus on gaining relevant experience during uni so that you have a much higher chance of getting into the field after uni.

In terms of being gender specific, HR is definitely a field dominated by women - I'd say around 80% of HR practitioners are women. This seems to be changing though, because HR is moving away from being fuzzy and psychological to having a much stronger "business partner" focus, which does seem to be more attractive to guys.