JDQ Radar showing the typical personality type demands made in a career in human resources.
Key: darker areas indicate high demand, lighter ones less demand. That is, if your personality type is a darker area, then this career matches your personality.
Below you will find comments by people in this career. They were asked to rate their job (out of 6) and what they liked or did not like about their job. Their comments are sorted by the rating they assigned. The actual job title they gave is in brackets with, if provided, the personality type they declared.
Rating 6/6
No 2 days are the same, constant change, advising and providing solutions to overcome problems (Regional HR Advisor - ENFJ)
love dealing with people (Resource Business Partner - ESFJ)
Autonomy (Full time officer - ESFP)
I love my day to day job and sometimes feel overwhelmed with the work load (HR Manager - ESFP)
Self employed so have to do the ‘boring bits’ - and often not well. I forgot to bill my clients one month! (HR Consultant - INTP)
turnover (Hr Director)
Verbal communication. (HR executive)
Not being the manager of my department (Human Resource)
Adore working with people, carrying out investigations, supporting people, seeing people improve their behaviour/attitude/ progress/overcome difficulties (Human Rsource Manager)
New ground - green field organisation (Organisation Development)
Rating 5/6
Waiting for response from headquaters. (Corporate planning manager - ENFP)
too much paperwork (HR - ENFP)
routine, keeping track of stuff (HR manager - ENFP)
Many new things and challenges to learn. I do not like dealing with business politics. (Head of Human Resources - ENTP)
Meeting all types of people and learning how to get the best out of them. However, there are times when you can’t believe what people say or do and that is the frustrating part of my job. (HR Manager - ESFJ)
Like - variety, building relationships - hitting targets Dislike - extra pressure at times, politics and disruption (HR Consultant - ESFP)
It`s very heavy (counselor - INFP)
Like interaction with people Like the diversity Dislike some of the work (resource manager - INFP)
difficulty overcoming barriers to employment for people with developmental disabilities (connect people with disabilities and jobs - INTJ)
Guiding others in doing their administrative type work. I don’t like doing administrative work. (HR Consultant - INTP)
I enjoy meeting people. What I dislike is when people make appointments and then fail to turn up without any explanation (Recruitment Officer - ISTJ)
I like working with people (program specialist - ISTP)
Like: the diversity and opportunity of working with different people throughout the company, never board. Dislike: can be too routine(HR admin)
I like analyzing procedures, job descriptions, etc, preparing reports and having the ability to make change. I dislike so many levels of authority, conflict, firing employees and a department that does not move with the change. (Human Resource Coordinator)
Politics (Human Resource Director)
Lack of communication and support from management (Manager of Human Resources)
like managing the team. Dislike having to produce ‘work’ (OD manager)
Politics (Talent Acquisition)
Rating 4/6
I like being able to influence people on how they decide on things. What I hate is the repetitive tasks and the pay (Recruitment, Training and Development Officer - ENFJ)
lack of creativity, very structured work flow, isolation (Recruiter- virtual phone interviews and internet - ENFP)
Like - consultancy advisory element dislike - project mgt (Head of Learning and OD - ENTP)
Long Hours Heavey Workload (HR Manager - ESFJ)
Low pay, no supervisory responsibility. (Human Resources Assistant - ESFP)
Helping employees (Human Resources Specialist - INFJ)
Too action oriented (safety coordinator - INFJ)
Routine tasks and deadlines (Benefits administrator - INFP)
resistance to change & persisitance in staff wanting to use aggressive or passive aggressive or manipulative ways to communicate particularly negative feelings. (Training managers staff & Crew Leaders in appropriate communication skills - INFP)
lack of structure and ability to plan day (hr manager - INTJ)
Making compromises Too much paper work Taking abuse from superiors Looking after people (like) Solving problems (like) Making a good environment (like) (International HRM - INTJ)
I dislike the repetitive nature of my job (Senior HR Consultant - INTP)
Helping the team to improve their performance (Business Improvements Manager - ISTP)
The strict rules and arguing of individuals (Payroll)
Rating 3/6
Too much paperwork, not enough interaction. (Human Resources Specialist - ENFJ)
no room for creativity (International Assignment Manager - ENFJ)
I work for a financial services organisation where kudos is achieved less on the basis of the quality of the work and more on the basis of how you manage your internal brand. (HR Consultant - ESFP)
Deadline pressure (Recruiting - ISTJ)
I like organisational development and investing in people. I dislike that I often have to take the human element out of my work. (Head of Human Resources)
Like - interaction with people. Variety. Project work which influences a whole organisation. Dislike - Constants day to day demands, not enough time to plan. Disrespect and distrust of the profession. (Human Resources Advisor)
new job - still trying to find that out. Will be a challenge as like to work through networks or making good working relationships and not got time to establish these first this time. (Pay & reward Consultant)
like the people. dont like the sales (Recruiter and Sales)
The lack of ‘meaning’ and the sense that I am not making a positive impact on anything that is important to me ie children, environment, community etc. (Recruitment consultant)
Rating 2/6
TYhe manager is unable to manage the office. (student services officer - ENFJ)
The lack of communication from people I work with. Not being challenged or supported in the tasks I am given. (Film Production Supervisor - ESFJ)
LIKE -interaction with team members and clients DISLIKE - lack of structured follow through with clients, don’t enjoy only being a partial part of the process, don’t enjoy not being seen as an asset - just a necessity by clients. No development within the role, no projects… (Recruitment Consultant - ESTP)
Lack of direction Pressure for change without any resource Lack of recognition Opportunity to change things for the better (Workforce planner - INTJ)
too much of people angle and sensitivity (Human Resource Generalist - INTP)
dislike most of it especially payroll and job sizing (Section Manager Human Resources remuneration and organisational design - INTP)
Too much admin. Not enough recognition. Doesn’t make use of my program development and teaching skills. (HR Consultant - ISFJ)
Sameness - no variety in duties. process driven, too much adminstration means not enough time to assist clients (employment consultant - ISTJ)
Repetitive, monotonous, anal. (Recruitment Adviser)
Rating 1/6
I dislike everything, besides the individual interaction with people. The goals are rediculous an unattainable, the work environment is highly stressful. (Recruiter - ENTJ)
boring (psychologist - INTJ)
Boring (Human Resource manager - ISFJ)
i DISLIKE the following: report writing. attending boring meetings. taking notes. reading long technical books. calling people on the phone. writing formal letters etc. budgeting I lIKE: that i’m learning about develpment. (communication consultant)
I like the position, I dislike the fact that I have to be a ‘yes man’ and agree to everything. (Head of HR and Admin)
boring, slow paced.. no challenge (hr administrator)
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