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HR manager CV: example and template

This example is for HR managers and heads of personnel at manufacturing, trading and service companies, and for HR business partners and HR specialists who want to run a whole department.

The board wants to know how many employees you run HR for, how large your team is, which processes you run and what results you achieve, for example in turnover and recruitment. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: HR manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Marta Zawadzka

HR manager

Poznan +48 123 456 789 marta.zawadzka@example.com

Professional profile

HR manager with 11 years of experience in HR, the last 5 at a logistics company with 600 employees in 4 locations. I head a team of 5 and am responsible for recruitment, development, appraisals, pay policy and the engagement survey. Warehouse staff turnover fell from 38% to 21% a year, and time to fill a role dropped from 34 to 19 days.

Work experience

HR manager

03.2021 - present

Logistics company, 600 employees, Poznan

  • Heading a team of 5: recruitment, development and HR administration.
  • HR strategy and the people budget together with the board.
  • An onboarding programme and career paths, warehouse turnover down from 38% to 21%.
  • Recruiting about 250 people a year, time to fill cut from 34 to 19 days.
  • Annual appraisals, the pay grid and the yearly engagement survey.

Recruitment and development specialist

06.2014 - 02.2021

Retail chain, Poznan

  • Recruiting for stores in the region.
  • Training for store managers.
  • Exit interviews and analysis of leavers.

Education

Master's degree, psychology

2008 - 2013

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Skills

  • Managing an HR department
  • Recruitment and employer branding
  • Development and appraisals
  • Pay policy
  • Reducing turnover
  • Labour law for HR

Qualifications and certificates

  • Postgraduate studies in human resource management, 2016
  • Management coaching certificate, 2022

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Category B driving licence and willing to travel to branches

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an HR manager CV

Professional summary

Write how many employees and locations you run HR for, how large your team is and which processes the department covers. Add 1 or 2 results, for example lower turnover or shorter recruitment time. The board is looking for someone who connects HR processes with the company's goals.

HR business partner with 5 years of experience at a manufacturer. I support 3 directors, run recruitment, appraisals and development programmes and stand in for the HR manager. I am looking for work as an HR manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number of employees, the team, processes, budget and results. Show effects in numbers: turnover, recruitment, engagement. Add your work with the board and managers.

Weaker: Running HR.

Better: Heading a team of 5: recruitment, development and HR administration.

Weaker: Turnover.

Better: An onboarding programme and career paths, warehouse turnover down from 38% to 21%.

Weaker: Recruitment.

Better: Recruiting about 250 people a year, time to fill cut from 34 to 19 days.

Skills worth listing

List department management, recruitment, development, pay, turnover and labour law. In your soft skills show leadership, talking to the board and resolving conflicts.

Professional skills

  • HR department
  • Recruitment
  • Development and appraisals
  • Pay
  • Turnover
  • Labour law

Personal skills

  • Leadership
  • Talking to the board
  • Resolving conflicts
  • Empathy
  • Decisiveness

Qualifications and certificates

List postgraduate studies in HR and certificates in coaching, assessment tools or pay. Name any assessment tools you are certified in.

How to become an HR manager

People most often move up from HR business partner or senior HR specialist. On your CV show the processes you are already responsible for and their results.

Add labour law and knowledge of pay. An HR manager often runs HR administration and payroll too.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A manufacturer or logistics company looks for volume recruitment and reducing turnover, a tech company for talent development and employer branding, and a retail chain for work across many locations. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on an HR manager CV

Questions and answers

What should an HR manager put on a CV?

The number of employees, locations, team, processes, budget, results, qualifications and languages.

Which results are worth giving?

Turnover, time to hire, engagement survey results and the effects of development programmes.

How does an HR manager differ from an HR business partner?

An HR business partner supports selected departments, while an HR manager is responsible for the whole personnel department and HR policy.

Does a psychology background help?

Yes, but experience and knowledge of labour law matter just as much.

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