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What Can I Do with My Studies in Industrial Relations Page 1 of 2 What can I do with my studies in Industrial Relations Depending on my interests and experience, possible job titles: With additional education/ Personnel Recruiter Placement Officer training or experience: Employment Clerk Career Coach Professor Human Resources Clerk Public Administrator Employment Counsellor Internship Coordinator Safety Officer Head Hunter Human Resources Classification Officer Job Developer Lawyer Career Advisor Lecturer Campus Recruiter Recruitment Specialist / Supervisor Personnel Assistant Staffing Supervisor Management Trainee Human Resources Consultant Equal Opportunities Officer Admissions Advisor Learning Consultant Union Grievance Officer Human Resources Planner / Director Employee Trainer Organizational Effectiveness Consultant Employment Interviewer Contract / Pension Manager Academic Advisor Employee Relations Representative Occupational Health and Safety Consultant Leadership and Staff Development Manager Possible job titles outside my Labour Relations Manager area of study: Labour Negotiator / Mediator / Arbitrator Career Resource Centre Coordinator Business Diversity and Employment Equity Coordinator / Director Quality Auditor (Industrial Standards) Management Consultant Entrepreneur / Venture Capitalist Labour Research Director Public Relations Consultant / Specialist Lobbyist Job Creation / Employment Services Evaluation Communications Officer Labour Adjudicator Political Campaign Manager Writer / Author / Columnist Labour Policy Analyst / Advisor Editor Paralegal Reporter / Correspondent / Journalist Rewards and Recognition Consultant Broadcaster Politician Rehabilitation Counsellor Technical Writer Union Activities Coordinator Fundraiser This handout is available online at www.mcgill.ca/caps/discipline Page 2 of 2 The information in this handout will provide you with Try searching for the job titles shown on this page at ideas as to some typical careers/jobs that are associated either jobbank.gc.ca or careercruising.com, where with your degree, along with alternative careers that may you’ll find career descriptions, profiles and job outlooks not be as directly related to what you have studied. This (login details for Career Cruising available by contacting by no means implies that these jobs are the only options CaPS). you have. These careers are just samples of what you can do if you have the appropriate skills and experience. Areas of Employment: Civil Service Departments If you’re feeling a bit lost and you’re curious about your Employment Agencies future career options, we encourage undergrads to Healthcare Facilities register for the Undergrad Hive career exploration Insurance Companies program. Feel free to come by the CAPS office to make Educational Institutions an appointment with a career advisor to discuss your career options and job search strategies. Government Agencies Health and Safety Firms Law Firms Magazines / Newspapers Related Skills: Management Consulting Firms Manufacturing Firms Pharmaceutical Companies Effective organizational, written and oral Research Organizations communications skills, including public speaking Retail Firms and negotiation skills Understanding Employment and Labour law Transportation Organizations Dispute resolution and problem solving abilities Unions Fundamental knowledge of economics and sociology Knowledge of labour-management relations in Associations & Websites: both unionized and non-union contexts Knowledge of, and proficiency in such human Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations resource skills as, job analysis and performance https://cphr.ca/ appraisal Canadian Industrial Relations Association Ability to plan and develop human resource http://www.cira-acri.ca/ strategies to achieve corporate objectives Canadian Payroll Association Ability to develop high-performance https://www.payroll.ca/ compensation and incentive systems Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés Ability to design new work organizations and http://www.portailrh.org/ manage organizational change International Association for Human Resource Ability to plan, implement and evaluate Information Management workplace initiatives https://ihrim.org/ Ability to analyze quantitative information to International Industrial Relations Association make effective business decisions https://www.ilo.org/ Ability to interpret and administer employment International Personal Management Association contracts https://ipma-aigp.com/ Familiarity with computer concepts and Society for Human Resource Management applications https://www.shrm.org/ This handout is available online at www.mcgill.ca/caps/discipline .
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