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Human Resources Manager
Manages hiring, employee relations, training, and workplace culture.
Did you know?
Google's own hiring research led it to use structured interviews, where every candidate for a role gets the same questions.
How subjects help
- Psychology: Interview job candidates and spot the skills and attitudes that suit a team.
- Business Studies: Plan how many people a company should hire and how to pay them fairly.
- Law: Follow employment laws on fair pay, safety and treating every worker equally.
- Communication: Handle a disagreement between colleagues calmly so both sides feel heard.
A famous name
Lillian Moller Gilbreth: Engineer and psychologist who wrote The Psychology of Management (1914) and improved workers' well-being.
Try it yourself: Plan a party on a budget
- Pretend you have a set amount of money for a party for ten friends. Pick the amount yourself.
- List what you want (food, decorations, games) and guess a price for each.
- Add it up. Over budget? Decide what to cut or swap for something cheaper.
- Keep a little money spare for surprises. What did you choose to protect, and why?
Accountants, managers and business owners make these choices every day: what matters most, and what can wait.
Also try: Ask customers before you make it.
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USA, UK, Netherlands, Australia, Germany