Between a lawyer (or a law graduate) and a psychologist, who would be the better Human Resources Manager?

modmedusa

I think it depends in what type HR focus you are looking for. If it is recruitment focused I would absolutely say a psychologist. If it is law / benefits/unempolyment....focused a law graduate may suite the job. If it is a generalist position, go with the person who will fit in most with the company, I would probably do that anyway...company fit is most important.

butter1944fly

How about someone with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Human Resources or better yet a degree in Human Resource Management? How about requiring Certification in Human Resource Management.

The law degree will help you understand the laws, but even in the field of HR law, attorneys specialize in things like unemployment law or workers' comp law. The psych degree would help with dealing with people and perhaps in the hiring area.

The HR degree would teach you about all the laws so that you would know when to call the appropriate lawyer. It would include courses in human behavior and industrial psychology to help you know how to deal with people in the workplace. You would learn about health ad safety issues, benefit and compensation issues, and how to implement all those laws into the workplace to reduce the possibility of lawsuits. It would also give you some "best practices" when establishing all the policies and procedures that are necessary to run a well organized HR department that can respond to the needs of the company and the employees.

Expert Realtor

Neither one of them.

An attorney may "deal" with people but that degree offers NO education on how to MANAGE people.

A Psychologist...you'll probably never find one in HR anyway..they can make more money in private practice and their primary goal is to diagnose mental disorders.

I wouldn't want either one of them in that type of job.

A degree DOES NOT make someone a "people person".

I would look for someone with a degree in public relations.

Ask M

depends on the individual person and their experiences

diana

Of course the psychologist, you know how to read people's minds and can deal with any person because again you know how hey are feeling. Lawyes may know the rules but psychologiest is better for the position.

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