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- Hi, my name is Geneva, and this is the day

in the life of a human resources professional.

I got a camera crew here with me today.

Let's get going with the day!

I'm a human resources supervisor

for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, or SMUD.

Multiple classifications and titles utilized

within the human resources field.

We call ourselves talent acquisition partners.

I've been called a recruiter before.

There are human resources analysts.

At the core of it, we just wanna make sure

that we are creating a place for people

to get great employment.

And then I double-check

that this one's gonna have probation again.

- (employee) Just this part right here?

- You want the street changed? That makes sense.

- Yeah.

- Because my team does so much of the hiring,

all the way from interns up into director positions,

it's really a variety of things that we do in terms

of helping people understand where they need to be,

where they are in those processes.

It's amazing to have the ability to truly set people up

to change the trajectory of their life

because we're not just helping

that one person find their career or their passion,

we're helping their entire family,

which completely changes their generational wealth

and the way in which they can move

and navigate through this world.

It is beyond fulfilling.

It is like the purpose in which I'm in this work

to make sure that we're removing barriers

for all different types of people to make sure

that they can truly just live in their joy and thrive.

I chose the fun part of HR

because it is a really great blend

of the people interaction and the individual work.

I have a consultation with one of my hiring managers.

I'm gonna have my one-on-one with my analyst today.

We're gonna walk through some of the recruitments

he's going through. From there, we're gonna go

on to have our talent acquisition staff meeting

where we're all gonna get to learn a little bit more

about each other and what's going on

in our world. So, here we go!

- (hiring manager) Hi, Barbie. - Hi, Barbie.

How are you? - Good. How are you?

- Not too bad.

We need to get you a business transformation specialist.

- Yes, please. - Okay.

Well, I found HR while I was going

through my undergraduate degree. I thought I was gonna start

as a psychology major. From my internship,

I went into a personnel technician

and then to a human resources assistant.

From there, I went to a administrative analyst,

and then I became a senior personnel analyst,

and now I am a supervising talent acquisition partner.

- It says on there "master's degree."

- Okay. - And I feel like

that is potentially a barrier that's not necessary.

- I agree.

On background checks, reference checks,

all of that is typically going

around four weeks at this point.

So even when we have our selected candidate,

it's gonna take a little time for them to have the opportunity

to give their two weeks' notice

and get their life situated in order to start here.

- Okay.

- Done, son. [Geneva laughing] I like it.

- (Geneva) I got you. - I like it.

- Alright, we're going off to the next meeting.

What I like to do is break up where I'm going

so that I'm not feeling stagnant all throughout the day.

Keeps variety going.

So, my next meeting's gonna be with one of my analysts.

We have our line worker exam coming up

and how we can resource that, what administrative things

we need to make sure that we have it going on.

And then whether or not he's getting any pushback

from the department in terms of how they're gonna help

make sure this thing all goes together.

Skills needed in this job would be adaptability, for sure.

Every day is a variety.

You're interacting with new, different people regularly.

Say public speaking is probably a pretty big deal as well.

Being comfortable talking to people, whether it be

one-on-one or in a group or giving presentations.

The ability to stay cool under pressure:

there's a lot of moving parts in terms of helping people get

to where they need to go and making sure

that the hiring managers aren't pushing you too far.

And you're kind of holding the line

in terms of our policies and procedures.

- (analyst) Line work is a major goal.

Their goal is to hire up to 20 apprentices.

- (Geneva) I'm gonna try to get 20 apprentices.

Okay, it's 10:52 right now.

I've just gotten out of two back-to-back meetings.

I had a meeting with my hiring manager

and then a meeting with my analyst.

I'm gonna go head into my staff meeting

in a moment, and I'm pretty excited

'cause we have a training that's gonna happen

by one of the staff members.

And we're also gonna get to kind of learn

a little bit more about what's happening

with a big project

and see how we can divvy up that work.

The pros for being an HR professional are

that you get a lot of human interaction.

The cons of being an HR professional are

that you get a lot of human interaction.

It can be really difficult to have to tell a candidate

that they haven't moved forward

and they were really excited about it, and that's one

of the tough days in this profession.

But it is also an amazing place where you get to tell someone,

"I have this offer for you, and I wanna make sure

"that you are valued in the best way possible.

Would you be interested in joining our company?"

It is really the human factor that makes it hard sometimes

and makes it really rewarding on the other hand.

What I like to do to de-stress from a long day,

I really like hanging out with my kids.

They're pretty awesome.

They're at really great ages right now.

They still think I'm cool. We do a lot of board games.

That's a big deal.

And they just recently got into T-ball and softball,

and it really just lifts my whole day.

Hey, everybody!

[employees chattering]

We're all excited to be here.

I'm so excited you're all here.

We're gonna go through our training

for scheduling candidates through SuccessFactors.

We'll do our round tables,

so if you have anything pressing happening

in your areas, let us know and how we can help

jump in to support whatever you got going on.

Sound good?

Let's do it!

I get to work with my team, and we get to strategize

on how we're gonna help our clients.

Then we get to go out into the field,

talk to different candidates,

figure out what they're interested in,

and match those skill sets.

I get to talk to people often, and then I also get

my alone time to make it make sense for me,

and it is just, honestly, the variety that I need

to make sure that it feels purposeful.

To get into HR, you're gonna be looking

for job titles

that say "HR assistant," "HR technician,"

'cause that's kind of your entry-level in.

Those typically don't require any type of degree.

You might set yourself apart by having a degree in comms

or business or psychology even,

but those are really the best positions

that kind of give you the understanding

of what that company does and what HR does overall.

Do you wanna be a generalist and kind of oversee all of that,

or do you wanna go into a specific area

that gives you more joy than another?

Being interested in HR doesn't always mean

you're super bubbly and fun and all that kind of stuff.

It is a really good part of it. But if you like numbers

and data and making sure policies and procedures

are interesting as well, you can do that, too.

There's really a place for anything

you're interested in within human resources.

If you like performing,

you might be a learning and development specialist.

If you like recruiting, you might be a person

that does a lot of public speaking.

If you like data, you could be a business analyst

that specifically helps human resources

and understanding how those people

translate to numbers.

So, there's a place for you here

in anything that you're interested in doing.

Thanks for watching. Please subscribe to our channel.

Have the best day ever. Bye!

- (group) Bye! [beep]

[group chuckling]

[beep] - Look at that.

- That's it?

- I think we're done. - We did it!