Human Resources
HR Specialist
Runs the employee lifecycle — hiring, onboarding, records, and day-to-day HR service — within labour law.
Duties vary by employer, sector and team size. Use this as a memory aid — only add what you actually did.
What a typical day looks like
Screens candidates, coordinates interviews, prepares offers and contracts, updates records, and answers employee queries.
What you actually do
- Screened applications and coordinated interview loops
- Prepared offers, contracts and onboarding packs
- Maintained employee records and HR system data
- Supported payroll inputs and leave administration
- Handled government portal transactions and compliance filings
Common tools and systems
HRIS (SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, Odoo)
ATS
Qiwa
GOSI portal
Excel
Transferable skills
Recruitment
Labour law awareness
Records accuracy
Employee communication
Onboarding
How it changes by level
- Entry
- Executes defined HR transactions.
- Mid
- Owns hiring or operations for a business unit.
- Senior
- Advises managers and shapes HR policy and workforce plans.
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Questions that surface your evidence
- How many hires, employees or transactions did you cover?
- Which HR system and government portals did you use?
- Which process did you make faster or more accurate?
Source and review
HRSD Saudi Skills & Occupations framework (editorially reviewed) · hrsd.gov.sa
Reviewed: 2026-08-01 · Saudi-specific reference
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