As an entry-level human resources assistant, your duties are to support a company’s HR operations. If you have no experience before hiring, you typically focus on administrative work and helping employees with documentation and paperwork. Your responsibilities include maintaining employee records, assisting workers as they enroll in benefits programs, handling payroll processing, and performing research and recordkeeping for recruiting and hiring. A company sometimes asks an assistant to work on employee relations and report grievances or issues to senior HR staff. Entry-level assistants sometimes focus on a specific area, such as payroll or employee benefits, until they gain experience.