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Career progression in HR

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Is it often considered a given in the profession that:

Someone with 3 years experience as an HR Administrator should then be able to automatically step up to an HR Advisor level role, provided they also have the CIPD Level 7 and Associate Membership of the respective professional body;

Ditto for someone with 3 years experience as an HR Advisor for an HR Business Partner role.

Ditto for someone with 3 years experience as an HR Business Partner for an HR Director’s role.

However, as a gap analysis in all their job descriptions and person specifications, they lack either previous HR Advisory, HR Business Partnering or HR Directing experience, so how do most people do it then by ‘making the jump ‘ or ‘bridging that gap.’?

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  • How long should one stay in a job?

    Reading some of the posts here, it seems that there is an 'unofficial and unwritten professional rule' that HR professionals should stay broadly 2-3 years in a role before attempting to move on either vertically or laterally. 

    However, is it also true that all else being equal, 2 years is better than 1 year, 3 years is better than 2 years and 4 years is better than 3 years, and in addition, although the advantage gained each year is not enough to merit passing up more advanced level roles, it also means that you are best off to avoid movements that don't have an obvious benefit? Annual pay increments can be awarded at the same time.         
    Can someone however buck the trend and stay 3-6 years in a role without moving, and providing that they enjoy it, there is also no upper limit on length of tenure held?     
    Is it also necessary bad to stay a long time, ie 7-10 years in one role, which can demonstrate a consistent longevity of experience and track record gained, dedication and commitment to an employer and sector, and also someone who is not a job hopper, thus gaining seniority through time and experience served?
    Finally, what are your thoughts if someone works 5 years as an HR Administrator and then changes organisation and / or sector in HR to apply for another HR Administrator role for the same intended period of time?       
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  • How long should one stay in a job?

    Reading some of the posts here, it seems that there is an 'unofficial and unwritten professional rule' that HR professionals should stay broadly 2-3 years in a role before attempting to move on either vertically or laterally. 

    However, is it also true that all else being equal, 2 years is better than 1 year, 3 years is better than 2 years and 4 years is better than 3 years, and in addition, although the advantage gained each year is not enough to merit passing up more advanced level roles, it also means that you are best off to avoid movements that don't have an obvious benefit? Annual pay increments can be awarded at the same time.         
    Can someone however buck the trend and stay 3-6 years in a role without moving, and providing that they enjoy it, there is also no upper limit on length of tenure held?     
    Is it also necessary bad to stay a long time, ie 7-10 years in one role, which can demonstrate a consistent longevity of experience and track record gained, dedication and commitment to an employer and sector, and also someone who is not a job hopper, thus gaining seniority through time and experience served?
    Finally, what are your thoughts if someone works 5 years as an HR Administrator and then changes organisation and / or sector in HR to apply for another HR Administrator role for the same intended period of time?       
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