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What should be my focus for further study?

Juan

Hi,

I am considering undertaking some further study to develop my skills further to enable me to take the next step in my career.  I am currently a HR Business Partner and have previous experience in a HR Manager and Advisor roles.  I also had an interim period (3 months) as a Business Unit Manager for my current employer.  My ambition is to ultimately find a role as a Head of HR or HR Director. 

I have a BA (Hons) HRM degree and a Certificate in Specialist Paralegal Studies (Employment Law).  I have also done a variety of short courses over the year to keep my skills updated or to develop new ones, such as IOSH Managing Safely and ISO Auditor.

I have been considering doing a Masters degree either in HRM or an MBA.  The other option would be to continue down the law route and look at doing an LLM.   

I would be interested to know what others views are.

Thanks 

Juan

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  • in reply to Keith
    Thank Keith, I have had some exposure to finance, HSEQ and procurement in my current role to varying degrees. The finance part is somewhat quirky though and I have seen experienced Finance Managers struggle to make sense of the internal finance reports. The full accounts made available to Companies House are much more standard though.

    I appreciate the feedback!
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  • in reply to Juan
    It’s less about reading a detailed set of accounts but more about understanding finance etc at a strategic level so you can have the correct conversations. You are not trying to out finance finance but to have intelligent conversations.
  • in reply to Keith
    It maybe didn't come across very well... I hadn't intended to imply that I was trying to out finance finance. Just that the financial reports that I have become used to are very specific to our business and not necessarily transferable to another business. There are certainly areas where my knowledge could be improved. :)