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Transition to HR from Finance

Nikita

Hello!

I am currently working in Finance, but I am looking to transition into HR, as I feel this field really appeals to my skillset and my career goals. 

I am quite a sociable person and like to engage with people in my company by getting involved in a collaborative and fun company culture. However I worry that I won't achieve this in HR, as HR could potentially be an isolated role because of its confidential and highly sensitive nature. 

Is HR quite an isolated role, or is it what you make it? Is it possible to find companies where you can still enjoy the social aspect of the company whilst still working in HR please? 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am looking to self fund my CIPD to appeal to employers and any advice on the role would help me to commit to going for the qualification!

Thanks so much in advance!


Nikita

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  • If you work in Finance and are any way involved in producing regulated information that will appear in the company's accounts or annual report, then you will have learned that there are things that you MUST not share with other members of staff, even if they ask you. HR is like this all year round, and provided you have mastered the ability to absolutely respect confidentiality withoiu compromising relationships, then the transition should not present problems in this area. In my career I've always been socially active with colleagues and it hasn't presented an issue.
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  • If you work in Finance and are any way involved in producing regulated information that will appear in the company's accounts or annual report, then you will have learned that there are things that you MUST not share with other members of staff, even if they ask you. HR is like this all year round, and provided you have mastered the ability to absolutely respect confidentiality withoiu compromising relationships, then the transition should not present problems in this area. In my career I've always been socially active with colleagues and it hasn't presented an issue.
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