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Moving to a standalone HR role from a big corporate HR team...

Charlie

Hi All!

Just wondering whether anyone has experienced going from a corporate company with a big HR team to a stand alone HR role incorporating everything HR, Recruitment and L&D. Whether there is anything to consider/weigh up and any challenges you've faced making the jump?

Thank you

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  • Hi Alun,

    I've done this a few times. It is hard working with no peer network; there's no one to bounce ideas off, to sense check, or to let off steam with when you've heard something particularly irksome! You also can't be precious: you might end up involved in everything and sometimes that can be time consuming and frustrating when you could be doing bigger 'value add' pieces but it's actually the day to day process bits that need sorting first. I've found having a network of old colleagues and friends around really helpful sometimes and I've found this community really helpful in making sure my own knowledge is sound when I've not got others around to learn from.

    Personally, it suits me a lot better; I'm not a fan of an awful lot of process and policy which I find prevalent in big corporate organisations and I find the flexibility, variety of work, speed of decision making and opportunity to make your own mark is incredibly interesting and rewarding.
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  • Hi Alun,

    I've done this a few times. It is hard working with no peer network; there's no one to bounce ideas off, to sense check, or to let off steam with when you've heard something particularly irksome! You also can't be precious: you might end up involved in everything and sometimes that can be time consuming and frustrating when you could be doing bigger 'value add' pieces but it's actually the day to day process bits that need sorting first. I've found having a network of old colleagues and friends around really helpful sometimes and I've found this community really helpful in making sure my own knowledge is sound when I've not got others around to learn from.

    Personally, it suits me a lot better; I'm not a fan of an awful lot of process and policy which I find prevalent in big corporate organisations and I find the flexibility, variety of work, speed of decision making and opportunity to make your own mark is incredibly interesting and rewarding.
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