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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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  • Hello,

    I haven't transitioned from a corporate HR role but I did work for a large multinational in another function, prior to that I was in a small HR team of 4.
    Now, I am standalone for a small company with some support from the HR Manager in Norway.
    I reply quite a lot at the moment on this community as I was out of HR for about 2 years.
    It can be tricky, I sometimes feel quite isolated and a bit lacking in motivation without others to bounce off of. I know what the priorities are for the business and I know what I need to do but I need to be very disciplined with my day to stay focused.
    My job at the moment isn't very re-active which I have found a challenge but only because my last role (commercial support for a multinational) was heavily reactive (easily 100+ emails to deal with in a day).

    This HR job is what I want to do and it's a fantastic opportunity to develop strategically and I have a lot of autonomy but it's a learning curve for sure.

    I would say be sure you have a clear idea of what you may be going into, the job itself and what is expected of you. My position has turned out to be a bit different to what was put across at interview. I am happy with this but others may not have been.

    Hope this ramble is of some help...

    Lorraine
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  • Hello,

    I haven't transitioned from a corporate HR role but I did work for a large multinational in another function, prior to that I was in a small HR team of 4.
    Now, I am standalone for a small company with some support from the HR Manager in Norway.
    I reply quite a lot at the moment on this community as I was out of HR for about 2 years.
    It can be tricky, I sometimes feel quite isolated and a bit lacking in motivation without others to bounce off of. I know what the priorities are for the business and I know what I need to do but I need to be very disciplined with my day to stay focused.
    My job at the moment isn't very re-active which I have found a challenge but only because my last role (commercial support for a multinational) was heavily reactive (easily 100+ emails to deal with in a day).

    This HR job is what I want to do and it's a fantastic opportunity to develop strategically and I have a lot of autonomy but it's a learning curve for sure.

    I would say be sure you have a clear idea of what you may be going into, the job itself and what is expected of you. My position has turned out to be a bit different to what was put across at interview. I am happy with this but others may not have been.

    Hope this ramble is of some help...

    Lorraine
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