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How did you get into HR??

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When networking I find that a lot of HR practioners "fell into" their HR careers.


I myself decided at age 17 that I wanted to do a BA in HRM and then I gained experience and went onto do my CIPD.


I'm interested to find out how others got into HR.


 

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  • Ann 


     You are truly blessed that you find your work so uplifting !


     


    Georgina


    I can't see that 'business acumen' is particularly needed - obviously the capacity to understand business strategy and financial / commercial issues is almost essential, at least to working at director level, but HR people are not necessarily needed for their finance or accountancy or commercial talents. Some say they need acting ability; others say they just need to be able to say No ! in innumerably different ways. Think personal trust, mutual respect and credibility across the whole spectrum of staff-management is very important, as is a certain resilience (aka as a thick skin). (Once and only once have I ever seen this enshrined in a (design engineering) manager's job description: ' must have the capacity to deal with and cope with considerable criticism - much of it unjustified........')

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  • Ann 


     You are truly blessed that you find your work so uplifting !


     


    Georgina


    I can't see that 'business acumen' is particularly needed - obviously the capacity to understand business strategy and financial / commercial issues is almost essential, at least to working at director level, but HR people are not necessarily needed for their finance or accountancy or commercial talents. Some say they need acting ability; others say they just need to be able to say No ! in innumerably different ways. Think personal trust, mutual respect and credibility across the whole spectrum of staff-management is very important, as is a certain resilience (aka as a thick skin). (Once and only once have I ever seen this enshrined in a (design engineering) manager's job description: ' must have the capacity to deal with and cope with considerable criticism - much of it unjustified........')

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