Hello All,
As noted in the above title, I’m going to enquire about an entrepreneurial organisation.
I have been looking into a role and the company are now looking to develop a HR department. The role I am looking into is varied and the recruiter has advised that it will include a few ad hoc tasks during the first few months.
However, my concern is if the current employees will accept change? They all seem to follow the same entrepreneurial mindset as the CEO and the way of working is very agile. There do not seem to be any processes put into place in regards to recruitment etc.
The company has been running for over thirty years and has great success, but it does seem very relaxed in its approaches to professionalism . I’m just concerned my experience isn’t enough to support a new HR function .
Any previous knowledge/experience working in an agile company in a HR role would be appreciated
Annie
Thank-you for your response. The company seems to have grown almost too quickly for them to sit back and reflect and they now want to become more corporate.
I’ve had meetings with a few employees and they all seem positive on the idea of structure and support from a HR perspective.
In regards to recruitment, they like to conduct interviews on a more informal basis, without too much focus on fair recruitment practises.
For me, it’s refreshing that they recruit on attitude and personality, but it requires more regiment in regards to scoring candidates fairly such as competency based scoring sheets. These can then be used when feedback is requested.
I come from a very disciplined organisation, so it definitely will be a very big change! However, change isn’t always a bad thing and it could bring lots of opportunity.
Thank-you for your response. The company seems to have grown almost too quickly for them to sit back and reflect and they now want to become more corporate.
I’ve had meetings with a few employees and they all seem positive on the idea of structure and support from a HR perspective.
In regards to recruitment, they like to conduct interviews on a more informal basis, without too much focus on fair recruitment practises.
For me, it’s refreshing that they recruit on attitude and personality, but it requires more regiment in regards to scoring candidates fairly such as competency based scoring sheets. These can then be used when feedback is requested.
I come from a very disciplined organisation, so it definitely will be a very big change! However, change isn’t always a bad thing and it could bring lots of opportunity.
