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Transitioning from large corporate HR to an SME

Nick

Hi all, I’m curious to know people’s experiences of transitioning from large corporate HR within a specialism to working as an HR Generalist in an SME environment. How have you found it? Do you prefer SME over large corporate HR? Any tips on deciding if it’s the right move? Thanks, Nick

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  • To add to the great replies you've had already, I've worked in organisations with nearly 20,000 employees and ones with just under 250 and do prefer the smaller organisations.

    The main reason being that I can get to know more people on an individual basis and I find that makes it easier to get a feel for what may or may not work for the business in terms of HR solutions.

    The downside to this is that it can be harder to remain detached from drama and issues that people may be experiencing and whilst its lovely to know that people trust you enough to talk to you, it can take up a lot of time.

    In smaller organisations you may also end up picking up things that would be outside of HR's remit in a larger organisation - Friday night saw me on the 'door' of a post panto staff party, ticking off names and handing out drinks vouchers!
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  • To add to the great replies you've had already, I've worked in organisations with nearly 20,000 employees and ones with just under 250 and do prefer the smaller organisations.

    The main reason being that I can get to know more people on an individual basis and I find that makes it easier to get a feel for what may or may not work for the business in terms of HR solutions.

    The downside to this is that it can be harder to remain detached from drama and issues that people may be experiencing and whilst its lovely to know that people trust you enough to talk to you, it can take up a lot of time.

    In smaller organisations you may also end up picking up things that would be outside of HR's remit in a larger organisation - Friday night saw me on the 'door' of a post panto staff party, ticking off names and handing out drinks vouchers!
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