求助：关于HR的职业抉择！

pig2009

以下是引用pepper3344在2008-7-1 10:24:00的发言：
 I have a science background and recently transferred into the HR department in the same company (fortune 500 in the U.S.). 

 First of all, it is not an easy transfer as I don't have any HR background. In addition, there are not many non-Americans(let alone Chinese) in  HR. However, I still got in. So it is not impossible. It really depends on your ability, fit for the team and luck. 

  

 My impression of the HR profession is: it is an ART, not science. The daily work depends a lot on your experience, or EQ, rather than your degree. I have quite a few coworkers who came from sales background - they really know how to 'sweet talk'. This is a big plus for HR professionals.  The work also is all about building relationships, with coworkers, customers etc. Think back about the kind of  ppl you know who are a really good fit for working in 人事科 in China, same here. You've got to enjoy working with people (some nice, many times not so nice) and be comfortable with ambiguity and politics. 

If you fit the profile I described above, I think you would really enjoy the HR work. It is very interesting - again, you are dealing with people, not machines. There is never a dull day - you never know what you are going to encounter on any given day. Good luck with your career search!

I can not agree with you at all. I think HR is both science and art. Your understanding about HR may come from your experience, but i have to say, it is too superficial and simple. People is the most important resource for any organization, how to arrange and how to distribute this kind of resource can affect the success of the oranization greatly, or, we can say the effect is most crucial.

Do not try to consider the HR work to be equal to the recruiters'. The later is only a small part of the former. Do not try to describe the HR work to be talking with people sicne you have to know how to manage people.

Your experience is just limited in traditional Chinese people deprtment, so when talken about HR, you come back to the past——not scientific hr, not modern management concept. It will be bad direction since some one who want to join HR may recede rather than continue learn more about real HR.