Dear All, I am little bit worried about the career path towards HR. I mean is it really difficult to start a carrier in HR without having a prior experience. Books can only give us theoretical knowledge but until and unless we don't use it in the practical scenario, no use of it. It's even difficult to get the job - in this case how to go ahead??? I mean how to gain experience if we want to go ahead with the HR Field only. Pl. Suggest any institution or some seminars where this kind of training is given.
Pl. Suggest. Thanks in anticipation.
Yogita
From India, Mumbai
2Pl. Suggest. Thanks in anticipation.
Yogita
From India, Mumbai
Hello,
What are you doing presently?
Your concerns are unfounded. All in HR field today were in your situation when they started! Formal education, as I have said elsewhere is like obtaining a "driving licence". It only certifies your "ability" to drive. Unless you "practice" what you have learnt, you do not develop "skill".
So, acquiring formal training in a chosen field is the equivalent of obtaining a driving licence. Getting into employment is equivalent to starting the practice and by encashing opportunities, doing apprenticeship under seniors who could act as mentors, by hand holding, delegating and analysing your performance and mistakes will help you "grow" and "evolve" in the function.
You start at the beginning as usual. Look for entry in institutes like TISS in Mumbai or XLRI jamshedpur or SCMHRD in Pune or do a regular MBA course with HR as a specialization. Remember doing any of these programmes is yet like obtaining a driving licence. Thereafter the learning continues alongwith the job you do.
Some of the things I have stated may not be relevant to your situation but I am responding on the basis of the contents of your post. If you need to ask more questions, fell free.
Regards
samvedan
May 31, 2011
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From India, Pune
What are you doing presently?
Your concerns are unfounded. All in HR field today were in your situation when they started! Formal education, as I have said elsewhere is like obtaining a "driving licence". It only certifies your "ability" to drive. Unless you "practice" what you have learnt, you do not develop "skill".
So, acquiring formal training in a chosen field is the equivalent of obtaining a driving licence. Getting into employment is equivalent to starting the practice and by encashing opportunities, doing apprenticeship under seniors who could act as mentors, by hand holding, delegating and analysing your performance and mistakes will help you "grow" and "evolve" in the function.
You start at the beginning as usual. Look for entry in institutes like TISS in Mumbai or XLRI jamshedpur or SCMHRD in Pune or do a regular MBA course with HR as a specialization. Remember doing any of these programmes is yet like obtaining a driving licence. Thereafter the learning continues alongwith the job you do.
Some of the things I have stated may not be relevant to your situation but I am responding on the basis of the contents of your post. If you need to ask more questions, fell free.
Regards
samvedan
May 31, 2011
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From India, Pune
hai yogita panjwani
IM Rajani studying MBA as HR Im doing project of performance appraisal.kindly help me to build my career i wil thankful to u please tell this 3 questions i will thankfull to you
1.Are you aware about your performance appraisal or any evaluation done by your superior.?
2.Performance appraisal techniques make you better eligible for promotion, demotion, & transfer do u accept it
3.Do you think performance appraisal is useful or just a waste of time in an organisation?
From India, Hyderabad
IM Rajani studying MBA as HR Im doing project of performance appraisal.kindly help me to build my career i wil thankful to u please tell this 3 questions i will thankfull to you
1.Are you aware about your performance appraisal or any evaluation done by your superior.?
2.Performance appraisal techniques make you better eligible for promotion, demotion, & transfer do u accept it
3.Do you think performance appraisal is useful or just a waste of time in an organisation?
From India, Hyderabad
Hi samvedan,
Thanks a lot for the kind words.
But i had already persuade my MBA with Elective in HR from ICFAI. But being a distance learning course, i didnt get much knowledge.
Now to move ahead with the field from where to start????
Presently i am working in a company with marketing profile. also doing recruitment in the same company. but i dont want to stick to recruitment. i want to have a g generalist profile where i can learn a lots of new things day to day and improve my self. (which is not possible in the present job)
please suggest me how to go ahead with the strategy of carrier path...
Thanks in anticipation,
Yogita
From India, Mumbai
Thanks a lot for the kind words.
But i had already persuade my MBA with Elective in HR from ICFAI. But being a distance learning course, i didnt get much knowledge.
Now to move ahead with the field from where to start????
Presently i am working in a company with marketing profile. also doing recruitment in the same company. but i dont want to stick to recruitment. i want to have a g generalist profile where i can learn a lots of new things day to day and improve my self. (which is not possible in the present job)
please suggest me how to go ahead with the strategy of carrier path...
Thanks in anticipation,
Yogita
From India, Mumbai
Hello,
I understand.
Despite the time you have so far spent in employment, you deisre to be a generalist in HR.
My advice is to look for an organization where culturally HR is an established and accepted function.
The sharpen your focus to seek a position to work under an experienced, knowledgeable superior who will take you under his wings as it were and it is in this manner you will have a lot if opportunities to learn the trade in real sense. A few years like this and you will be ready to fly solo in this profession.
To achieve this do not worry too much if you have to take some beating on the remuneration aspect (if you have to but within reason.) I am saying this as I see your keenness in being a good HR. But for heaven's sake do NOT be tempted with opportunities as head of the function even in a small firm. It seems you are not ready to play the top role as yet!
Interact more if you desire to.
Regards
samvedan
June 1, 2011
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From India, Pune
I understand.
Despite the time you have so far spent in employment, you deisre to be a generalist in HR.
My advice is to look for an organization where culturally HR is an established and accepted function.
The sharpen your focus to seek a position to work under an experienced, knowledgeable superior who will take you under his wings as it were and it is in this manner you will have a lot if opportunities to learn the trade in real sense. A few years like this and you will be ready to fly solo in this profession.
To achieve this do not worry too much if you have to take some beating on the remuneration aspect (if you have to but within reason.) I am saying this as I see your keenness in being a good HR. But for heaven's sake do NOT be tempted with opportunities as head of the function even in a small firm. It seems you are not ready to play the top role as yet!
Interact more if you desire to.
Regards
samvedan
June 1, 2011
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From India, Pune
Respecte Ms Panjwani ,
Kindly spell CAREER correctly , don't make it CARRIER ,
the first step of progress is your language in any profession ,
most of the members are kind enough to help you but not
pointing to your mistake which may be due to oversight .
Kindly take care of that in future and forgive me for pointing
out. Warm regards and best wishes ,
Aspirations
From India, Bangalore
Kindly spell CAREER correctly , don't make it CARRIER ,
the first step of progress is your language in any profession ,
most of the members are kind enough to help you but not
pointing to your mistake which may be due to oversight .
Kindly take care of that in future and forgive me for pointing
out. Warm regards and best wishes ,
Aspirations
From India, Bangalore
Hi,Yogitha,
It was nice that to see Ur aspirations to be settled in HR.If we think that we lack something we will be not enough to achieve our goals.For every goal to be achieved first we need to know ourselves as rightly said by Lord Sri Krishna in Bhagad Gita 'They only wise who knows the true nature of self'
What my suggestion to U is Definitely U will achieve,whatever U want to achieve with this idea 'Get What U Want by Love What Have'
Thanks & Regards
Manikyam
Consultant-Resruiter.
From India, Hyderabad
It was nice that to see Ur aspirations to be settled in HR.If we think that we lack something we will be not enough to achieve our goals.For every goal to be achieved first we need to know ourselves as rightly said by Lord Sri Krishna in Bhagad Gita 'They only wise who knows the true nature of self'
What my suggestion to U is Definitely U will achieve,whatever U want to achieve with this idea 'Get What U Want by Love What Have'
Thanks & Regards
Manikyam
Consultant-Resruiter.
From India, Hyderabad
Dear All,
Thanks for your kind words. but things can only work out if something moves.
Now lets see where can i get the opportunity to get it started with HR career. If any of you have any good opportunity available in Ahmedabad, Gujarat for HR, please let me know the same at the earliest.
Dear Sraboni - I had done my MBA from ICFAI, Ahmedabad only where again they are providing the placement but no use of it as no good opportunity were there.
Dear Aspirations,
I am really very sorry for the spelling mistake of subject itself. grateful to you that you noticed it and pointed out.
Thanks all,
Yogita
From India, Mumbai
Thanks for your kind words. but things can only work out if something moves.
Now lets see where can i get the opportunity to get it started with HR career. If any of you have any good opportunity available in Ahmedabad, Gujarat for HR, please let me know the same at the earliest.
Dear Sraboni - I had done my MBA from ICFAI, Ahmedabad only where again they are providing the placement but no use of it as no good opportunity were there.
Dear Aspirations,
I am really very sorry for the spelling mistake of subject itself. grateful to you that you noticed it and pointed out.
Thanks all,
Yogita
From India, Mumbai
Hi,
Yogita , even i was in the same situation like you ,2 year ago , i started my self with recruitment firm than later by God's grace i got a break in a small firm as Hr executive , later with the passage of time , i learnt alot . so for the matter of fact is to have steadiness in your object.
* pursue those courses which may give you formal education in field of HR (eg. MBA- Hr or Diploma in HR )
* I belong to delhi , where i searched alot for those institute which may provide practical knowledge in Generalist HR functions but i am not sure that whether these type of institute /courses exist in your state , these institutes covers almost all major topics in Generalist Hr (they give an insight about Covered aspect for eg. how to do appraisal in a company , what type of forms to fill etc). these institute claims to provide assistance in getting placed .kindly google these type of institute providing practical Hr training.
From India, Delhi
Yogita , even i was in the same situation like you ,2 year ago , i started my self with recruitment firm than later by God's grace i got a break in a small firm as Hr executive , later with the passage of time , i learnt alot . so for the matter of fact is to have steadiness in your object.
* pursue those courses which may give you formal education in field of HR (eg. MBA- Hr or Diploma in HR )
* I belong to delhi , where i searched alot for those institute which may provide practical knowledge in Generalist HR functions but i am not sure that whether these type of institute /courses exist in your state , these institutes covers almost all major topics in Generalist Hr (they give an insight about Covered aspect for eg. how to do appraisal in a company , what type of forms to fill etc). these institute claims to provide assistance in getting placed .kindly google these type of institute providing practical Hr training.
From India, Delhi
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