Seeking Career Advice: Can I Transition from IT Recruitment to an HR Generalist Role?

Hello to all seniors,

I need your advice as I think your valuable advice can only help me step towards the right goal in my career. I've finished my BE and currently, I am doing PGDBA from SCDL. I have 1 year of experience as an IT recruiter in a consultancy firm.

My question is, "Can I make a shift from HR Recruitment to HR Generalist profile where I will take care of other HR activities apart from Recruitment?"

Does shifting to an HR Generalist role require a lot of experience in HR Generalist? I am very confused.

Please help me, seniors.

Thanks in advance.

Simontiny

Hi Simontiny,

You can very well make a shift from a recruiter's profile to a generalist profile, but the shift and the growth have to be gradual; there is no fast track for shifting from a recruiter to a generalist.

Please be informed that HR has different functions, and it is not possible to learn everything at once. This is exactly why all the good positions in HR require at least 2 years of experience.

Also, be informed that HR is a daily learning process; you will come across unique issues every day.

Anyways, if what you are looking at is a generalist profile, it's a gradual process. The role includes:

- Recruitment Management
- Workforce Planning
- Induction Management
- Training Management
- Performance Management
- Compensation & Benefits
- Attendance Management
- Leave Management
- Benefits Management
- Overtime Management
- Pay slip Distribution
- Time sheet Management
- Employee Information/Skill Management
- Grievance Redressal
- Employee Survey
- Exit Interviews & Process
- Health & Safety

Though nowadays, in major companies, the roles have been revised in the following manner:

a) General
b) Recruitment
c) Training

Also, please have a look at the attached document for more details.

Regards,

AJ

Hi Simontiny,

Hope I'm not late in responding to this query.

HR generalist or specialist? Seems like a tough question, especially on the Cite HR forum where we have limited information about the people, their profiles, areas of interests, strengths, and weaknesses.

I believe that whatever you decide today, you can always change your track tomorrow if you can address the following checklist honestly with yourself. Generalist profiles have to be flexible to unpredictable situations.

Do you like diversity in your profile, or do you dread the unexpected chain of events that could happen?

Do you like to get into the nitty-gritty of the issues and be fearless to show your ignorance on a subject with which you are unfamiliar?

What do you feel about the future concerning your skill sets?

What are your long-term goals, and how are they linked to your current job/assignment?

This topic was discussed earlier, and I am providing the link and my answer to the query herewith:
https://www.citehr.com/79261-generalist-hr-hr-recruiter-3.html
Hope this helps.

Regards,
Rajat

Hi friends,

The shift is good, accepted. But how? I have 1 year of experience in recruitment with consultants and a PG degree in HR. I am only receiving job offers for recruitment. What can be done for this? Please give some suggestions and tips.

Thank you.