Struggling to Transition from Recruitment to HR Generalist: Seeking Career Advice from Experienced Peers

Respected Senior Members,

Hope you are in the best of health and spirits!!

This is Ravi. Following are a few lines of introduction about me.

I am a BE (Electronics & Communication) from RV College of Engineering and PGDBM (HR) from Wigan & Leigh College, UK. As per the course at Wigan, I have been employed with HumanCapital Consulting for 2+ years now. I have good experience in Executive Search and Generalist activities. Of these 2+ years, I had been deputed to Yahoo! Bangalore for a period of 5 months to handle all their R&D requirements.

I am also a Certified Handwriting Analyst. This certification gives me an edge as an HR Professional. I have been a topper all through my education and am now looking forward to pursue a career as an HR Business Partner/HR Generalist/Trainer/Recruiter role with a Top Company.

The issue I am facing is that though I have good experience in both Recruitment and HR Generalist activities, I am not able to get a call for an HR Generalist role. Kindly advise me on:

1. Whether I should move out of recruitments and get into the Generalist space, in the first place.

2. How should I be planning my career?

I have attached my resume for your kind perusal and for your valuable insights and tips.

Waiting to hear from you.

Thanks and Best Regards,

Ravi R.

Dear Ravi,

Very impressive profile. The only thing that may prevent a potential recruiter from calling you is your "stability factor." How is he/she going to convince the internal customer or client about the same?

Like you, I share the passion for Graphology, though I am not certified. Unfortunately, the companies in India haven't realized the true potential of it and lay more emphasis on competency and reference check reports. But I am sure it's a matter of time.

Just be patient, and I am sure you will get the right break.

Cheers,
Rajat