Switching Career From Engineering To HR ...?

hi all
i would like to ask and i need your help ASAP
im an engineering manager & have my MBA in HR
i have an opportunity to join the HR as recruitment manager within my company

• does it a good movement ?
• do engineeres preferable to work in HR field?
• what are the market opportunities for me if i joined?

i still have 2 days to take my final decision , please advice
Thx

chk out the resources u have for recruitment----
portals
outsourcing facilities?
how much is allowed to spend on advertisement?
Any asst ?
then go for it

dear swarnalata,
resources i have:
good relationships & comunication channels with 2 universities' staff plus many other resources , im not afraid of resources but im asking only for the mentioned 3 questions

Recruitment is a very tough job to manage in any organisation especially in the new economy segment where there is a lot of attrition and new recruitments.The organisations interest in your delivering on their manpower requirement according to their organisational ethos and mandate has to be fast.Most of the organisation want top rankers with low job hopping and excellent credentials at a salary which may or maybe not be bright especially when big organisation asks you to sell the company's brand value to the candidate shifting lateral in the hierarchy of the organisation.You would have to unlearn whatever you have learned in your entire career and relearn yourself.It would be exciting.

mister yousif as u said u r an engineering manger but u did ur MBA in HR i want to know that how much years experience do u have in ur job ....?

ya recruitment is very tough job today, as i m an MBA(finance,HR ) finnal year appearing student now our campus placements are started n most of the company wants n topper for their company they mostly concentrate towards the education qualification n they choose the toppers for their companies but the person whome they choosen they may b topper coz they only mug up the lessons but dont know where to use it in the real life they study only to b on topper list but i want to know that y company aviod those students who r not in topper list but hav an abilty to talk infront of many people n hav an abilty to do something without any fear that student prove better than an toppers but they dont get chance they get out of the interviews coz of there less marks......do any one answer me .....

mister yousuf i m an MBA final year appearing student n i did my graduation in BBA but what i thinks abut ur 3 questions that if u hav so much year of job experience n want to do something new n want to switch of frm ur job then just go for it bcoz an experienced person can judge n human better than an un experienced person as u hav an experienced n u must get familier with ur companies environment u must definately then go for HR section.......

Hi Hany Yousif
Welcome on-board. I have worked in the various Engineering fields for more than 10 years and presently in HR (after my MBA).
I personally think that it is a wise decision / move, especially working with a Telco Service industry. It is because many HR personnels do not understand fully how the personnels actually faced - eg. needs, requirement and problems faced. So, people with Engineering's experience who join HR would be a great asset to the organisation which is of technical in nature of business.
Regards,
Dennis

Dear Hany,
As you said you have 10 years of experience in Engineering, can you specify which field of engineering. And what was your purpose of doing MBA specifically in HR after working in engineering field for so long period.
Amit Chaudhari

Hi,
As per my experience, it is not a wise decision to change
the field at this juncture. B'coz you need to start everything
from scratch, besides losing the experience in your field which
was gained with lot of efforts. This is my feeling.
Rgds
Gopal