Which HR Role Boosts Career Growth the Most: Talent, Training, or Operations?

Importance of Various HR Aspects in Career Growth

Which aspect of HR is most important in a career to grow? Talent Acquisition/Recruitment, Compensation and Benefits, Training/Development or OD, HR Operations, PMS. A typical HR Manager/Professional does all the jobs listed. If someone can manage Talent Acquisition/Recruitment well, he/she has the advantage and can handle other aspects of HR.

Although in mid/lower level organizations, HR Managers perform all the duties listed, in MNCs/leading organizations in the industry, we have dedicated Talent Acquisition Teams to take care of hiring.

Appreciate your inputs.

Thanks,
AB.

It depends on the organization's strength and structure. For SSIs, HR performs all duties, whereas in MNCs, specialist HR professionals are there to handle it. Amit Bharti is right in this regard.

In my opinion, all aspects of HR are important. There is a lot of debate and discussion going on in the arena of how HR professionals can become CEOs. What qualities in HR make a professional capable of heading and managing a company?

In small organizations, an HR professional handles all aspects ranging from recruiting and selection support to training, performance management systems, succession planning, IR, and exit interviews. In large organizations, these responsibilities are typically divided to ensure smooth operations.

In larger organizations, you may find roles such as Recruitment Executive, Talent Acquisition Executive, Training or Learning and Development Executive, and IR Executive.

However, having knowledge of every HR aspect is crucial for an HR professional to grow and thrive in the field.

There is a significant amount of new learning occurring in HR, with terms like HR Measurement, Convergence, Analytics, etc., now being commonly used. Even within Talent Acquisition, new models have emerged. Therefore, HR can be a very engaging field for individuals interested in continuous learning and development.

Regards,

As mentioned by Anu, though every aspect of HR is important, most companies divide these functions. It depends on the company's needs at that point in time. Some companies emphasize recruitment as a separate entity from the HR Generalist, which covers the rest of the topics.

Recruitment vs. HR Generalist

Recruitment is target-driven, while HR is process-driven. Both are beneficial as they enhance your inherent potential, and you end up learning each day. HR is a vast area with constant challenges and changes. One must be ready to accept them and take on roles to the best of their ability.

All freshers in the HR function begin their role in Transnational HR, irrespective of whether it's recruitment, training, appraisals, compensation and benefits, etc. The challenge is to gain a good awareness of the HR process in correlation to the business requirements. Speaking about CEO material, it's critical for an HR person to have a business sense and think in entrepreneurial terms rather than as an employee.

Insights on HR Career Growth

To share insights on your question about what aspect is important, I would say, "Playing the role of HR Business Partner is crucial for growth." However, this doesn't come in the initial years of an HR career.

P.S: Meena, we may need people like you.

Regards.

I appreciate your viewpoint, Meena, but I fail to understand how it fits into the subject: "Re: Which Aspect of HR is Most Important as an HR Professional in Career?"

The "finance" aspect of HR is connected with "Payroll & Compensation Management." If that suits your interests, it certainly is an important aspect of HR.

Meena, have you tried all possibilities (Search) for a job in the HR field? Mr. Pankaj & Mr. Bhatia are correct. Their advice can be very useful to you.

Can I know what are the other aspects in the HR field that will suit my profile, especially in finance?

The Importance of Diverse HR Skills

It's hard to define the most important aspect for an HR professional, as they should possess various HR skills and aspects in a proper manner to fulfill their duties. However, I can still say that they should be able to handle all responsibilities of an HR professional effectively.

Regards.