Hi to all members of this community ...
I am a HR aspirant pursuing my MBA from Goa insititute of Management(GIM) . I had the following queries which seniors/experts in HR circle could help me with..
1) My main inclination towards HR is because of the psychological and emotional intelligence aspect involved in this stream . I feel i can listen to people's problems and help in getting solutions. I personally feel empathetic towards the poor work life balance (from my own experience in a MNC for 2 years) and feel that by pursuing HR i would get the first hand chance to influence the work life related policies of future organizations i work for.. however .. from many industry sources i come to know that HR is powerless when it comes to formulating policies for employee welfare ... HR guys are under constant pressure from top management/ leaders of the organization to meet targets , have become puppets and have no say of their own..all HR guys do is serve the interests of the company and powerful top management and employee welfare has taken a back seat... is this practice/notion true ??
2) In my MBA curriculum i have the opportunity to select from a bouquet of electives and form a major and minor specialization.. I intend to take HR as the major.. but i am confused about the minor.. from an industry point of view and my career growth.. what minor should i accompany with HR as major.. should it be finance/marketing/operations .. ? I am inclined towards finance as minor.. is HR + finance a good option ?
3) Being a male in a "apparently" female dominated HR stream , will i suffer from any bias during recruitment / promotions in MNC's ?
4) In the industry circuit and among the recruiters .. what image or standing does GIM (Goa insititute of management) have especially for HR ?
Thanks in advance !
I am a HR aspirant pursuing my MBA from Goa insititute of Management(GIM) . I had the following queries which seniors/experts in HR circle could help me with..
1) My main inclination towards HR is because of the psychological and emotional intelligence aspect involved in this stream . I feel i can listen to people's problems and help in getting solutions. I personally feel empathetic towards the poor work life balance (from my own experience in a MNC for 2 years) and feel that by pursuing HR i would get the first hand chance to influence the work life related policies of future organizations i work for.. however .. from many industry sources i come to know that HR is powerless when it comes to formulating policies for employee welfare ... HR guys are under constant pressure from top management/ leaders of the organization to meet targets , have become puppets and have no say of their own..all HR guys do is serve the interests of the company and powerful top management and employee welfare has taken a back seat... is this practice/notion true ??
2) In my MBA curriculum i have the opportunity to select from a bouquet of electives and form a major and minor specialization.. I intend to take HR as the major.. but i am confused about the minor.. from an industry point of view and my career growth.. what minor should i accompany with HR as major.. should it be finance/marketing/operations .. ? I am inclined towards finance as minor.. is HR + finance a good option ?
3) Being a male in a "apparently" female dominated HR stream , will i suffer from any bias during recruitment / promotions in MNC's ?
4) In the industry circuit and among the recruiters .. what image or standing does GIM (Goa insititute of management) have especially for HR ?
Thanks in advance !