PICS + Any Human Resources Professionals/ Recruiters / Technical Recruiters on Here?
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Re: PICS + Any Human Resources Professionals/ Recruiters / Technical Recruiters on H
I’ve been working in HR for about 4 years now and I enjoy what I do. The first caveat that comes to mind is that you should be prepared to be in the minority because HR is a female dominated field. I have noticed that there are usually more male technical recruiters though. If you don’t have a degree (preferably in HR, Business or Psychology), be prepared to start out as entry level with an expected salary in the high 20s to low 30s. Even if you have a degree, you will probably still start out in the low 30s. If you’re in the right company and you prove yourself, you can move up the ladder pretty quickly.
There are a lot of different roles in HR and you can kind of pick your specialty. There’s recruiting, strategic HR, HR administration and benefits which is its own animal.
What would you like to do as an HR professional? If you’re looking to be in recruiting, then I would recommend brushing up on your interview skills, make sure that you understand the positions that you’re sourcing, hone your negotiation skills, and make sure that you’re comfortable with cold calling because sometimes you have to go after a candidate because they won’t always come to you and even in this economy they won’t always want you back. I currently work for a technology company and the software developers are the most difficult to retain because there aren’t many of them (good ones anyway) so they’re in high demand and some companies will pay them almost whatever they ask. We just lost 6 software developers that were offered between $15k-$25k more annually than we were paying them and their salaries with us were more than the market average!
If you don’t have a degree, my recommendation would be to start off entry level, work your way up into an exempt position and then get certified as a Professional of Human Resources (PHR). That is the gold standard of recognition in HR and they are difficult to obtain because the test is hard and you have to be in an exempt position for 2 years before qualifying, so they are rare.
I could go on and on here, especially since I don’t specifically know what you’d like to know or already know. You can PM if you have questions.
I’ve been working in HR for about 4 years now and I enjoy what I do. The first caveat that comes to mind is that you should be prepared to be in the minority because HR is a female dominated field. I have noticed that there are usually more male technical recruiters though. If you don’t have a degree (preferably in HR, Business or Psychology), be prepared to start out as entry level with an expected salary in the high 20s to low 30s. Even if you have a degree, you will probably still start out in the low 30s. If you’re in the right company and you prove yourself, you can move up the ladder pretty quickly.
There are a lot of different roles in HR and you can kind of pick your specialty. There’s recruiting, strategic HR, HR administration and benefits which is its own animal.
What would you like to do as an HR professional? If you’re looking to be in recruiting, then I would recommend brushing up on your interview skills, make sure that you understand the positions that you’re sourcing, hone your negotiation skills, and make sure that you’re comfortable with cold calling because sometimes you have to go after a candidate because they won’t always come to you and even in this economy they won’t always want you back. I currently work for a technology company and the software developers are the most difficult to retain because there aren’t many of them (good ones anyway) so they’re in high demand and some companies will pay them almost whatever they ask. We just lost 6 software developers that were offered between $15k-$25k more annually than we were paying them and their salaries with us were more than the market average!
If you don’t have a degree, my recommendation would be to start off entry level, work your way up into an exempt position and then get certified as a Professional of Human Resources (PHR). That is the gold standard of recognition in HR and they are difficult to obtain because the test is hard and you have to be in an exempt position for 2 years before qualifying, so they are rare.
I could go on and on here, especially since I don’t specifically know what you’d like to know or already know. You can PM if you have questions.