Analyst John Bersin touches on some interesting points regarding the development of the HR profession and HR professionals. I found that one of the most interesting facts that he shared was the educational background of HR professionals. According to him, 92% of all HR professionals have at least a bachelor’s degree. In our last discussion in class, we talked about how HR professionals aren't necessarily the smartest people in an organization. Maybe this fact is already starting to change. Old "Personnel Department" professionals have started to retire, and newer, younger, more business oriented people are taking their places. In taking their places, they have also changed the HR department as well. As "Personnel" changed to HR, what will HR change too? I like the idea of HR becoming a business partner, because it only makes sense.
I am a recruiter for a staffing company, so I often don't have the time to study and analyze all of the companies that I recruit for. Often, I have no idea for which product I am recruiting for. Of the few times that HR has given me information about the product in which the person that I am recruiting for will be working on, I have been successful in finding the right candidates. When I have to ask more questions about the position, or I ask to talk to the hiring manager, I am often ignored. I believe that I am ignored for either 2 reasons: Reason one is that the HR department doesn’t really know much about the position or the product line, or reason 2, HR does not want to ask the hiring manager for more details because they do not want to seem clueless. This is unfair for me because I am left in the dark, trying to sort through thousands of resumes in the hope that I hit the right one.
I am really hoping that HR will become more of a business partner soon. I love business, but the reason that I love it so much is because I love people. That is why I am pursuing a career in HR. I believe that it is the people that make a difference in the success of an organization, and I want to be a part of that. I want to know that the people that I help bring into an organization, will bring added value to that organization. The more I know about the organization, the more likely I am to succeed.
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its true that we in HR need to understand business better...I had heard a no. of placement consultants complain about our recruiters in the same manner.
ReplyDeleteThis could be minimized by a Talent Requisition form filled out comprehensively by the Hiring Manager with some additional comments from Recruiter. We also have a Job Description for each role and hiring manager needed to hand that over to the Recruiter.