Hi Everyone! I’ve been thinking about potentially switching from HR to another field of work. I was curious to know if anyone on here started their career in Hr and ended up in a different field? Also, what field did you end up in and why did you make the change? Thanks guys!

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Been in HR for 5 years. Leaving due to misalignment in passion - love people, procedure, etc. I hate WFH. Going to an essential role with good benefits. Just applied to a role where my background in helping people, HR, investigations, interviewing, paperwork, policy, DE&I, implicit bias training and fast pace will be very timely and helpful.
Applied to a state trooper/investigator role - in the background check/psychological screening portion of the interview process.

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Been in HR 20 years and am considering the same.

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Been in Hr for 10 years and stepping towards leaving it. It’s not for me

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Y’all. I just got here after 15 years elsewhere. Where are you trying to go?

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For real, if you want to talk, I’m here. I’ve worked in a bunch of functions (ops, strategy, planning, finance, product) and a bunch of industries (fashion, finance, tech and consulting) and I’d be happy to share whatever is helpful.

Note: important gap in my experience to acknowledge - I’ve never worked for a start up or a small company, so while I have diversity in industry and function, everything is F500 biased. This is particularly important if speed is your highest priority.

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I think Everyone in hr is considering it due to our role in the organization during Covid, right?!

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Learn non-HR stuff: Like technology, marketing, finance, sales, digital transformation, design thinking, agility, innovation, operations, data, ethics etc to stay competitive.

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I’ve moved between HR, consulting and general management, including roles as CFO and CEO. Now I’m on the board of a for-profit company. HR can be a solid springboard if you are aggressive about getting rotations and establish credibility in every project you pursue. If you are interested in international secondment, that could help as well

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Have been in HR for 7+ years and contemplating the same. Looking to get into DEI work to try and actually make a difference.

I have been in HR for 18 years and am feeling the same way. I just don’t know what direction I want to go. I love operations and tend to be very tactical and strategic in getting work accomplished. I’m also in my 50’s and feel uneasy about making a change or starting over, so to speak.

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