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One of the biggest skills I would say is networking and communications. Some of the people I have met along the way have really helped shape my career. You truly never know who you are going to meet.
Ditto to the commenters before me. Networking, communication skills and job shadowing are key to growing into a new focus area of HR.
I also believe that in each area (ex:Talent, Employee Relations/Engagement, Compensation or Business Partnership) to be successful in landing a role, you must understand the business goals and how the people aspect can impact that. When I was focused on growing my career, I set up quarterly connects with a Finance director (I picked someone who knew what my goals were during some networking) and set an agenda for each connection. Personally, I needed to understand more around how Finance and HR work with and impact each other, then moved to understanding the financial state of the business.
From that, I networked with business leaders and asked them what their goals were and what the biggest rocks were blocking them.
To really get as much as I could from these connects, I would give myself “homework” to do to prepare for the next connect, ex: follow up questions, ideas around how the people side of things could assist in moving those rocks.
I hope this helps give you a start- good luck!
If job shadowing is an opportunity take advantage of it
A vital skill is being able to write well. The art of writing good business correspondence is practically a superpower in today's world. If you can organize your thoughts and express them on paper you'll always have an advantage.
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I found the biggest shift came from specialising slightly in areas like employee relations or organisational development. It gave me depth without losing breadth. Sometimes one clear pillar of expertise unlocks the next step.