3 reasons why HR is the most important job of the future

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The Personnel Department is where top talents are found, hired and promoted - the times when the Personnel Department was classified as a painful paper pusher are over. Nowadays, the Personnel Department is increasingly one of the most important positions in any company and is increasingly the starting point for an independent strategic career. More and more highly qualified talents are choosing the field of HR and thus increasing salaries and demand.

Here are three reasons why a career in Human Resources may be right for you:

Specialization

The Human Resources department is increasingly becoming a specialized field that covers many different areas - for example, recruitment, talent acquisition, compensation, training and development, as well as diversity and inclusion. In addition, specialization is also possible (and becoming more important) when it comes to the type of talent - i.e. engineers and technical talent, executives, etc.

The HR department of a company is of crucial importance for the success and advancement of every organization - and CEOs are increasingly placing as much value on organizational as on technical areas within the company. This (relatively) newly realized value in turn drives up salaries and demand.

Ironically, HR managers are also one of the most difficult positions to fill.

Influence

As an HR professional, you have the opportunity to influence the direction of the company. Personnel professionals who can hire new talent are drivers of success or failure for a company. HR professionals have an unparalleled perspective within the company because they understand the needs of the company from a holistic perspective, with employees always first. HR professionals work with leaders to establish the hiring plan, make recommendations on the number of employees, and are responsible for all interactions with potential hires - from the first phone call to the new hire (and beyond). In addition, HR professionals even have the opportunity to influence the development of leaders within the company by opening growth opportunities for key players and working with managers to keep their best employees.

Connecting

If you work in HR management, you work with "people" - and it goes without saying that networking and meeting new and interesting talents is the most important part of your job. As an HR expert, you have ample opportunity to change the life of each individual with whom you interact - by placement people into career-defining positions, connecting people with companies that give them fulfilling work, cultivating a workplace culture of inclusion and inspiration. In addition, HR managers are often the best-connected people in any industry because they interact with thousands of potential applicants, managers, leaders, and organizations - all according to the saying "The network is the capital."