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I am currently finishing up a Finance Management program, however I feel that my skills are better suited for HR. I'm looking for any types of suggestions on how to make this transition (roles to look
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how to transition into a HR career

posted at 5/13/2003 10:25 AM EDT
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I am currently finishing up a Finance Management program, however I feel that my skills are better suited for HR. I'm looking for any types of suggestions on how to make this transition (roles to look for, ways to sell myself, best chance for a job, etc.) Any suggestions or advice would be great. Thanks!
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how to transition into a HR career

posted at 5/13/2003 7:27 PM EDT
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On 2003-05-13 14:26, acourtois27 wrote:
I am currently finishing up a Finance Management program, however I feel that my skills are better suited for HR. I'm looking for any types of suggestions on how to make this transition (roles to look for, ways to sell myself, best chance for a job, etc.) Any suggestions or advice would be great. Thanks!
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Hi,
I think knowledges in finance and HR are very good combination.
You can take part in recruitment and selection proces for the finantional department, which have everyone organization.
Also you can take part in Planning Human resources in the organizations, because you can understand the financial rezults.
Whit your knowledges in Finance you can make analizis and prognosis in the human resource department, but it depends of your interests.
Regards,
Emmamm
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how to transition into a HR career

posted at 5/21/2003 5:51 AM EDT
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This days it is important to make Hr decisions that are strategic and help in enhancing the companyis bottom line.
With your financial managment expertise you will be able to keep in chech the cost of any strategic decisons in HR eg Training, employe resourcing. In this case since you know th finacial implicatiosn your evaluatiosn are bound to be better and decsions superior.
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how to transition into a HR career

posted at 5/21/2003 7:08 AM EDT
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A background in finance is worthwhile for almost any business management role. In HR, your easiest transition will likely be into compensation which, after all, is usually an organizations largest expense item. Your background will be particularly valuable in executive compensation arrangements involving deferred compensation, supplemental retirement programs etc.

You might find more data at worldatwork.com, formerly the American Compensation Association. You might also want to investigate career opportunities within the compensation consulting field. Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin Forster would be good starting points as would be Marsh America.

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