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AUTHOR: Rachel Suff
While the majority of the 668 respondents to our HR careers survey told us that they chose their career in the profession "by chance", most would opt for HR all over again. Our research also found that HR practitioners view professional qualifications as more important for advancing in HR than starting out in the profession.
On this page:Most HR professionals join the profession by chanceChart 1: Reasons for choosing HR as a career pathBrief profile of HR respondents Chart 2: Length of time respondents have worked in current HR roleFemale HR professionals dominate - but not at the topChart 3: Job level of HR professionals by genderProfessional HR membershipsBox 1: Example female career profile Are academic qualifications important for an HR career?Chart 4: Post-secondary-school academic qualifications, by genderChart 5: Post-secondary-school academic qualifications, by roleImportance of professional qualifications in advancing an HR careerBox 2: Example male career profile Business knowledge is essential, but not at the expense of hands-on HRChart 6: HR professionals' experience in non-HR business functionsOur researchAdditional resources on XpertHR.
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