Rachel SuffLatest XpertHR research finds that the main reasons why HR professionals opted for a career in HR was by chance and because they wanted to work with people. But more than six in 10 of the 668 HR professionals surveyed say that, if they could start their career all over again, they would still choose HR. Respondents view professional qualifications as more important for advancing in HR than starting out in the profession.
This 2011 XpertHR report on HR careers raises some pressing questions about why HR is a career worth having, the profile of professionals in the field, and the importance of academic and professional qualifications versus business experience for progressing in the field.
