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Do People Choose an HR Career, or Does an HR Career Choose Them?

Posted: 08.02.10

The Chapman Consulting Group's November/December 2009 poll surveyed 135 HR Leaders across Asia Pacific Japan on how they embarked on their HR career.

33% of respondents admitted to having fallen into their HR careers by accident, with no real intention to pursue the HR profession. "The HR field is home to people of all backgrounds, and the barriers to entry for this field, at least in Asia, have been low. Formal HR studies aren't always seen as a precursor to an HR career", said Chapman. While this in itself cannot be categorised as negative, it also helps to explain why HR in the past has not necessarily been seen by many as 'a serious career' relative to more traditional career paths that have required a more rigorous entry process, such as accountancy, law and medicine.

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