My concern is i wanna do mba in HR but i m been discouraged by all the person around me. i hv been told tht this feild is dominated by fairer sex n the job itself suits more to them.
Sorry to bust the myth, ladies and gentlemen. Gender and predisposition to HR jobs are not related.
Whether you are male or female, HR jobs are are about adding value to the organization.
- Can you get the best people to work for your organization?
- Can you motivate and reward them better than your competitors?
- Can you develop people so that they grow and take more responsibilities faster?
- Can you counsel and coach employees?
- Can you work with business so that they understand how having the best people is better for them?
- Can you design and implement policies and practices that tie up all these together?
If the answers to all this is "yes" then you'll make a good HR professional.
It don't matter if you're male or female!
I think the flawed thinking about HR being more suited for ladies is the feeling about men that HR is all about administrivia and "taking care" of employees. Check Jeff's post here on Administrative Helper Therapy Victims
Gender should naturally not have anything to with it though women tend to empathize better. Hope it is not the "fairer sex" element as in advertising.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great list of questions Gautam.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, gender does not, and should not have anything to do with success in HR. I'd like to add to this by pointing out that HR as a function, demands marginality from its professionals- we work for the management, but must work for the work force; we work towards change, but must maintain the everyday; we work to bring about order, but must be comfortable with chaos.
Thus, an androgynous person- someone who has developed and is in touch with both their masculine and feminine qualities- have a higher likelihood of succeeding in this role.
Hi,
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Thanks!
Rajeev