i thing it is not so. considering all the parameters we can say that percentage of female HR is 80% as most of the recruiters are females. But fact is Recruiters are not HR's they are recruiters, these two are different fields.
Regarding Core HR field, this ratio is evenly balanced (1:1). The tough HR tasks or the tasks which require traveling or outdoor duties such as Campus recruitment/ Legal compliance/ onsite HR (for construction industry)/ Grievance handling or IR (specially in manufacturing industry) are mostly taken care by male HR.
The other functions like Training, Facilities, PA, lateral recruitments, Pay roll, Co ordination HR etc are dominantly taken care of by female HR's.
Thus if we consider overall situation then it can be concluded that no species dominant in HR field.
As far as your subject selection is concern it should be totally dependent on your interest and not the market trends or these false 80-20 % statistics.
I don’t give suggestions but tell the fact and the fact is -
Out of 60 students, I was only boy in my college to do HR (rest of my classmates were Females) and I got job before all of them, that to in "software company"
Just remember-
"No matter how much crowed is there at bottom, there is always Space at top"
From India, Pune
1Regarding Core HR field, this ratio is evenly balanced (1:1). The tough HR tasks or the tasks which require traveling or outdoor duties such as Campus recruitment/ Legal compliance/ onsite HR (for construction industry)/ Grievance handling or IR (specially in manufacturing industry) are mostly taken care by male HR.
The other functions like Training, Facilities, PA, lateral recruitments, Pay roll, Co ordination HR etc are dominantly taken care of by female HR's.
Thus if we consider overall situation then it can be concluded that no species dominant in HR field.
As far as your subject selection is concern it should be totally dependent on your interest and not the market trends or these false 80-20 % statistics.
I don’t give suggestions but tell the fact and the fact is -
Out of 60 students, I was only boy in my college to do HR (rest of my classmates were Females) and I got job before all of them, that to in "software company"
Just remember-
"No matter how much crowed is there at bottom, there is always Space at top"
From India, Pune
Dear All,
Though I wanted to negate / validate every reply for Balaji's query am constrained to summarize my observations. After having spent a little time of twenty years in HR these are my sincere feelings.
a) For the HR department the recruitments are based on the industry requirement rather than glamour looks or unions. It is also baseless to mention that factories have only less educated workmen and unions that can be managed only by males.
b) Industries that involve fine finger dexterity like mass/ wave soldering ( read PCB manufacturing and electroincs assembly), garments, would definitely have more number of lady operators and hence it would be naturally required to have more number of ladies in HR.
b) However there are enough senior ladies in HR who have handled unions and much more educated knowledge workers in organizations like L&T, Cummins India, Kirloskar and Birla Groups. There are lady HR professionals who are still doing core IR assignments in Pharmaceutical and engineering industries.
c) It is also incorrect that only women have pateinece required for HR. More than pateince HR requires a lot of common sense and hence any body who has common sense and knows how to use it are best suited for HR.
d) An unending passion for human beings, lot of presence of mind, standing above your ego and unrelently following up the change are what are required to be in HR.
e) It does not make sense to say that HR is a thankless job. You get hundreds of HR professionals who have become cult figures among the unions and with the organizations and who would love to be in HR profession for ever.
Kind regards
Dayanand L Guddin
Sr. Head - Human Resources
Bobst India
From Singapore, Singapore
Though I wanted to negate / validate every reply for Balaji's query am constrained to summarize my observations. After having spent a little time of twenty years in HR these are my sincere feelings.
a) For the HR department the recruitments are based on the industry requirement rather than glamour looks or unions. It is also baseless to mention that factories have only less educated workmen and unions that can be managed only by males.
b) Industries that involve fine finger dexterity like mass/ wave soldering ( read PCB manufacturing and electroincs assembly), garments, would definitely have more number of lady operators and hence it would be naturally required to have more number of ladies in HR.
b) However there are enough senior ladies in HR who have handled unions and much more educated knowledge workers in organizations like L&T, Cummins India, Kirloskar and Birla Groups. There are lady HR professionals who are still doing core IR assignments in Pharmaceutical and engineering industries.
c) It is also incorrect that only women have pateinece required for HR. More than pateince HR requires a lot of common sense and hence any body who has common sense and knows how to use it are best suited for HR.
d) An unending passion for human beings, lot of presence of mind, standing above your ego and unrelently following up the change are what are required to be in HR.
e) It does not make sense to say that HR is a thankless job. You get hundreds of HR professionals who have become cult figures among the unions and with the organizations and who would love to be in HR profession for ever.
Kind regards
Dayanand L Guddin
Sr. Head - Human Resources
Bobst India
From Singapore, Singapore
If you are interested in HR then only do it!!!
Jobs today are not based on whether its a man's or a woman's job!
Its based on how well do you fit!
I have never seen it defined anywhere that HR is for women only! in fact most of the HR leaders are both men and women!
So make your choice!!
Regards
Kenneth Lewis
From India, Mumbai
Jobs today are not based on whether its a man's or a woman's job!
Its based on how well do you fit!
I have never seen it defined anywhere that HR is for women only! in fact most of the HR leaders are both men and women!
So make your choice!!
Regards
Kenneth Lewis
From India, Mumbai
A position in Service sector or in Manufacturing totally depends on one's indiavidual capability. Managers are supposed to handle deviations and anyone who is competent to do so better than others wins the race. Atleast in this century capability does not owe to gender . Being soft spoken and gentle has got nothing to do with gender, your personality depends more on your experiences and conditioning. Any positions demands certain type of individual and everyone competes for that. So forget about gender ratio and concentrate on competition which is '1:MANY' not matter which side of the gender line one is.
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
Hi Punit,
Your statement is wrong,
In a manufacturing sectors, workers thought they are cheated by management (not only male workers but also female workers), so they fight with management representative (HR People). In this sector, the management representative must have problem solving skill not glomur or etc, So The management Representative may or may not be a male or female, they must understood the workers mindsetup unless otherwise they couldn't handle them and solve issues.
Please stop your Gender fight.:icon1:
Regards
N. Arumugam.
From India, Tiruchchirappalli
Your statement is wrong,
In a manufacturing sectors, workers thought they are cheated by management (not only male workers but also female workers), so they fight with management representative (HR People). In this sector, the management representative must have problem solving skill not glomur or etc, So The management Representative may or may not be a male or female, they must understood the workers mindsetup unless otherwise they couldn't handle them and solve issues.
Please stop your Gender fight.:icon1:
Regards
N. Arumugam.
From India, Tiruchchirappalli
If you are having a quality of Good Hr then nobody can effect you and your career. So dont bother about this and plan your MBA
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
HR profile needs to have thrive and dynamism. These qualities doesnot differ with MALE or FEMALE. So its a wrong notion to say 80-20 Male-Female in HR field. Its mere coincidence in IT/ITES fields to notice the same.
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
I would really appreciate your interst to build carrer in HR, and there is growth always in HR Profession,
In the current scenario i think no gender bias for any particular job, its all based on how talent and capability you have to handle the profile, so keep upgrade youself with knowledge and skills in various HR techniques. All the best:icon1:
From India, Bangalore
In the current scenario i think no gender bias for any particular job, its all based on how talent and capability you have to handle the profile, so keep upgrade youself with knowledge and skills in various HR techniques. All the best:icon1:
From India, Bangalore
As far as choosing your career is concerned please dont worry about whether as a Male whether you can be successful as a HR, it all depends upon all the traits that you have got and not on the bases of Gender if you are a person who thinks out of box surely as a HR you will be successful.
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
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