Hello everyone, I've been working in recruitment for the last 4 years and I wanted to switch to something more technical but I don't want to 'abandon' my skills by switching to another domain (Software development). I see that there are HR System Admin roles out there which is more focused on the implementation/support of these systems but how can someone get into this line of work?
Any advice is greatly appreciated
Posted Feb 17, 2023, 8:23 AM UTC
I am in the same boat, been recruiting for 10 years, 8 in tech. But I don’t want to transition to something technical.
Have you been able to scrub through your ATS to see if your company has ever hired an HR System type role and see what the resumes for the candidates look like? Do a boolean search to see if you can find resumes that match a JD for an Hr system admin and see what you find.
I think you gotta find a small company with a small HR team. Join as a recruiter, then get involved with the recruiting aspects of the systems, and take initiative to improve them. How close do you work to the systems in your current role? Can you ask your manager to do side projects in the system. We know recruiting is quota based so it can be hard to make time.. but it may be worth an ask.
Really curious what other folks have to say on this. Good luck to you! Don’t give up
I work in position classification for the federal government and its pretty tough. If you’re up for the challenge and your literacy is above average, you could try that. Our community is one of the smallest and most technical.
If you’ve got decent excel and data chops, you could try your hand in compensation! TA folks tend to make good comp folks since they come in with a great understanding of how compensation shows up to candidates
HRIS. You want to work in HRIS. There are plenty of companies that employ lots of people full time running workday etc. Get to one of those companies as a recruiter then pivot, or get to a small company that is rapidly growing as manager of the recruiting team and focus your time on the ats.