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Originally Posted by Unregistered
HR skill sets are transferable, but it will be tricky from public to private. Reason being you will be more of a generalist in public, whereas you will be more specialise in private. At least for the bigger companies anyway (not so much on SMEs).
It's a misconception you can draw equivalent, because public pays you better (starting salary higher) more often than not. Unless you're saying you wish to enter those MNCs, then it'll be the same story again, about how your skill sets are different from what they are looking for. Same work scope, but different environment, and culture, and work responsibilities. If you can't get into their MA programme, what makes you think you can get in after 2/3 years of generalist HR role in the public sector?
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Your line of reasoning is flawed. Just because an individual is not able to get into a MA programme does not necessarily mean that (s)he would not be able to secure a job at said company in the future, no? Those placed on the management associate tracks are high flyers/overachievers but a company is rarely made up of only such people. Or do you know of one that only accepts management associates and no one else?
Also, HR positions in the private sector do not just consist of specialised roles like C&B, L&D, HRIS etc. From what I've seen on job portals, there are many generalists/ops positions as well. Regardless, MA at ministries/stat boards/glcs are rotated through the full spectrum of HR functions so I can't fully comprehend the whole "skill sets gained in the public sector are not relevant" argument.