Originally Posted by Unregistered

I notice a lot of big cannon here about being a specialist in big mnc or consultancy causing a lot of misinformation for newbies. Let me add some perspective for someone who has worked in HR for 12 years -

1) 9 out of 10 HR jobs are general type like training coordination, payroll, recruitment, employee welfare, internal coms etc.

2) Most HR jobs have average pay and career progression just like any other support department.

3) You take up a HR job because you like dealing with people and ok with doing admin paperwork. DO NOT join HR thinking you are going to be the next superstar making 2-3 hundred grand a year.

4) It is true that the real specialist in top MNC / consultancy can make loads, but for the majority of us it is just a job to feed the family to get by.

5) If you need to ask how to be a specialist to make top dollar then it is not for you. Be humble and realistic in what a typical HR job & pay is about or go find some other thing you like.