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HR Generalist to Specialist - Division of Labor

It's just two weeks that i joined my work place. Have not started working full fledged as yet since we have been assigned projects which are to be completed within one month. Well will just pen down a few recent observations. What I have observed is a recent shift in the trend of the profiles being offered to HR graduates .Initially freshers were easily given HR Generalists role. However, lately there has been a shift from Generalist roles to Specialist Roles. Most companies of late have been in an expanding spree. As the no. of employees were increasing, the need for a proper HR dept was being felt. The Generalists were doing a good job but suddenly to get things done in a better way, a need for proper division of labor was felt. it was at this point that the specialists came into the picture. These days most new HR hires are assigned one special HR vertical (if I may call it).Be it recruitment, T&D or Comp & Ben. After getting proper exposure and experience in one ve