{"id":3173,"date":"2014-07-09T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T22:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2014-07-09T15:08:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T22:08:29","slug":"hr-career-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Is an HR Career Right For You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/attachment\/hr-career-boulton\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3176\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg\" alt=\"HR.career.Boulton\" width=\"465\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a>I have had this HR career conversation with many a person looking to get into the field of Human Resources.\u00a0 Often it is with either a student who has commenced their studies in HR or has just graduated from an HR program.\u00a0 Sometimes this discussion takes place with individuals looking to make a career switch and get into Human Resources for the first time.\u00a0 The first question I always ask, when approached for my advice and input about a career in Human Resources, is \u201cwhat is it about yourself and this field that makes you want to get into it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I challenge anyone looking to start a career in HR to truly think about why they want to become an HR practitioner.\u00a0 Of course, the worst possible answer to this question is \u201cI am a people person and HR is all about dealing with people.\u201d\u00a0 Here is why this answer is a leading indicator for a poor match in HR.\u00a0 As a profession, HR has come a long way in in positioning itself as a value stream enabling function.\u00a0 More and more organizations and their leaders get this so when they hire their HR folks, they aren\u2019t looking for individuals that are \u201cpeople persons.\u201d (cringe.)\u00a0 They are looking for HR professionals that can add value to the business by solving business problems.\u00a0 Gone (or at least going) are the days where HR plans the office holiday party, organizes the summer staff picnic party and helps you complete all your payroll and benefits forms.\u00a0 No, the profession has evolved quite a bit from those days.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, if you want to commence a career in HR, you need to be able to take your HR training and knowledge and apply it to the business environment.\u00a0 Companies want HR Professionals who can solve their people problems.\u00a0 They want HR Pros that are skilled in leveraging technology to source and select hard to find talent for their companies.\u00a0 They want HR Pros that are able to pull together leading and lag metrics that report on organizational turnover hotspots AND they want HR Pros who can provide some analyses on what is causing the turnover.\u00a0 These same companies also want their HR Pros to be able to help coach and develop their managers, current and future leaders.\u00a0 HR Pros need to be able to identify, assess and development top organizational talent while creating a sustainable leadership pipeline for the future.<\/p>\n<p>During the tough(er) times, these same HR Pros are asked to help identify employees that may be part of a workforce reduction activity.\u00a0 They need to be able to ensure the organization is compliant with all labour laws and human rights legislation while at the same time, taking on the role of risk mitigator to help the organization maintain financial stability.\u00a0 HR Pros are also asked to provide a review of potential terminations and provide insight and counsel as to the level of risk associated with a termination.<\/p>\n<p>Also, did I mention that at any given time, as an HR Pro, you may be called upon to act as an investigator into a claim of (sexual) harassment?\u00a0 You will be responsible for interviewing complainants, respondents and witnesses.\u00a0 You will have to analyze the evidence and draw a conclusion\/recommendation based on what you uncovered.\u00a0 Think of yourself as the CSI (crime scene investigator) for employee relations issues \u2013 you need to become the Gil Grissom (of the HR world) for your company!\u00a0 In practice, many HR Pros end up functioning as quasi legal advisors for their firms \u2013 not exactly the work of a \u201cpeople person! \u201c<\/p>\n<p>The above scenarios are simply examples of what the modern HR Professional is challenged with in their roles.\u00a0 If you are looking to get into HR, I encourage you to review this info and truly determine if this is what you want to do for a living.\u00a0 HR can provide you with a very challenging and rewarding career if you enter the profession for the right reasons, have the proper focus and truly understand what it means to be an HR Pro.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, after I have run these scenarios by someone who was interested in a career in HR, I look to see if they are still with me.\u00a0 If their eyes have the look of fear because not once did I mention planning parties, organizing social events, writing policies or developing in-house newsletters, than perhaps this isn\u2019t the career choice for them.\u00a0 If they have gotten excited because the challenges described are exactly what they are looking for, than I encourage them (and you) to take the leap and enter the world of the HR Pro!\u00a0 I wish you the best of luck with your career choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have had this HR career conversation with many a person looking to get into the field of Human Resources.\u00a0 Often it is with either a student who has commenced their studies in HR or has just graduated from an HR program.\u00a0 Sometimes this discussion takes place with individuals looking to make a career switch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2880,"featured_media":3176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[41,40],"class_list":["post-3173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-public-sector-trends","tag-career-advice-2","tag-career-search"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is an HR Career Right For You? - Careers in Government<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is an HR Career Right For You? - Careers in Government\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I have had this HR career conversation with many a person looking to get into the field of Human Resources.\u00a0 Often it is with either a student who has commenced their studies in HR or has just graduated from an HR program.\u00a0 Sometimes this discussion takes place with individuals looking to make a career switch [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Careers in Government\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CareersInGovernment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-07-09T22:00:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-07-09T22:08:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"688\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"698\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott Boulton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@HR_ScottBoulton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@careersingov\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scott Boulton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scott Boulton\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/538de1b1336fa05f047202a1d207e7ad\"},\"headline\":\"Is an HR Career Right For You?\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-07-09T22:00:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-07-09T22:08:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":797,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/07\\\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"career advice\",\"career search\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Trends\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/\",\"name\":\"Is an HR Career Right For You? - Careers in Government\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/07\\\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-07-09T22:00:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-07-09T22:08:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/07\\\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/07\\\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg\",\"width\":688,\"height\":698,\"caption\":\"Three metallic gears interlock and stack vertically against a white background. Each gear has a human silhouette embossed on its surface, symbolizing collaboration and teamwork, embodying the core principles of a successful HR career.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/hr-career-right\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Tools\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Government Talk\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/newdesign\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"About the Public Sector\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/newdesign\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Trends\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/newdesign\\\/tools\\\/gov-talk\\\/about-gov\\\/public-sector-trends\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Is an HR Career Right For You?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/\",\"name\":\"Careers in Government\",\"description\":\"Oldest and largest, award-winning site for finding jobs in government, education and other public sector agencies. Valuable tools for job seekers and employers.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Careers in Government\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/CIG-horizontal-dark-v2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/CIG-horizontal-dark-v2.png\",\"width\":\"708\",\"height\":\"480\",\"caption\":\"Careers in Government\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/CareersInGovernment\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/careersingov\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/careersingov\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/538de1b1336fa05f047202a1d207e7ad\",\"name\":\"Scott Boulton\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2d6ce46d24f6aa7928d370be5b0c8d4b224eb6feea47bd78ee1ac36deeaadaa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2d6ce46d24f6aa7928d370be5b0c8d4b224eb6feea47bd78ee1ac36deeaadaa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2d6ce46d24f6aa7928d370be5b0c8d4b224eb6feea47bd78ee1ac36deeaadaa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Scott Boulton\"},\"description\":\"Scott is a graduate of St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and a Certified Human Resources Professional. (CHRP). His HR experience has come within the fields of marine engineering, contact centre, gaming and hospitality, retail and information technology. Scott has had the opportunity to provide HR solutions to organizations ranging in size from 50 to 5000 employees (including start-ups), all of which gives him a unique perspective on what it is like to manage in a myriad of environments and organizational structures. He has also held roles recruiting in the agency world, working as a sole HR practitioner and as the Manager of a large HR department \u2013 all of which has allowed him to experience the challenges and lessons learned that each of these roles presents! When he isn\u2019t spending time being a Human Resources Manager or blogging, Scott enjoys coaching his daughter's basketball team, mountain biking and traveling to warm places with his family. You can find Scott on Twitter at @HR_ScottBoulton, or on his leadership and HR blog - The Armchair HR Manager.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/scottboulton.wordpress.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/HR_ScottBoulton\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.careersingovernment.com\\\/tools\\\/author\\\/scottb\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is an HR Career Right For You? - Careers in Government","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is an HR Career Right For You? - Careers in Government","og_description":"I have had this HR career conversation with many a person looking to get into the field of Human Resources.\u00a0 Often it is with either a student who has commenced their studies in HR or has just graduated from an HR program.\u00a0 Sometimes this discussion takes place with individuals looking to make a career switch [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/","og_site_name":"Careers in Government","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CareersInGovernment","article_published_time":"2014-07-09T22:00:17+00:00","article_modified_time":"2014-07-09T22:08:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":688,"height":698,"url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Scott Boulton","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@HR_ScottBoulton","twitter_site":"@careersingov","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scott Boulton","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/"},"author":{"name":"Scott Boulton","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#\/schema\/person\/538de1b1336fa05f047202a1d207e7ad"},"headline":"Is an HR Career Right For You?","datePublished":"2014-07-09T22:00:17+00:00","dateModified":"2014-07-09T22:08:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/"},"wordCount":797,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg","keywords":["career advice","career search"],"articleSection":["Trends"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/","name":"Is an HR Career Right For You? - Careers in Government","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg","datePublished":"2014-07-09T22:00:17+00:00","dateModified":"2014-07-09T22:08:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HR.career.Boulton.jpg","width":688,"height":698,"caption":"Three metallic gears interlock and stack vertically against a white background. Each gear has a human silhouette embossed on its surface, symbolizing collaboration and teamwork, embodying the core principles of a successful HR career."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/hr-career-right\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Tools","item":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Government Talk","item":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/newdesign\/tools\/gov-talk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"About the Public Sector","item":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/newdesign\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Trends","item":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/newdesign\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Is an HR Career Right For You?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/","name":"Careers in Government","description":"Oldest and largest, award-winning site for finding jobs in government, education and other public sector agencies. Valuable tools for job seekers and employers.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#organization","name":"Careers in Government","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CIG-horizontal-dark-v2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CIG-horizontal-dark-v2.png","width":"708","height":"480","caption":"Careers in Government"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CareersInGovernment","https:\/\/x.com\/careersingov","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/careersingov\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/#\/schema\/person\/538de1b1336fa05f047202a1d207e7ad","name":"Scott Boulton","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d6ce46d24f6aa7928d370be5b0c8d4b224eb6feea47bd78ee1ac36deeaadaa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d6ce46d24f6aa7928d370be5b0c8d4b224eb6feea47bd78ee1ac36deeaadaa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d6ce46d24f6aa7928d370be5b0c8d4b224eb6feea47bd78ee1ac36deeaadaa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Scott Boulton"},"description":"Scott is a graduate of St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and a Certified Human Resources Professional. (CHRP). His HR experience has come within the fields of marine engineering, contact centre, gaming and hospitality, retail and information technology. Scott has had the opportunity to provide HR solutions to organizations ranging in size from 50 to 5000 employees (including start-ups), all of which gives him a unique perspective on what it is like to manage in a myriad of environments and organizational structures. He has also held roles recruiting in the agency world, working as a sole HR practitioner and as the Manager of a large HR department \u2013 all of which has allowed him to experience the challenges and lessons learned that each of these roles presents! When he isn\u2019t spending time being a Human Resources Manager or blogging, Scott enjoys coaching his daughter's basketball team, mountain biking and traveling to warm places with his family. You can find Scott on Twitter at @HR_ScottBoulton, or on his leadership and HR blog - The Armchair HR Manager.","sameAs":["http:\/\/scottboulton.wordpress.com","https:\/\/x.com\/HR_ScottBoulton"],"url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/author\/scottb\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2880"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3173"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3180,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions\/3180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}