Change From Marketing Profile To HR

i have an experience of 3 and a half years experience in frontline sales. I used to like HR profile since long. now i have the oppurtunity to have a HR profile. But if asked about the reason for a change from sales profile to HR then what should be the reason (apart from my liking) ??
can anyone help me out with this question ??

We are on same boat Dear ,i too having Direct Exposure To Sales for past 3 years but now want to change my profile TO HR , still i have not got ans if wat if THe HR professional ask me about the Profile Change Reason

Hi,

I am a seasoned HR professional and I firmly believe that there is not much difference between HR and marketing field except marketing professionals being more flamboyant. The “Guru Mantra” to be a successful marketing/HR professional is same i.e. “Customer Delight”. Also from my perspective the skills required in both these profession are common i.e. communication skills, listening skills, client management skills, being emphatic, research oriented, and skills to manage client’s/employee’s expectations.

HR folk mainly deal with internal customers (employees) and marketing folk’s deal with external customers (clients).

I hope this helps.

Good Luck!!

Hi Phukki,
No one can answer this question unless they know you. Atleast your detailed resume and only then anyone can help you with the answer, because you have to give a reason based on your experience you had come across.
I personally feel three years is not a big deal when you shift your domain. Moreover as rahulPHR said Marketing and HR are not very distinct. They have their own similarities.
Give some more details so that some seniors here can give you an apt answer for it.

Hi All,

I have 3 years of experience in direct sales at two leading private banks in India. I totally agree with Rahul about the fact that HR and Marketing have a close similarity. For HR professionals, customers are the employees, and for sales professionals, customers are external clients. Don't you think there is a vast difference between these two types of customers? Those in direct sales generate revenue for the company, so at the end of the month, our bank accounts are credited. Customers for HR professionals work for the same organization, so the goal remains the same, whereas for outbound sales professionals, it's the open market. How can these two profiles have similarities? I also want to switch my profile to HR. Please suggest how to proceed. Good luck!

Hi all,

I want to move to an HR profile. My current role is as below mentioned: I am handling the Accelerated Integration process, which is one of the critical processes involved in diagnosing organizational culture to bring about positive changes and helping employees adapt to the new changes. It involves conducting culture-based surveys, managing survey tools, and creating analysis reports.

My KRAs include:
- Creating links for Organizational Culture-based Surveys
- Assisting clients in filling out the Culture Diagnostics Surveys
- Collecting all the online fill-in surveys and data
- Creating Cultural analysis reports
- Managing the Survey tool
- Coordinating with clients
- Providing training to new joiners in the same process
- Data mining
- Handling queries
- Auditing the reports

How can I edit it to help me transition into an HR generalist profile? I look forward to your valuable suggestions and guidance.