Wider experience benefits HR

ICL’s group HR director believes that graduates looking to work in personnel
would benefit from a financial background.

During a debate on the new skills needed to work in HR, Fiona Colquhoun said
HR professionals do not necessarily need to have a background in the
profession.

She explained, "If I had my time again, I would train as an accountant,
so that I can speak in the same language as they talk to me. The transfer of
different functions into HR can be very good indeed."

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She said her HR team had learnt from the experience of a member of the
marketing team, who worked alongside them. Working with the HR team had also proved
beneficial to the marketing employee.

The debate took place at the Tomorrow’s Organisation: New Mindsets, New
Skills conference in London organised by Create.