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Hey there HR professionals! 👋 Are you currently working as an HRBP but find yourself drawn to the world of HRIS systems like I do? I’m curious to hear how others in the field got their start and where they are now. Let’s share insights and help each other out! Here are some questions to spark discussion:
– How did you transition into the HR tech or HRIS analyst field?
– What advice do you have for someone looking to make a similar career move?
– What skills or certifications have been most valuable in your role?
I’m hoping to learn from your experiences and maybe even take some actionable steps towards a career in HR tech. Let’s chat! 🌟
I was the only one in the HR office who could work a pivot table. Also made great friends with our enterprise IT and analytics folks all over the company who helped me put together some good work I couldn’t do alone.
My first job was an SAP admin HRS role doing general data management. I don’t think you need anything to get started?
A large portion of people in the more “soft-skill” centric HR functions (business partnership, ER, recruiting, L&D, etc) are (generally speaking) relatively pretty weak with anything data, systems, process, or technology related compared to the more “hard-skill” centric HR functions such as payroll, benefits, compensation, HR systems, etc.
As such, it’s a bit of a hard pivot. Focus on what you can do now in your current role to start. What access do you have with your current HRIS? Can you run reports? Can you help with documentation and procedures? Maybe help set up new processes to bridge the gap between employees and the HR tools? Do you have to do any data input related to your HRBP work? Are you good with Excel? Do you know your company’s data and data fields and what they all mean? Are you familiar with the workflows and approval process?
The biggest hinderance is just certain people have zero inclination to data and technology. Like you don’t have to learn to code or anything like that but you do need to have that analytical, data oriented mind-set to really enjoy the work.
I worked at big benefits administration companies first, working with the people at the clients that worked on the HRIS systems. Then i went to work for a client helping them to run their HRIS and work with their various HR vendors. If you can talk to non-tech people in HR about what they want/need the system to do and learn to fully coax the information out of them, then be able to turn around and code/talk to IT clearly and in tech terms (and politely) about what is needed, write test plans, test, understand a little code- you’re in business. If you can be that conduit, then you’ll be valuable forever. I love HR Tech work- I hope you find your fit!
Got lucky when the HRIS position moved from IT to HR and the person in that role decided to retire. They opened it to internal candidates with experience using HCM systems.
I used to be a Comp/Total rewards Analyst. In 2017, my company at the time was switching from Peoplesoft to Workday. I put myself out there and asked what support i could offer the project team.
Got my start by mapping job families to job profiles/job codes, formatting load files, and other mundane excel type asks that nobody had time for. That turned into a full time gig once we went live. Havent looked back since and its the best career decision i could have made. Have worked at 3 other companies since then and nearly tripled my salary over that time and working my way up to higher level positions. Workday support jobs are typically in pretty high demand and i honestly really enjoy my work.
During my HR Coordinator years and my search for a new job at the time (~2-3 years into HR in general) I applied for a “Sr HR Analyst” job that asked for 3 years overall experience and landed and interview.
I tailored my resume to the tech side of my experience and talked during interviews about my like for that side of Hr.
I would just say tailor resume to the tech side that you feel you could reasonably do, and
Work to sell yourself in the interview portion
As an HR Coordinator, I had to work with a lot of HRIS systems.
How did you become an HRBP? That is my “dream job”.