Q&A: I want to change jobs but don’t know what kind of job to do, what should I do?

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Like you, I studied human resources management in college. But I'm a little older than you, 23. I just graduated from college but have already been an intern for a year. The subject of the question already had internship experience at the age of 21 and was working after graduation. So I make a bold guess that the subject of the question should major in human resources management. I still can't figure it out: What is the difference between human resources management at a junior college and human resources management at an undergraduate degree? A very vague understanding is that what you learn in a junior college will be more practical and closer to the actual situation of the company; and in human resources management at the undergraduate level, you like to study various theories and cases, and like to teach people to use theories to fool people.

Your position is as a compensation specialist, but you still need to deal with a lot of people, and you may even want to change careers because of your personality. So I will continue to make a bold guess that your work is not limited to the salary module, but also involves a lot of administrative work in other aspects of human resources. The company should not be very large, and human resources management is not very standardized.

Then from the description of the topic, I first extracted two key points for preliminary completion:

A. Personal reasons: introverted personality and not good at communication< /p>

B. The current position of compensation specialist requires dealing with people

C. Dealing with people for a long time makes me very frustrated

Of course, I believe this is just one of them On the one hand, it is not convincing enough to consider changing careers just because you hate dealing with people, so forgive me for letting me play with it a little more:

The module I am responsible for is not the six modules in the traditional sense. Although my job has a very fashionable name, employer branding, in fact I am just an ordinary recruitment specialist, responsible for the basic implementation of campus recruitment. I also often think about what I do, almost anyone can do it well - a person who can only do "things that anyone can do" will only end up being... The fate of cheap hires. Our troubles all stem from the fact that we are just ordinary specialists, not experts in this field. In essence, we are just handymen. There is actually no difference between workers moving bricks under the scorching sun.

Women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, and men are afraid of entering the wrong profession. Although the human resources management industry does not occupy a relatively low position in society like sanitation workers and construction workers, it is a consumer sector and does not directly produce performance, so its status in most enterprises, especially traditional industries, is not very high. high.

The work was too complicated and basic, with low wages, poor benefits, and immature management... In addition, I was relatively introverted and disliked frequent dealings with people, which led to the idea of ??changing careers.

Maybe it’s a bit too much, but I think your understanding of human resources work is actually misunderstood. Not every company's human resources specialist needs to deal with people frequently. For example, the compensation specialist and human resources specialist of my company (an Internet company) actually rarely need to deal with people, and their personalities are relatively introverted. Because of these The position does require someone with a character who can keep secrets and who is relatively careful and stable.

Secondly, I am also an introvert myself. The (recruitment) project work I am responsible for requires me to communicate with a large number of departments (to meet the needs of design technology, financial reconciliation, and legal affairs). Dealing with contracts and recruiting matters with the bosses of various departments); daily work also involves a lot of communication between superiors and subordinates, but I still handle these communications very well. I don’t think dealing with people is a problem for me. Being more introverted means that most of our energy comes from our own inner world. We usually limit our social interactions to avoid being overly consumed. We like quiet environments and solitude... This does not become an excuse for us not being good at communication. Your problem is interpersonal It's a question of communication skills, not a question of personality. Moreover, interactions in the workplace do not require strong communication skills. General weak connections are enough. The key is your ability to solve problems. Any industry will involve communication and collaboration between peers, superiors and subordinates, and cross-departments. After all, one person cannot accomplish much. If you avoid the core issue and move to another industry, you will still feel unaccustomed and even disgusted.

To take a step back, you are an out-and-out introvert. I think you should pretend to be more extroverted, because our era is rewarding extroverts, and extroverts take advantage of them. , being an introvert is such a disadvantage.

Bringing out the characteristics of the human resources industry is what I think are the characteristics and limitations of this industry, and it is also a factor that cannot be ignored in prompting the subject to make a career change decision. Actually you are not alone. People in this industry also have the same difficulties as you! In my opinion, the salary module actually requires quite high professional knowledge, and the development prospects are actually pretty good.

There is also such a short story:

A person named Sandberg, the famous COO of Facebook. But she didn't work in Silicon Valley back then. She was part of the eastern elite, someone who lived in the Washington and New York areas of the United States. She decided to go to the western United States to develop and came to Silicon Valley. Of course, she had to choose a company of her choice, and she chose Google. Please note that at that time, Google was not as prosperous as it is today. At that time, it was still a very ordinary company with good momentum. The position and salary level that Google CEO Schmidt gave her was not ideal, so Sandberg was very hesitant. At this time, Schmidt said something very important to her: If someone is willing to provide you with a seat on the rocket, you must not choose the cabin.

When looking at a problem, never look at yourself as a single point. Look at the aspect of yourself and the entity on which this aspect is based.

We all know that the salary benefits from hard work are far less than buying Tencent stocks before 2013, or buying houses in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou before 2010. Because no matter how hard you work, you are still the same. A month's or a year's salary is just a point of effort. But the gains from Tencent stocks and Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou Houses are because this point is attached to a rapidly rising economy, which is the result of a linear cycle.

Don’t care too much about the development prospects of your current job. You should pay more attention to the development trend of your big industry, whether it is rising or sinking! If you work for Alibaba, Tencent, or Huawei, what about being an ordinary HR?

1. I don’t have any skills (can I do it?)

2. I don’t know what I like to do (do I want to do it?)

3. Yes Lack of understanding of the industry and vague career requirements

The essence of confusion is a lack of sense of purpose.

The logical thinking theory summarizes the sense of goal as knowing consciously what you really want, and moving towards it without distraction in action.

For the stagnant life caused by the lack of sense of purpose, the best way is always to read and study.

Fully understand yourself and find the career form that best matches your personality and abilities.

Improve professional skills and apply rules and methods to better solve problems. Improve cognitive abilities to make actions more focused and efficient.

Join the circle of people with a high sense of purpose and learn how they think and do things. Connect with professionals in the industry and learn from their valuable experience.

There is a saying that says well, the best way to get something is to make yourself worthy of it - to make your ability worthy of your ambition. Our abilities, our knowledge, and our accumulated experience have indeed not yet reached that stage. It’s normal to repeat basic, low-value work for a while.

When you are confused, you can look at your superiors, your peers who have been in the industry for many years, and your seniors who are ahead of you. What they are now may be what you will be in the future. Of course, when discussing this matter, we actually ignored various changes in the industry. As far as the human resources industry is concerned, the combination of artificial intelligence and biotechnology advancements, I really don’t know where this industry will lead in the future.

There are actually many directions for HR to change careers: administration, property, operations, new media, customer service, sales, hotel management (forget it)... even freelance or entrepreneurship (Three Hundred and Sixty) If you have land at home, you can go home and be a farmer in the new era, and engage in fresh food e-commerce xxx agricultural modernization.

If you get a driver's license, you can Be a taxi driver

If you have a house at home, you can just sit and collect the rent. At worst, bring an extra cup of wolfberry when you go out

If you are a girl and the conditions are not bad, you can also find a rich man Marry a handsome man and be a full-time housewife... (after all, it is a choice)

What's more, you can go to the west to support the medical and educational undertakings in the border areas...

In short, you have the skills As long as your feet are not hungry, there is nothing to worry about.

The life goal of the previous generation was to get out of the suffering of low-quality life and out of the intolerance of geographical limitations. Their biggest challenge is the environment. Their capital is limited, their vision is narrow, their knowledge is insufficient, their goals are too obscure and distant, and their journey is extremely difficult. Therefore, we need a nest that is sheltered from the wind and rain, so that we can stay together with the people we love.

Each generation has its own survival goal. The key word for previous generations was responsibility. They must consolidate their own foundation and use themselves as the starting point to lay the foundation for the next generation to set sail.

The new generation has a new mission. As the new youth of the times, we at least have better conditions and foundation in terms of capital and knowledge. Our goals should be clearer and we should be full of courage to move forward.