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I think it is just a way to call the human resources team. It sounds better if you are hired by the talent acquisition team rather than the human resources team

I think it is just a way to call the human resources team. It sounds better if you are hired by the talent acquisition team rather than the human resources team.

thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
Putting all of it under the umbrella term of HR is like putting software engineering and dev ops under the 'IT' umbrella. There's no cross-capability.
- t_mann 4y ago
  I've seen people move into and out of HR roles from areas far more exotic than recruiting, including PAs, engineers, accountants, and be very successful at it. Claiming that there is 'no cross-capability' between HR and recruiting, when those jobs are often done by the very same people in smaller organizations, is ludicrous. You've drunk so much of the corporate bureaucracy kool-aid that you started to believe it is truly necessary.
  - thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
    I could probably move into IT. Moving into management is common. But I won't pick up tickets for either.
- petesergeant 4y ago
  > software engineering and dev ops under the 'IT' umbrella Anywhere with a small team has people doing both, which, as it happens, is exactly the same situation for HR…
  - thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
    'both' doesn't include the third option, IT
plibither8 4y ago
Wondering when "talent acquisition" will be the new "human resources" and what fancy term takes its place.
- conro1108 4y ago
  AFAICT it's pretty common among tech companies for "recruiting" to be called "talent acquisition" and "human resources" to be called "people operations" or similar
  - AnimalMuppet 4y ago
    And even "human resources" is a fancied-up name for "personnel department".
    - makeitdouble 4y ago
      “Personnel department” sounds so much better. At least they’re people, not resources.
      - kjeetgill 4y ago
        The term human resources means that the department manages resources for humans not resources which are humans. Those are called people managers.
- 1123581321 4y ago
  Recruiting or “talent” often reports to HR.

I think it is just a way to call the human resources team. It sounds better if you are hired by the talent acquisition team rather than the human resources team.

thrwyoilarticle 4y ago

Putting all of it under the umbrella term of HR is like putting software engineering and dev ops under the 'IT' umbrella. There's no cross-capability.

t_mann 4y ago
I've seen people move into and out of HR roles from areas far more exotic than recruiting, including PAs, engineers, accountants, and be very successful at it. Claiming that there is 'no cross-capability' between HR and recruiting, when those jobs are often done by the very same people in smaller organizations, is ludicrous. You've drunk so much of the corporate bureaucracy kool-aid that you started to believe it is truly necessary.
- thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
  I could probably move into IT. Moving into management is common. But I won't pick up tickets for either.
petesergeant 4y ago
> software engineering and dev ops under the 'IT' umbrella Anywhere with a small team has people doing both, which, as it happens, is exactly the same situation for HR…
- thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
  'both' doesn't include the third option, IT

plibither8 4y ago

Wondering when "talent acquisition" will be the new "human resources" and what fancy term takes its place.

conro1108 4y ago
AFAICT it's pretty common among tech companies for "recruiting" to be called "talent acquisition" and "human resources" to be called "people operations" or similar
- AnimalMuppet 4y ago
  And even "human resources" is a fancied-up name for "personnel department".
  - makeitdouble 4y ago
    “Personnel department” sounds so much better. At least they’re people, not resources.
    - kjeetgill 4y ago
      The term human resources means that the department manages resources for humans not resources which are humans. Those are called people managers.
1123581321 4y ago
Recruiting or “talent” often reports to HR.