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.

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.