Talent Spot: John Hardman, HR director at HSS Hire
The various jobs and responsibilities may have changed over the years, but for John Hardman, HR director at HSS Hire, one thing has remained constant. “Dealing with people is what I do, and what I love,” he says.
His natural people skills were noticed early on by his first employer, NatWest. Hardman had started on a management programme, but the bank quickly recognised his communications flair and pointed him in the direction of HR.
Even though his career has been on an HR trajectory ever since, Hardman has never lost interest in other aspects of business operations and has made a point of building up his skills outside of the traditional HR sphere. At pharmaceuticals firm Pfizer, for example, he became a business director in sales as well as heading up the HR business partner team.
“The job of business director is a senior position in Pfizer. People talk about talent management, but they really did it,” Hardman recalls.
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