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The HR profession continues to be "very invested in formal qualifications and formally gained credentials", but there are signs it's starting to recognise these "are not actually the 'be all and end all'", an experienced HR recruitment specialist says.

"I am beginning to see that there's a broadening of the selection criteria, enabling the fast up-and-comers to challenge for more senior roles at a relatively earlier stage than someone like me might have seen 10 years ago," says David Owens, founder and MD of HR Partners by Randstad.

"I think candidates are better at talking about their prior achievements. I think they're better at measuring their prior achievements. And I think organisations are increasingly willing to engage with HR talent, in particular, who show that they've been able to deliver really good results," he tells HR Daily...