▁much ▁more ▁effective ▁collaboration ▁across ▁increasing ly ▁global ▁teams . ▁ ▁Path ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁CH RO ▁ ▁The ▁CH RO ▁is ▁the ▁top ▁H R ▁position , ▁but ▁those ▁who ▁att ain ▁this ▁role ▁arrive ▁there ▁by ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁functions ▁both ▁within ▁the ▁H R ▁function ▁and ▁other ▁functional ▁and ▁leadership ▁roles ▁both ▁inside ▁their ▁company ▁and ▁across ▁indust ries ▁and ▁employ ers . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁survey ▁of ▁top ▁H R ▁leaders , ▁roughly ▁two - third s ▁of ▁CH RO s ▁indicated ▁they ▁worked ▁outside ▁H R ▁at ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁their ▁career . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁significant ▁movement ▁between ▁companies ▁with ▁only ▁ 3 6 % ▁of ▁US ▁CH RO s ▁gain ing ▁their ▁position ▁through ▁internal ▁promotion . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁H R ▁experience , ▁one ▁survey ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁area ▁of ▁functional ▁experience ▁for ▁CH RO s ▁is ▁talent ▁management ; ▁the ▁next ▁most ▁common ▁experience ▁is ▁compens ation ▁and ▁benefits , ▁followed ▁by ▁organiz ational ▁culture . ▁ ▁Current ▁CH RO s ▁have ▁had ▁bro ader ▁functional ▁experience ▁in ▁H R ▁than ▁their ▁prede cess ors ▁and ▁are ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁experience ▁in ▁labor ▁relations ▁than ▁past ▁CH RO s . ▁ ▁Job ▁description ▁ ▁Two ▁recently ▁published ▁books ▁about ▁the ▁CH RO ▁profession , ▁The ▁Tal ent ▁Masters : ▁Why ▁Sm art ▁Le aders ▁Put ▁People ▁Before ▁Num bers , ▁by ▁Bill ▁Con aty ▁and ▁Ram ▁Char an ; ▁and ▁The ▁Chief ▁Human