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Media stereotypes that exaggerate HR roles as "overly bureaucratic or ineffective" mirror the real credibility issue that practitioners face, but these negative perceptions can be overcome.

Sometimes portrayals of HR in the news, and in shows like "Utopia", are cringe-inducing, because they're "a bit close to home", says Ilona Charles, a co-founder of HR consultancy Shilo.

Depictions about how certain processes become "even more complicated" when HR's involved often contain some truth, she tells HR Daily.

"It has that effect on you because it's like, 'I can actually see some of what I might have done', or it's how I've seen HR operate in the past"...