Hi there
I hope this is ok to ask on here. I have been asked about entry routes into HR for someone who’s currently a store manager in retail. They are keen to make a move over but stuck on how to take that step without having to start at entry level (not feasible due to salary difference at this stage in their career). Has anyone had any experience of this or able to share any organisations where they are good at offering within job training/CIPD qualification?
Many thanks.
...without having to start at entry level (not feasible due to salary difference at this stage in their career)
Lol. Nope.
OK, strictly speaking it's possible and, in fact, a close friend made the transition from retail store manager to a standalone HR Manager, but salary-wise he's at entry-level HR Advisor level, he had me to coach him on key points of employment law and interview technique, and the employer is in an area of extremely low unemployment for a very weird employer. Also, he's paying for his own CIPD learning.
But in the vast majority of cases, you don't get to make the transition without starting pretty much at the bottom. You might be able to skip over HR administrator/assistant if you either join a small enterprise that doesn't know any better, or a large business where you have a team to support and coach you. But the days of parallel moves from general management to HR management are over. The field of HR is too professionalised. It would be like asking to move to being a finance manager without an accountancy qualification. You can get into finance on the basis of experience, just not at that level.
...without having to start at entry level (not feasible due to salary difference at this stage in their career)
Lol. Nope.
OK, strictly speaking it's possible and, in fact, a close friend made the transition from retail store manager to a standalone HR Manager, but salary-wise he's at entry-level HR Advisor level, he had me to coach him on key points of employment law and interview technique, and the employer is in an area of extremely low unemployment for a very weird employer. Also, he's paying for his own CIPD learning.
But in the vast majority of cases, you don't get to make the transition without starting pretty much at the bottom. You might be able to skip over HR administrator/assistant if you either join a small enterprise that doesn't know any better, or a large business where you have a team to support and coach you. But the days of parallel moves from general management to HR management are over. The field of HR is too professionalised. It would be like asking to move to being a finance manager without an accountancy qualification. You can get into finance on the basis of experience, just not at that level.
