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Little scope to expand my HR role in small charity

Holly

I work for a small third sector organisation, which last year paid for my level 3 Foundation course, and am now a Foundation member. 

As the organisation is around 16 people from the CEO down there is, on the surface, very little scope to expand into a HR role from my current (Research Assistant). I have seen elsewhere that getting into a HR role is very competitive and I don't feel like I have the HR skills on my CV to actually move into the sector. 

Do I play on my transferable skills and interest of law/policy and/or ask to take on some of the HR at my current org. to build a practical base? 

I would be interested to hear opinions on what hiring managers would be looking most for and from those who have entered HR from another field

Thank you. 

Holly

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  • Apologies, in advance, if this sounds too much like a rant..

    A colleague left just after the Christmas holiday therefore creating a vacancy. I knew he was leaving before it was officially announced.

    The Chief Exec said I can be part of the interview process. Yesterday I received an email asking if I can meet and great the candidates (the limit of my involvement), which is something I probably would have been doing anyway.

    Can't help feeling that is a slight insult to my skill set.

  • in reply to Holly
    I completely get the chance of a missed opportunity. Could you offer to your manager/the Chief Executive to support with other helpful tasks which would involve you more such as:
    *ensuring the interview questions/selection methods meet the criteria in the job (a spot of peer review)
    *coordinating the interview schedule, ringing candidates to check their availability
    *copying documents for the interview panel (or collating if you are not paper based)
    *creating some useful shortlisting grids
    *note taking in the interview
    *offering to provide feedback on the interview to the unsuccessful candidates

    All of these recruitment tasks will need doing - could you demonstrate your usefulness to your colleagues even if you're not in the room for the interview itself?

    Best of luck,

    Gemma
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  • in reply to Holly
    I completely get the chance of a missed opportunity. Could you offer to your manager/the Chief Executive to support with other helpful tasks which would involve you more such as:
    *ensuring the interview questions/selection methods meet the criteria in the job (a spot of peer review)
    *coordinating the interview schedule, ringing candidates to check their availability
    *copying documents for the interview panel (or collating if you are not paper based)
    *creating some useful shortlisting grids
    *note taking in the interview
    *offering to provide feedback on the interview to the unsuccessful candidates

    All of these recruitment tasks will need doing - could you demonstrate your usefulness to your colleagues even if you're not in the room for the interview itself?

    Best of luck,

    Gemma
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