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How did you move on from your first role in HR?

Georgia

Hi everyone,

Just looking for some friendly advice and your experiences on developing your career.

I've been in my first HR role for almost two years as a HR Administrator and I am really enjoying it, I love the work and I love my team and the company I work for.

I'm not thinking about moving on but I do want to hear about your experiences of moving from a similar band 1 role to that of a band 2?

I have reviewed the job description for the next role up in my organisation (which is HR Advisor) and have identified the areas I need to gain experience in to meet the requirements. I also appreciate that learning and becoming confident at these new tasks will take some time. (Timescale for me is not important as I want to make sure I can do the job!)

Please let me know your experiences, I'm really keen to hear how you've driven your career forward. 

TIA!

Georgia 

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  • Hi Georgia

    I used my secretarial and administrative skills to get into the HR field and undertook my qualifications in the evenings. To gain more advanced skills, I got involved with assisting senior colleagues on HR based projects. This was useful as I gained relevant experience and it also it assisted me on my course.

    Once I gained my qualification and applied for a more senior role I was able to provide evidence of how I had worked at that level in those projects and this enabled me to secure the new opportunity. Over the years in different sectors, I have moved from PA in HR, to HR Assistant, to HR Officer, to Senior HR Officer to HR Manager, to Head of HR and now to Head of HR Operations.

    As you go through your HR career you’ll find that you will learn so much along the way, and no matter the sector you always find something you can take with you to the next opportunity.

    Best of luck.

    Arlene
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    Hi Arlene,

    This is really helpful - thank you. That is exactly how I got into HR too! I'm 3/4 through my Level 5 now and really enjoying it, I feel like that has helped a lot with the theoretical side of HR too. Prior to COVID-19 I was shadowing our HR Advisor which was great but due to social distancing and other restrictions in our workplace, this isn't possible at the moment.

    It's really interesting to see your HR journey and this gives me lots of hope for the future! Thanks for your advice.

    Best wishes,
    Georgia
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  • in reply to Arlene Anita
    Hi Arlene,

    This is really helpful - thank you. That is exactly how I got into HR too! I'm 3/4 through my Level 5 now and really enjoying it, I feel like that has helped a lot with the theoretical side of HR too. Prior to COVID-19 I was shadowing our HR Advisor which was great but due to social distancing and other restrictions in our workplace, this isn't possible at the moment.

    It's really interesting to see your HR journey and this gives me lots of hope for the future! Thanks for your advice.

    Best wishes,
    Georgia
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