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Is going down the self employed pathway in HR tricky to say the least?

Andre

In terms of giving up the 9-5, setting yourself up at home with an office and waiting for people to call you?  

Most people would say that unless you have something very special, different or exceptional to offer, you will be waiting for calls that do not come as people can just call the ACAS Helpline or indeed look online free of charge.

Similar to the Peninsula business model, there are HR Consultant Experts and Employment Law Specialist Advisors who work from home and can earn a good living on a freelance basis by taking on interim projects in niche areas, such as Benefits and Reward or Employer Branding. They often travel across the UK meeting clients.  

However, to get a call or be directly headhunted by an HRD of a large company, are they already typically specialist, highly experienced and well known experts on a national level within the HR community?    

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  • Isn’t there some sort of ratio around 30% of time is marketing, networking and proposing. 40% of time is working and 30% of time is preparation / down time.

    Agree entirely with Ray - consultancy is not a case of “build it and they will come” but a long and consistent struggle to establish your brand, offer and reputation. Your other post around FTCs is probably a better way to go to gain experience unless you are very comfortable in marketing and networking yourself.

    Generally yes people do hire interims and consultants who have been there and done that rather than learning on the job. .
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  • Isn’t there some sort of ratio around 30% of time is marketing, networking and proposing. 40% of time is working and 30% of time is preparation / down time.

    Agree entirely with Ray - consultancy is not a case of “build it and they will come” but a long and consistent struggle to establish your brand, offer and reputation. Your other post around FTCs is probably a better way to go to gain experience unless you are very comfortable in marketing and networking yourself.

    Generally yes people do hire interims and consultants who have been there and done that rather than learning on the job. .
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