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Niharika

I recently moved to UK from India with full rights to work and have been searching for a role in HRIS from past couple of months. I come with 9 Years experience in HR and 5 Years of recent experience in HR Systems and Reporting which involves dealing with Oracle HCM Fusion Apps and SAP ERP's.

I have an Post Graduate Degree with Majoring in HR. While checking for Jobs in one of Facebook Forums, they suggested me to do CIPD course to find a job in HR.

I have barely received any calls though applying regularly for roles in top Sites like Reed, TotalJobs and Jobs Serve and have been wondering why I am not receiving any calls.

My Question is, Do I have to do a CIPD course to be able to work here or is there some obstacle that is hindering my Job Search.

Any Help and suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Harika B

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  • Hi Harika and welcome to the forums. CIPD qualifications would certainly help, but are not indispensable for good candidates with marketable skills.

    1. The job market is tight at the moment and in order to market and sell yourself, you will need to identify and underline elements in your experience and achievements that will be perceived as giving greater added value compared to other candidates.
    2. If your special qualities lie in the area of ERP integragtion in Oracle and SAP systems, maybe you could target the integrator consultancies directly underlining your dual skill-set. Companies like Deloitte come to mind.... in my experience the dual skill-set is rare for integrators where the primary skill-set tends to be more IT/systrms than operational HR....
    3. Perhaps also you could target UK subsidiaries of indian multinationals, or UK companies with major indian operations?

    Hope these ideas help you and good luck with your search

    Ray

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  • Hi Harika and welcome to the forums. CIPD qualifications would certainly help, but are not indispensable for good candidates with marketable skills.

    1. The job market is tight at the moment and in order to market and sell yourself, you will need to identify and underline elements in your experience and achievements that will be perceived as giving greater added value compared to other candidates.
    2. If your special qualities lie in the area of ERP integragtion in Oracle and SAP systems, maybe you could target the integrator consultancies directly underlining your dual skill-set. Companies like Deloitte come to mind.... in my experience the dual skill-set is rare for integrators where the primary skill-set tends to be more IT/systrms than operational HR....
    3. Perhaps also you could target UK subsidiaries of indian multinationals, or UK companies with major indian operations?

    Hope these ideas help you and good luck with your search

    Ray

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  • in reply to Ray
    Agree with Ray

    In addition I would suggest that if your sole strategy is replying to LinkedIn or job boards you will face a huge uphill struggle. Because of the ease of application it’s likely there will be 100++ applicants making it very hard to stand out.

    My opinion is less is more. Tailoring ( and this takes time) a well crafted personal response to a far smaller number of jobs, trying to speak to recruiters, networking etc will pay more dividends. Recruitment is certainly more about quality rather than quantity.

    Good luck.