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Is recent experience really a must-have?

Liz

"You will struggle to find a role as you do not have recent experience for the roles to which you're applying, hiring managers will give preference to someone already in work" 

Been told this twice last week by two different recruiters - wondered how true this really is?  Is that the biased views of two individuals or the reality of the HR job market at the moment?  Interested to hear your thoughts....

I appreciate that this challenge could face someone at any stage of their career but for me, this is following a mid-career break which has included interim contracts, study and volunteering aligned to my HR/business work experience.   I'm looking for senior HRBP level work.

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  • It's always a case of one reason or another why an employer does not wish to hire someone, but essentially they want the best possible fit, the right match and the whole package. Years of relevant sector specific experience, CIPD 7, Chartered Fellow Membership etc. Gaps in working history are always frowned upon as rightly or wrongly, if one has been out of the job market for sometime, they think or feel that you are either out of practice or have somehow gone rusty.

    Not always does their wish list come true, but to get to the point, if you today want to be or become an HRD, you already need to be carrying the entire job description of an HRD on your CV with current, relevant and up to date matching experience.

    It also boils down to the age old catch 22 cycle and chicken and egg scenario. To get in the market, you already have to be in the market. To be an HRBP, you must already be an HRBP.

    Once someone is out, they are out. Look on the HR jobs market as a conveyor belt. Incredibly easy to fall off of, hellishly difficult to get back on.

    If I was you, I would take a job as an HR Administrator or an HR Advisor to get a foothold back in the labour market as conversely, once you are in, you are then in.
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  • It's always a case of one reason or another why an employer does not wish to hire someone, but essentially they want the best possible fit, the right match and the whole package. Years of relevant sector specific experience, CIPD 7, Chartered Fellow Membership etc. Gaps in working history are always frowned upon as rightly or wrongly, if one has been out of the job market for sometime, they think or feel that you are either out of practice or have somehow gone rusty.

    Not always does their wish list come true, but to get to the point, if you today want to be or become an HRD, you already need to be carrying the entire job description of an HRD on your CV with current, relevant and up to date matching experience.

    It also boils down to the age old catch 22 cycle and chicken and egg scenario. To get in the market, you already have to be in the market. To be an HRBP, you must already be an HRBP.

    Once someone is out, they are out. Look on the HR jobs market as a conveyor belt. Incredibly easy to fall off of, hellishly difficult to get back on.

    If I was you, I would take a job as an HR Administrator or an HR Advisor to get a foothold back in the labour market as conversely, once you are in, you are then in.
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