HR job titles

Hello fellow HR friends

I have a question re HR job titles. My last role was a dual role managing finance and HR and my job title was Assistant Accountant and HR Officer. I was the stand alone HR person in a very small organisation but have dealt with all generalist HR stuff. Having completed CIPD level 5, I wanted to move to a sole HR roles. I applied for HR advisor roles but was always told that due to the size of my old organisation, I did not have enough ER exposure. So I started applying for HR officer and coordinator roles.

Can someone explain the difference between the two as the job description is sort of similar, though some officer roles ask for some ER exposure whilst coordinator roles were purely admin related. 

I have recently had an interview for a coordinator role and the feedback I got was vey positive and there is a possibility they may offer me the role. The salary is below what I expected. Is going for a coordinator role a step down from an officer role? 

I am finding getting a break into HR quite difficult even though I am CIPD level 5 qualified and have experience with general HR but on a small scale. 

So basically I am after some advise and also an idea of the job title differentiation.

Many thanks in advance.

Regards

Tazeen

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  • Hi Keith

    Thank you for your reply. Yes am finding it difficult to get started but as I was on a higher salary (mainly because of my finance experience and responsibilities )than the one I have interviewed for, it feels like a demotion and especially at my age (45 plus). I decided too late in life for a career change. I guess I will have to get past that and start at the bottom and make my way up in HR.

    I know I have the skills set but I just need a break.

    Regards
    Tazeen
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  • Hi Keith

    Thank you for your reply. Yes am finding it difficult to get started but as I was on a higher salary (mainly because of my finance experience and responsibilities )than the one I have interviewed for, it feels like a demotion and especially at my age (45 plus). I decided too late in life for a career change. I guess I will have to get past that and start at the bottom and make my way up in HR.

    I know I have the skills set but I just need a break.

    Regards
    Tazeen
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