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Guidance on search for level entry HR position

Julija

Hello everyone,

Last year I decided that I needed a change in my career as I no longer felt challenged in my current role as a Legal Secretary. Because I enjoy working with and helping people I decided to pursue career in HR and I am currently undertaking CIPD Level 3 in HR Practice (anticipated completion date end of June).

I already started applying for entry level HR positions but having been unable to secure any interviews due to not having experience in HR. I have worked in USA as a paralegal for 9 years and moved to UK 4 years ago. I continued working in the legal field. I have extensive experience in administration and providing full secretarial support to stakeholders at different business levels. I have registered with 2 recruitment agencies and, in addition, I have 'cold' sent my CV to various employers in Hull. I am actively looking for vacancies and follow up on applications I have sent. I alter my CV and cover letter to match each job description. The reason for not being shortlisted for interview is always lack of experience.

Due to financial responsibilities I am not able to participate in apprenticeship programmes. I feel like I am at a dead end and looking for any guidance and advice/recommendations  on how to proceed. Would it be better to wait until I obtain qualification?

Thank you in advance for any comments.

Regards

Julija

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  • Hi Julija,

    As someone who has been flirting with the idea of going down the HR route for some months, I also found that even all of the entry level HR vacancies I saw required some HR experience. I did not make a concerted effort to search such vacancies, but when I did, it was always disheartening to see that HR experience was always a prerequisite.

    I am by no means an expert as I am new to this, but I can see that you have lots of transferable skills. I am sure that you have tailored your CV appropriately to each job you have applied to. In addition to this, perhaps volunteering with a charity/ none profit to help with HR functions/ admin. work on an evening/ weekend might be worth looking into.

    I was recently offered a vacancy as an HR Administrator (Recruitment) within the Public Sector which did not require me to have any experience (albeit, the pay is shockingly low!). A couple of weeks later, another Administrator position (Employee Relations) was advertised, again, requiring no previous experience. The other good news is that these jobs were not located a million miles away from where you are. If I see anything which might be suitable, I will let you know.

    Thank you.
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  • Hi Julija,

    As someone who has been flirting with the idea of going down the HR route for some months, I also found that even all of the entry level HR vacancies I saw required some HR experience. I did not make a concerted effort to search such vacancies, but when I did, it was always disheartening to see that HR experience was always a prerequisite.

    I am by no means an expert as I am new to this, but I can see that you have lots of transferable skills. I am sure that you have tailored your CV appropriately to each job you have applied to. In addition to this, perhaps volunteering with a charity/ none profit to help with HR functions/ admin. work on an evening/ weekend might be worth looking into.

    I was recently offered a vacancy as an HR Administrator (Recruitment) within the Public Sector which did not require me to have any experience (albeit, the pay is shockingly low!). A couple of weeks later, another Administrator position (Employee Relations) was advertised, again, requiring no previous experience. The other good news is that these jobs were not located a million miles away from where you are. If I see anything which might be suitable, I will let you know.

    Thank you.
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