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Transitioning to HR but getting 'lost' between job roles and qualifications!

Alexia

Hi,

I have been working for more than 10 years now in different fields (IT, customer relations, teaching, communications and PR). 

I have 3 master degrees (communications / music management / teaching French as a foreign language) obtained in France. 

I know my background is atypical and I would like now that I'm in my 30s to finally find my real path. For several years I have been thinking that HR was the right path for me as combining education/training and communications.

So now, I have decided to make the big jump and study again. However, I feel terribly lost in the middle of all the qualifications out there and how to get into the HR field.

Which level should I study? Level 3 or level 5 (as I have been working for some time and already have master degrees)?

Should I study the Award, Certificate or Diploma? What are the differences between all of them?

Should I do the Award level 3 followed by a Diploma level 5?

And the second part of my questions is about getting a job in HR without an HR qualification. I am currently looking for a job and I was thinking that it's then the right time to start in HR. But how can I find a job in HR without any experience and degree? 

Should I apply for assistant position? Can I apply for graduate programme scheme? 

Thanks a lot in advance for all your answers. I am currently based in Oxford/London and I would also really appreciate to meet with people from the field to talk about it.

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  • Personally I would postpone the study and focus my energy on finding that HR job first. You'll see from other posts on this community that an HR qualification - even at a higher level - is no guarantee of finding work. And given your 'checkered' past (3 masters degrees in different subjects) simply showing you're studying may not be enough to persuade an employer you're serious about an HR career.

    Think about how your existing skills and knowledge can contribute to an HR role, tailor your CV and find a job that will give you practical experience. If you can afford to do so consider temporary or interim work as well as looking for something permanent.

    When you've been in the job for around six months you can reconsider what might be the best qualification to support your longer term HR career.
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  • Personally I would postpone the study and focus my energy on finding that HR job first. You'll see from other posts on this community that an HR qualification - even at a higher level - is no guarantee of finding work. And given your 'checkered' past (3 masters degrees in different subjects) simply showing you're studying may not be enough to persuade an employer you're serious about an HR career.

    Think about how your existing skills and knowledge can contribute to an HR role, tailor your CV and find a job that will give you practical experience. If you can afford to do so consider temporary or interim work as well as looking for something permanent.

    When you've been in the job for around six months you can reconsider what might be the best qualification to support your longer term HR career.
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  • in reply to Anna
    Agree with Anna - your biggest hurdle may well be persuading people to give you an opportunity as you have quite a varied path up to now and jump to something new every 2-3 years and add a Masters qualification each time (I assume) It may well appear to a HR recruiter that this is another badge to be collected

    So I would focus on getting a role and getting some experience and then starting a qualification probably at 5