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Is anyone else struggling to begin a career in HR?

Edward

Hello, 

I have recently graduated from university where I studied business management and HR management and achieved a 1st class degree, I am now currently studying my CPD level 5 diploma with DPG while volunteering as an HR admin (I have been volunteering for 3 months now).

My issue is that I have been constantly applying for minimum wage HR admin positions for some time now in order to 'get my foot in the door' within the HR sector, however I have had no luck with regards to this and haven't even been able to secure an interview.

Is anyone else experiencing anything similar? 

PS. I have also tailored my CV specifically for the job role but this hasn't had an impact. 

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  • Good that you volunteering (I do hope that is with either a charity or statutory body?), however as I point out to people on numerous occasions, merely starting volunteering isn't enough. The best way to describe it using something non-HR. Somebody joins St John Ambulance as a First Aider because they think it will look good on their application form for an Ambulance Technician/Paramedic trainee opportunity. However, although the Ambulance Service is entirely supportive of volunteers it will want to see some real hard evidence that the person has gained some proper experience, which means you're not going to gain much in a few weeks and they know that! Now let's turn this around to something in HR, and you will start to see that people will be counting in years not months.
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  • Good that you volunteering (I do hope that is with either a charity or statutory body?), however as I point out to people on numerous occasions, merely starting volunteering isn't enough. The best way to describe it using something non-HR. Somebody joins St John Ambulance as a First Aider because they think it will look good on their application form for an Ambulance Technician/Paramedic trainee opportunity. However, although the Ambulance Service is entirely supportive of volunteers it will want to see some real hard evidence that the person has gained some proper experience, which means you're not going to gain much in a few weeks and they know that! Now let's turn this around to something in HR, and you will start to see that people will be counting in years not months.
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