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Level 3 to Level 7

Emma

Hi 

Im struggling with deciding what to do next career wise. I have been in my first HR job for almost a year as an HR Assistant, in June I will finish my CIPD Level 3 and my manager is pushing into going straight to level 7. Currently we have no HR Advisor in our team and she wants to me step which i would love to do but i am struggling with the thought of all that responsibility and not much experience. 

So I am wondering what your thoughts are on the difference between Level 3 and Level 7?

Would i struggle not having much advisory experience?

Would i be better off doing level 5?

Thanks 

Emma 

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  • Hi Emma,

    I studied level 3 without a job in HR and went into an Advisor role shortly after finishing. Since then I have worked at Officer, Manager and am now Head of HR and am currently studying Level 7. I am finding it a difficult jump (its been 20 years since I studied my degree) and whilst I have some great experience and fantastic exposure (I work in SME's). I am self funding but if i were younger and my company was funding I would have followed the full 3/5/7 pathway. Not only is it a massive jump in knowledge and experience from 3 to 7 but also the style in which you study is vastly different too.

    I personally wouldn't have felt comfortable going to 7 without the exposure in the business that I currently have.

    Best of luck with your decision.

    Vicki
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  • Hi Emma,

    I studied level 3 without a job in HR and went into an Advisor role shortly after finishing. Since then I have worked at Officer, Manager and am now Head of HR and am currently studying Level 7. I am finding it a difficult jump (its been 20 years since I studied my degree) and whilst I have some great experience and fantastic exposure (I work in SME's). I am self funding but if i were younger and my company was funding I would have followed the full 3/5/7 pathway. Not only is it a massive jump in knowledge and experience from 3 to 7 but also the style in which you study is vastly different too.

    I personally wouldn't have felt comfortable going to 7 without the exposure in the business that I currently have.

    Best of luck with your decision.

    Vicki
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