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Fatima Zahra

Hi Everyone,

I have over 10 years experience in Hospitality management, currently studying CIPD level 3 and looking for advice on how I can secure a job without experience. I have transferable skills but no direct work experience in Human resources Disappointed, currently applying actively but no positive responses.

Any recommendations?

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  • HI Fatima
    I could have written this many years ago. I had about 10 years hospitality management experience, then got fed up with the hours and thought I would move to HR as I really enjoyed that aspect of management. I had done a few courses but no sole HR experience. It was tough, and it took almost a year to secure a job, I had to take quite a large pay cut as it was a junior roll, HR administrator but after about 2 years there i had moved to HR Officer. I was lucky was able to do this, and appreciate not everyone can. For personal reasons I then spent 4 years doing temp roles, all in different industries which was a fantastic learning curve and think I covered all things HR. Currently working as an HR Manager which is more strategic than ER based and I love it.
    If you really want to get into HR, you will need to look at admin based roles first so make sure your CV is tailored to showing off all your admin and HR skills. I think working in hospitality brings you into contact with a lot of HR issues, recruitment, costs, planning, ER issues, training so make sure its all highlighted in your CV. Good luck
    Tracey
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  • HI Fatima
    I could have written this many years ago. I had about 10 years hospitality management experience, then got fed up with the hours and thought I would move to HR as I really enjoyed that aspect of management. I had done a few courses but no sole HR experience. It was tough, and it took almost a year to secure a job, I had to take quite a large pay cut as it was a junior roll, HR administrator but after about 2 years there i had moved to HR Officer. I was lucky was able to do this, and appreciate not everyone can. For personal reasons I then spent 4 years doing temp roles, all in different industries which was a fantastic learning curve and think I covered all things HR. Currently working as an HR Manager which is more strategic than ER based and I love it.
    If you really want to get into HR, you will need to look at admin based roles first so make sure your CV is tailored to showing off all your admin and HR skills. I think working in hospitality brings you into contact with a lot of HR issues, recruitment, costs, planning, ER issues, training so make sure its all highlighted in your CV. Good luck
    Tracey
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