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Chris | 0 Posts

16 Aug, 2025 14:36

Hello,

For the last 9 years, I have been working in mid-senior and senior leadership roles in the Education sector. I have always enjoyed the people management side of my work and have experience in administration for all aspects of the employee life cycle. I have just taken on a Level 7 CIPD to complement this. The Level 7 has confirmed my passion for the field and I am now looking to transition into HR. I have been applying for HR administration roles to give me a strong foundation in HR that I can build on. I feel that I could hit the ground running in most HR admin roles due to the breadth of my experience, but I haven’t been able to get an interview to show any employers this - I believe my CV is atypical. Does anyone have any advice for how I can improve my chances of getting an interview/any networking events anyone might recommend? Any other suggestions/anyone been through this?

Thanks!

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Steven | 0 Posts

26 Aug, 2025 22:59

Chris, given your previous experience, not sure what advantage there is in getting an admin role. You would generally be vastly over qualified and unlikely to stay in the job very long, that does not make you an attractive candidate.

I fell into HR by accident and my first role was as a standalone HR manager. My advantage was I had worked in other areas as a manager and I picked up the HR bits as I went along. If I had SLT experience I would be looking for roles at a higher level than admin.
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Helen | 0 Posts

26 Nov, 2025 10:42

Hi Chris. I've just been in a very similar situation (but with a level 5). I have a strong operational back ground but also 'did' the majority of HR in my last two jobs. I had to completely rework my CV to shout out the people side of my previous roles. I only started getting interviews when I stopped applying for admin roles and went in at a higher level.
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