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Transitioning to a role in HR

Chris

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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  • Good luck Chris and I'd echo the advice you have already below. I didn't have a usual career path into the people function and I had to work with a coach on my CV and also the positioning of my experience for interviews as and when I got them.

    Doing a side ways move or using existing skills and reorienting them into a different career direction takes work as some on the interviewing side might take some persuading too. I'd look for roles that play to your sector experience and or your managerial experience and then, once in, you can look to broaden out or deepen your specialist experience depending on where you end up.

    Wishing you all the best with the transition.
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  • Good luck Chris and I'd echo the advice you have already below. I didn't have a usual career path into the people function and I had to work with a coach on my CV and also the positioning of my experience for interviews as and when I got them.

    Doing a side ways move or using existing skills and reorienting them into a different career direction takes work as some on the interviewing side might take some persuading too. I'd look for roles that play to your sector experience and or your managerial experience and then, once in, you can look to broaden out or deepen your specialist experience depending on where you end up.

    Wishing you all the best with the transition.
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