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How to get into HR

Shevonne

Hey everyone!

I'm just little curious as to how everyone got into HR, I'm really interested in maybe starting a career in HR, but I just don't know how to go about it. I left high school with not the best grades and thought many times about going to college but I've never been a classroom learner. I'm 22 years old and have mainly worked in coffee shops, I spent the past year and a half working for Tesco Bank but handed in my notice in May I probably should've waited until I found something else but I just didn't want to be stuck in some dead-end job that I hated.

Any advice on how I can go about things would be greatly appreciated!

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  • Good afternoon Shevonne,

    I started as a finance assistant in a large multi-national. My manager knew that I had my HR degree and this is where I wanted to work. In a nutshell they heard that the HR Admin Assistant was leaving and I was put forward to the HR Manager as a possible replacement. Needless to say I haven't looked back.

    As a way to get into HR, are there any agencies that you could register with locally who are able to champion your desire to get into HR?

    If you are not currently working, could you offer to volunteer in a HR department; whilst not paid it would get you valuable exposure to the day to day working of a HR department. And it may put you in the right place should a paid vacancy be available
  • in reply to Emma Louise
    Hey,

    Thanks so much for replying :)

    What sort of agencies would you say I should look into?
    I've actually started working for NHS track and trace, it's obviously just temporary at the moment and not something that I could do forever or make a career out.

    I just want to be able to have something to work towards but I think I do just need a little bit of guidance on how to do that
  • in reply to Shevonne
    I was registered with local agencies, who I could easily keep in contact with. Another route to possibly look at that i'm not sure if anyone has mentioned, but have you looked into an apprenticeship in HR? If you search on the gov.uk website for apprenticeships it should bring up the main portal for all vacancies.

    Never say never with the track and trace, a friend of mine started doing the track and trace when it was first launched and she has now moved teams. Think she said she is now doing the checking up on people to see that they are isolating etc.
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  • in reply to Shevonne
    I was registered with local agencies, who I could easily keep in contact with. Another route to possibly look at that i'm not sure if anyone has mentioned, but have you looked into an apprenticeship in HR? If you search on the gov.uk website for apprenticeships it should bring up the main portal for all vacancies.

    Never say never with the track and trace, a friend of mine started doing the track and trace when it was first launched and she has now moved teams. Think she said she is now doing the checking up on people to see that they are isolating etc.
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