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Reconsidering if I can complete a CIPD Qualification

Alysia

Hi All,

I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. I am currently on furlough and had started an online Level 5 Diploma. I moved to London in 2017 and have 3 years of HR Assistant and Coordinator work experience (I have a bachelors, masters and prior work experience from back home). I initially chose to the Level 5 as I believed it was what is needed to attain good career prospects. But after some reflection, I know that I like HR Operations & Service Delivery and work well in a shared services model. My aspirations are to grow in the above filed perhaps becoming a Team Lead. So I know a Level 3 is better suited for me. But, I am struggling with getting down to writing the assessment . The academic level required overwhelms me and I feel that that it is beyond my capability. I tried to go back to why I want to do a CIPD - so that I can have opportunities to get selected for jobs. My question is - Do I need to do a CIPD for entry level HR Operational roles?

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  • Hi Alysia,

    My advice to you would be to stick with it, reinforce to yourself why you are embarking on this journey. I am currently studying level 5 - I am a mature student and I have never studied at third level education before. During my first assignment I thought of giving up many times, I had to google how to research, how to write references, how to structure assignments and generally how to study. I work over 50 hours a week and study on my days off and holiday time. I too felt it was too academic and wondered if I had bitten off more than I could chew, but I have successfully passed 5 modules with only 3 to go. Do not worry about the style of academic writing, the markers will want to see if you understand the content, theories and policies and if you can underpin with practical examples. The assignments must be in your own words, so my advice is map out everything in your head, notes in your first draft, then edit, refine, mop up in the subsequent drafts. Once the first draft is on paper you will have a base and the first hurdle is accomplished. You can do this.
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  • Hi Alysia,

    My advice to you would be to stick with it, reinforce to yourself why you are embarking on this journey. I am currently studying level 5 - I am a mature student and I have never studied at third level education before. During my first assignment I thought of giving up many times, I had to google how to research, how to write references, how to structure assignments and generally how to study. I work over 50 hours a week and study on my days off and holiday time. I too felt it was too academic and wondered if I had bitten off more than I could chew, but I have successfully passed 5 modules with only 3 to go. Do not worry about the style of academic writing, the markers will want to see if you understand the content, theories and policies and if you can underpin with practical examples. The assignments must be in your own words, so my advice is map out everything in your head, notes in your first draft, then edit, refine, mop up in the subsequent drafts. Once the first draft is on paper you will have a base and the first hurdle is accomplished. You can do this.
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